EPA Limits Dicamba Use After Court Ruling

Three dicamba herbicides whose registrations were invalidated by a court decision are no longer to be sold, but farmers that already have the product can use it this summer. Updated guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency released Monday night provided clarification sought by farm groups and producers, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered EPA to rescind the registrations for Engenia, FeXapan, and XtendiMax. University of Missouri plant sciences professor Kevin Bradley…

Bradley notes that EPA’s decision also impacts research underway on the product’s use.

EPA has set a nationwide cutoff date of July 31st for use of the three impacted products. The court ruling did not impact Tavium, which had been approved by EPA late last year. However, its registration is due for renewal this fall alongside its three competitors.