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Source: Bryce Gray, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 6/6/21
A group of nearly 60 Texas vineyards filed suit Friday against agribusiness companies Bayer and BASF, alleging that their controversial weedkiller dicamba, used heavily in the state’s vast cotton fields, has damaged thousands of acres of wine grapes. The case from 57 growers near Lubbock is believed to be the first dicamba suit from the U.S. wine industry. It says that 95% of productive grape vines have sustained damage across dozens of vineyards there...
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