On Tuesday, farmers heard the good news that they can continue using dicamba products in their weed management program for the next five years.
BASF filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requesting a rehearing of its June 3, 2020 decision.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced they are backing the EPA’s legal authority to allow existing stock order issued on June 8.
BASF has filed an emergency motion to intervene following the decision by the Ninth Circuit to vacate the federal registrations of dicamba-based herbicides.
Late Wednesday evening, Bayer Ag was blocked by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to sell its dicamba-based weed killer in the United States.
As many farmers and applicators are practicing social distancing, Bayer is offering dicamba training online as the 2020 planting season begins.
In the lawsuit, Bader argued that dicamba had drifted onto his orchard from surrounding farms that had used the weedkiller, which damaged his trees.
The registration outlines topics that must be covered during the dicamba training required as part of the EPA product registration.
Due to misapplication of Dicamba, a false statement, and 3 acts of obstruction of justice, Lowery could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
EPA continued Dicamba registration, including label changes, for XtendiMax Herbicide with VaporGrip Technology, following an extensive review.