Mike Pearson examines the ruling out of the U.S. District Court in Arizona Feb. 6 that revoked the registration of Dicamba for use on cotton and soybeans.
The ruling removed the registration from three popular herbicides:
The three herbicides were part of a new class of herbicides that made the Dicamba less prone to drift.
Farmers are unable to apply any of those chemistries which is a problem because many farmers have already decided and purchased their chemicals and seeds for the 2024 planting season, which is frustrating the farmers.
The court ruled the EPA did not adhere to the law in two…
