Source: Ron Smith, FARM PROGRESS, 3/29/21


Extension weed specialists from across the Cotton Belt believe new dicamba labels will have little effect on application recommendations for 2021. They do, however, urge producers and consultants to practice product stewardship to safeguard important tools in herbicide-resistant weed control. “We have a few more restrictions with the new labels,” said Peter Dotray, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension weed specialist. “But I don’t see these labels causing major changes for the coming season. We need to continue to emphasize the importance of on-target applications and stress the importance of using dicamba as part of a weed management system.”

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