Environmental groups: EPA should not approve dicamba without further research
Story Date: 8/11/2020

 

Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/10/20


Environmental groups say the Environmental Protection Agency should not renew over-the-top dicamba use without further independent research. A new report from the National Wildlife Federation and others suggest dicamba herbicides “pose serious threats to wild plants and the wildlife that depend upon them.” The report says the EPA should not renew over-the-top product registrations unless and until independent research shows with certainty that dicamba formulations will not cause off-target injury to crops and wild plants, including from vapor drift.  

 

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