Dicamba weedkiller damages nearly 384,000 acres of soybeans

As farmers adopt dicamba-tolerant varieties of soybeans, there are fewer complaints of damage by the herbicide in soybean fields. But reports from 15 state departments of agriculture still indicate 383,840 acres of soybeans were damaged by dicamba this growing season. In addition, incidents of “off-target” movement of dicamba to specialty crops, vegetables, ornamental species and trees… » Read More

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