Illinois farmers and ag retailers know the dicamba story. Dicamba-related complaints statewide hit a record high number of 723 in 2019. Then in 2020, the Illinois Department of Agriculture issued an emergency ruling including a June 20 cutoff date and an 85-degree-F temperature restriction for dicamba application in soybeans. This led to an 80% decrease in complaints.
 
IDOA then built upon those emergency rules in 2021, adding regulations to consult the FieldWatch sensitive crop registry, complete proper record-keeping and pay attention to wind direction before spraying. Dicamba-related complaints totaled 161.
 
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