dicamba
Federal judge dismisses ‘key’ claims against Monsanto in dicamba drift lawsuit
A federal judge in Missouri dismissed several claims in a class action brought by farmers claiming agrochemical giant Monsanto sold ...
Heated legal battle over Monsanto’s controversial herbicide dicamba likely to continue in 2019
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against dicamba [the week of January 7], but left open ...
Legal challenges expected after EPA re-authorizes controversial weed-killing herbicide dicamba
Farmers can use the pesticide dicamba to clear fields of stubborn weeds for two more growing seasons after the EPA ...
As ‘Dicamba drift’ crop damage declines, will EPA re-approve controversial herbicide?
The world’s largest agribusiness expects the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce a renewal and an updated label ...
Dicamba controversy: EPA’s decision on herbicide’s future expected by end of September
Throughout this year, EPA has been monitoring reports during the application season and it’s expected the agency will announce its ...
Video: French anti-GMO activists target agricultural cooperative in dicamba, glyphosate protest
At dawn on Monday, August 27th, [French] GMO protesters rallied in Glomel .... As early as 6 am, they blocked access ...
New dicamba application strategies could be key to preventing accidental damage to soybean crops
Using dicamba as a preplant weed-management tool or abiding by state cutoff dates for postemergence applications may be a way ...
Viewpoint: Dicamba is controversial, but herbicide’s benefits outweigh its costs
.... Palmer Amaranth, Tall Waterhemp, and Giant Ragweed .... they’re among the worst invaders in a farmer’s soybean fields—prolific weeds that ...
EPA investigates illegal use of dicamba as it mulls herbicide’s re-approval
Despite being banned for in-crop use this summer in Arkansas, dicamba is a suspect in damage to thousands of acres ...
Are farmers struggling to control weeds in the face of dicamba herbicide restrictions?
If there is one thorn in the side of Missouri farmer Tommy Riley, it’s pigweed. ...Riley told members of the ...
Soybean farmer sues dicamba manufacturers, seeks injunction on sale of popular herbicide
A northeast Nebraska farmer has sued herbicide manufacturers, saying his neighbors’ use of the company products damaged his soybean crop ...
Talking Biotech: Roundup Ready GMO crops made weed management ‘easy’—an agronomist’s view
Kentucky agronomist Chad Lee: Farmers choose herbicide-tolerant GMO crops because they simplify effective weed management and enable no-till farming ...
Scientists challenge Center for Biological Diversity report claiming monarch butterflies threatened by dicamba herbicide
Dicamba drifts. Apparently, more than expected by a lot of farmers, agriculture officials and manufacturers. But does that mean, as ...
GMO labeling emerges as hot-button issue in organic and conventional food industry fights
Editor's note: This article is part three of a three-part series by Marc Brazeau on his 2018 predictions on food, ...
Lessons learned from the 2017 Monsanto dicamba herbicide fiasco
Farmers, university scientists, the EPA and ag companies are working together to figure out what went wrong and how to ...
Dicamba drift fiasco: Example of failed GMO-related chemical technology?
Several states have banned the use of a recently reformulated dicamba herbicide after farmers complained about damaging chemical drift. Identifying ...