by - February 15, 2024 10:51 am
A U.S. District Court put a stop to farmers buying the herbicide dicamba earlier this month, but if they already have the products on the farm or if they are…
by - February 7, 2024 3:35 pm
Farmers may not be able to use the dicamba herbicide during the 2024 growing season. A federal court in Arizona on Tuesday (Feb. 6) blocked the use of three dicamba…
by - June 13, 2021 6:30 am
The most significant problem farmers face when using the herbicide dicamba is that it drifts to other crop fields and it can cause serious damage. Two scientists may have found…
by - June 8, 2021 1:45 pm
Farmers will be able to use dicamba until the end of June, thanks to a ruling from the state’s highest court. On Tuesday (June 8), the Arkansas Supreme Court issued…
by - May 25, 2021 4:36 pm
Extended use of the controversial herbicide dicamba was approved by the Arkansas Plant Board earlier this year, but has now been stopped, at least temporarily, according to the Arkansas Department…
by - March 23, 2021 10:36 am
Perhaps the most controversial subject in Arkansas agriculture, the use of the herbicide dicamba, will now require public input. A 30-day public comment period has been set for a proposed…
by - March 8, 2021 8:37 am
Pigweeds are becoming more resistant to herbicides and the Arkansas Plant Board has taken what could become a controversial step to tackle the problem. APS has extended the use date…
by - December 1, 2020 4:49 pm
The debate over the use of dicamba use continues to rage throughout the country and in the courtroom and it will soon affect crop planning for 2021. The broad-spectrum herbicide,…
by - June 24, 2020 3:56 pm
Monsanto, a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer, announced Wednesday (June 24) it has agreed to a $400 million settlement with farmers who suffered damage to millions of acres of…
by - April 14, 2020 4:31 pm
Farmers can start using the weed killer dicamba this week, and a significant amount of litigation is on the horizon. A Missouri peach farmer was recently awarded $265 million after…
by - December 12, 2019 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board hopes to amend the regulations involving the controversial herbicide dicamba. The board proposed to amend the rule by removing the GPS mapping…
by - September 17, 2019 4:55 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board met Tuesday (Sept. 17) to discuss changes to the current rule regarding the use of dicamba herbicide in Arkansas during the 2020…
by - June 12, 2019 2:44 pm
The Arkansas Plant Board on Tuesday (June 11) voted unanimously to appoint APB assistant director Scott Bray to the director’s post. Bray will replace Butch Calhoun who has served as…
by - May 28, 2019 4:18 pm
The controversial herbicide dicamba cannot be used for the rest of the growing season in Arkansas. The Arkansas Plant Board designated May 25 as the last day that growers could…
by - March 25, 2019 7:16 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a proposed emergency rule Monday (March 25) to clarify that the only three dicamba products allowed for burndown applications from April 16…
by - March 4, 2019 9:26 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (March 4) unanimously adopted a bill that would change a 102-year old law to clarify serious violations on the use of the farming herbicide dicamba,…
by - February 21, 2019 3:45 pm
It’s now up to the Arkansas Legislature to approve restrictive use of dicamba during the 2019 growing season. The Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB), in a 9-6 vote, decided to…
by - January 7, 2019 9:03 am
A 30-day public comment period and a public hearing date has been set for proposed regulations that allow the use of dicamba in Arkansas on soybean and cotton varieties resistant…
by - December 9, 2018 9:54 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board has approved restrictive use of the herbicide dicamba for the upcoming growing season, and now it will be under Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s review….
by - November 29, 2018 8:18 pm
The Pesticide Committee of the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a draft regulation for dicamba applications earlier this week. If approved by the full board, it will allow…
