dicamba

Dicamba continues to makes headlines in Arkansas as the state Supreme Court issues a stay of a temporary restraining order that was applied to new dicamba regulations. In late May, the Pulaski County Circuit Court’s 16th Division issued the temporary restraining…

New rules have been established for the use of diamba in Arkansas by the State Plant Board. Beginning Saturday, May 8, Arkansas agricultural producers will be allowed to use over-the-top spraying of Engenia, Xtendimax, and Taviumon soybreans and cotton through…

The Arkansas State Plant Board has proposed a rule change to dicamba use, which would extend the amount of time farmers could use the pesticide. If passed, the proposed rule would allow for the over-the-top spraying of multiple dicamba formulations,…

The Arkansas State Plant Board has revised regulations concerning the use of dicamba in Arkansas. During a public meeting on Wednesday, the board, which is part of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, voted on proposed rule changes for the herbicide.…

A Missouri farmer has received a hefty fine for multiple violations of Arkansas dicamba laws. According to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, an unnamed Missouri famer has been fined $105,000 for nine violations of the state’s laws and regulations pertaining…

The Arkansas State Plant Board today approved amended draft rules for dicamba use for the 2020 growing season. While the cut-off date for dicamba usage was kept at May 25, the board made three changes to the usage rules. Previously,…

As of May 26, farmers in Arkansas can no longer rely on dicamba to kill their weeds. The Arkansas Plant Board, after over 1,000 complaints and hours of debates, passed a motion to end the use of dicamba in Arkansas…

Dicamba drifts from Plant Board to Legislature to the state’s farmers. Shawn Peebles, a third-generation farmer in Augusta, didn’t realize he had become the face of the movement against the use of dicamba in Arkansas until he learned his picture…

by Jeremy Peppas The Arkansas State Plant Board – after hours of public hearings, questions and answers from experts and numerous attempts – passed a motion that will allow dicamba usage through May 25, with a one-half mile buffer zone…

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