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Editor's note: Iowa State University Extension weed specialist Bob Hartzler summarizes the high points of the recent reregistration of over-the-top dicamba products and the new rules that come with the new five-year labels. It is by no means all...

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Soybean growers applying harvest aids near rice should pay special attention to minimize drift, which can potentially cause significant rice yield reductions even late in the season, says Justin McCoy, a Mississippi State University graduate...

The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the registration of specific dicamba formulations for over-the-top use in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean varieties for two more years. The action was based on input from and extensive collaboration among EPA, state regulators, farmers,...

The 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers from seven states covering topics ranging from nematode management in cotton and soybeans to the potential effects of new tariffs on the state’s agricultural industry. The MSU Extension...

The University of Arkansas has partnered with FieldWatch to offer pesticide applicators working in row and field crops ways to identify herbicide-sensitive crops and beehives so they can adjust their spraying accordingly. CropCheck, an online platform developed by the non-profit...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has established cut-off dates for application of Engenia dicamba herbicide for the 2018 cotton and soybean seasons. These are part of a Section 24(c) Special Local Needs label for the BASF herbicide. The state anticipates...

The Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with state pesticide regulators, has made a number of changes to the label of three dicamba herbicides for 2018, including making them restricted use materials. The new requirements, reached in agreement with Monsanto, BASF...

Preliminary University of Arkansas research results shed light on potential drift and volatility of three new formulations. By Vicky Boyd Editor Even if you follow all of the label recommendations when applying the new dicamba formulations, the herbicides can still volatilize and...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has lifted the recent ban on applying Engenia, XtendiMax and FeXipan dicamba herbicides on tolerant soybeans and cotton, instead replacing it with Special Local Needs labels. The statewide order prohibiting use or sale of all...

In a special meeting June 23, the Arkansas State Plant Board passed an emergency rule on a 9-5 vote that would ban the use of in-season dicamba on row crops. At the same time, the board wants to speed...

Due to a "procedural error" yesterday (June 20), the Arkansas Plant Board's vote on an emergency prohibition of dicamba applications in that state has been rendered invalid. The board will take up the matter again at a special meeting, 10.m.,...

A two-year effort by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension that involved aggressive education has paid off with a 65 percent reduction in complaints about off-target pesticide applications. “No grower wants (their pesticides to) drift," UGA Extension weed specialist Stanley...

Mississippi recently granted state registration to Monsanto's dicamba herbicide, XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, with a few added requirements. Under the state label, the wind limit has been reduced to 10 mph from the federal label limit of 15 mph. In...

a:hover {text-decoration: underline; color:green;} a {color: green;} Deregulated herbicide trait and illegal herbicide use converge for historic drift injury to crops. Soybean growers in several states are dealing with the aftermath of a “perfect storm” created by dicamba-resistant cotton and soybean varieties...