PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Federal Court decision has vacated the registration for over-the -top applications of the herbicide dicamba. The ruling notes the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully approved the use of three brands by failing to follow notice and comment mandates for the products. South Dakota Ag and Natural Resources Secretary Hunter Roberts says the possible loss of dicamba is big for the state’s producers…
Roberts says questions remain about the use of dicamba with existing inventories….
Unfortunately, those questions remain as the growing season approaches…
The major manufacturers of dicamba, Bayer, B-A-S-F and Syngenta are looking into how to move forward while waiting on the E-P-A’s next step.