Source: Sonja Begemann, AGWEB, 10/16/19


Farmers have been using dicamba over-the-top of soybeans and cotton since 2017, with somewhat mixed reviews. While farmers who use the product rave about its weed-killing prowess, downwind sensitive crop farmers are paying the price in herbicide-damaged crops. Dicamba is approved through 2020, and this year and next year will weigh heavily on the herbicide’s future. Manufacturers report complaints they’ve received to agencies, and each state government is tallying dicamba-related herbicide complaints, too.

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