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Mississippi to require training before purchase of auxin herbicides

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...

Arkansas governor approves state dicamba rules

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EPA registers BASF’s Engenia dicamba herbicide

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Engenia dicamba-only herbicide from BASF Corp. for over-the-top use on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. State registrations are pending. Before making its decision, the EPA reviewed nearly 22,000 public comments. Engenia contains a BAPMA form of...

Valent introduces liquid formulation of Valor herbicide for 2017

a {color: green; text-decoration: none;} a:hover {color: green; text-decoration: underline;} Valor EZ, a liquid formulation of Valent U.S.A.'s herbicide, Valor, will be available for the 2017 season. As a liquid, it provides an easy-to-mix tankmix partner with other residual herbicides for the...

Arkansas Plant Board unanimously OKs dicamba restrictions

After about three hours of public hearings before an overflow audience, the Arkansas Plant Board on Nov. 21 passed a rule that would severely restrict the use of dicamba herbicide. The proposed restrictions now go to the governor. The hearing...

EPA OKs XtendiMax dicamba herbicide

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Tri-State Soybean Forum slated for Jan. 6 in Dumas, Ark.

The 61st annual Tri-State Soybean Forum will be held Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at the Dumas Community Center in Dumas, Ark. Presentations from Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas specialists will include an herbicide status update, market outlook on farm profitability and land...

Valent plans expansion at Leland, Miss., research facility

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. plans to expand its research facility in Leland, Miss., as well as build a new facility near Champaign, Ill. The investments are part of a wide-scale global research initiative announced earlier this month by...

Monsanto OKs $975 million expansion at Luling, La., dicamba plant

Monsanto Co.'s board of directors recently approved a $975 million expansion at the company's Luling, La., site that manufactures dicamba herbicide. Upon completion in mid-2019, the facility is expected to supply 25 to 35 percent of the demand across the...

Application time of day affects PPO control of Palmer pigweed

The time of day when Liberty herbicide is applied can affect its effectiveness on Palmer amaranth, according to University of Tennessee studies. But researchers also have found that time of day can affect the efficacy of PPO herbicides, such as...

EPA proposes new worker protection rules for paraquat herbicide

Citing accidental exposure that has caused injuries and even death, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new worker protection rules for those handling the herbicide, paraquat. Among the changes are: • New closed-system packaging designed to make it nearly impossible to...

Dow plans to launch new burndown herbicide in 2017

Dow AgroSciences plans to launch Elevore with Arylex active, a new burn-down herbicide that controls a broad spectrum of broadleaf weeds, including those resistant to glyphosate and ALS herbicides. Dow expects the Environmental Protection Agency to register the herbicide in...

Court nixes EPA’s efforts to vacate herbicide label

Dow AgroSciences can move ahead with its Enlist Duo herbicide, which is paired with soybean, corn or cotton varieties tolerant to the chemical premix. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently struck down a motion by the U.S. Environmental...

Gowan to acquire Dow DNA herbicide business

Yuma, Ariz.-based Gowan Co. has agreed to acquire Dow AgroSciences' entire dinitroaniline (DNA) herbicide portfolio. The deal includes global product registrations, trademarks, intellectual property and labels for herbicides based on the molecules trifluralin, benfluralin and ethalfluralin. Among the brands included are...

EPA reconsiders Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide registration

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to withdraw registration of Enlist Duo herbicide from Dow AgroSciences, saying new information suggests the product is more toxic to nearby plants than previously thought. In a court filing Nov. 24, the EPA asked the...

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