EPA could alter dicamba guidance ahead of 2022 growing season
BY TIMOTHY EGGERT FarmWeek
Posted on: November 16, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could revise its guidance on the use of dicamba for the 2022 growing season, a top agency official said Monday.
“We are no longer certain whether over-the-top dicamba can be used in a manner that adequately protects non-target crops and plants,” said Jake Li, U.S. EPA deputy assistant administrator for pesticide programs.
Li, speaking during a meeting of the EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee, said the federal agency has fielded “many reports” of dicamba-related damage recorded during the 2021 growing season, including incident reports within counties hosting endangered species.
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