Source: David Bennett, MISSOURI RURALIST, 9/26/17



On September 21, the Arkansas State Plant Board convened yet again to discuss dicamba. Under heavy pressure from factions both for and against use of the dicamba-tolerant Xtend technology, the board let stand its Pesticide Committee’s earlier recommendation to stick with a proposed April spraying cutoff date for the 2018 growing season. The next action taken by the board on the topic is expected to be a public hearing in early November. With 900-plus drift complaints registered…

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