UPDATED — BASF, Bayer and Corteva Agriscience filed separate petitions July 20 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requesting a rehearing of its June 3 decision. …
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Say bye-bye to the Monsanto name
When Monheim, Germany-based Bayer closes its expected acquisition of Monsanto on June 7, the new company will drop the 117-year-old name Monsanto and will operate under the Bayer umbrella. The …
Read More »Monsanto sues Arkansas Plant Board seeking to block proposed dicamba ban
Monsanto Co. filed suit Oct. 20 in Pulasky County Circuit Court seeking to block the Arkansas State Plant Board from prohibiting use of dicamba herbicides next summer.
Read More »Bayer plans to sell seed and non-selective herbicide business to BASF
As part of its planned merger with Monsanto, Bayer plans to sell its seed and non-selective herbicide business to BASF for 5.9 billion Euros, or about $6.96 billion US. The …
Read More »Arkansas Plant Board sets dicamba hearing for Nov. 8
The Arkansas Plant Board will conduct a public hearing beginning at 9 a.m., Nov. 8, on its proposal to ban over-the-top in-season dicamba herbicide use from April 16-Oct. 31.
Read More »Arkansas Plant Board seeks comments on proposed dicamba ban
The Arkansas Plant Board is accepting comments about a proposed ban on application of all dicamba formulations from April 15-Oct. 31, 2018. Deadline to comment is Oct. 30.
Read More »BASF responds to Arkansas and Missouri dicamba bans
BASF, which markets Engenia dicamba herbicide, says Missouri and Arkansas agriculture officials’ decision to temporarily halt dicamba applications robs farmers of one of the few technologies they have to control …
Read More »Dicamba drift complaints up sharply this season
Dicamba drift complaints are up sharply this year compared to 2016 in Arkansas, with 117 having already been logged with the Arkansas State Plant Board as of June 19.
Read More »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. …
Read More »EPA OKs XtendiMax dicamba herbicide
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Monsanto’s XtendiMax dicamba herbicide for use on cotton and soybeans genetically engineered to tolerate the herbicide. State registrations are pending.
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