Monsanto has launched a free mobile app aimed at helping growers and applicators successfully apply XtendiMax Herbicide with VaporGrip Technology. The RRXtend Spray App provides location-specific weather forecasts, digital record keeping capabilities, and educational resources related to the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System. The app is available on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. […]

The Arkansas ban on dicamba continues after a judge threw out Monsanto’s lawsuit to stop the state from blocking sale of the product. On Friday the Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision that the state cannot be made a defendant in court. In June, the Arkansas State […]

Monsanto is spearheading hundreds of free, in-person training sessions to help farmers with the proper use of low-volatility dicamba.

Happy New Year. Even though we’re still in the early days of 2018, we’re only a few short months from planting. Here at Monsanto, we’re excited for the 2018 season and for growers to once again experience outstanding weed control and yield potential with the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System. As we’ve previously communicated, the […]

A Missouri man was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday after a Mississippi County Circuit Court jury found him guilty in the fatal shooting of an Arkansas farmer. The shooting happened in October 2016 during an altercation over dicamba drift. It took less than an hour for the jury to find Curtis Jones, 27, […]

Growers who followed the label guidelines on BASF’s Engenia herbicide for dicamba tolerant crops during this year’s growing season had nothing but satisfaction to say about the product. In a recent survey, 400 soybean and cotton growers across the country said Engenia provided them with cleaner fields in the 2017 growing season. Growers rated weed […]

Kansas State University has a new tool to help farmers assess when temperature inversions occur in their region — information that can be very useful in assessing the risk for dicamba drift. The EPA listed temperature inversion as a factor that contributes to the unintentional spread of dicamba into areas that weren’t targeted. Temperature inversion […]

The EPA agrees that Monsanto’s updated low-volatility dicamba product label will help ensure farmers have more success in 2018.

Minnesota’s first-ever farmer led task force assembled Monday to examine the data and science behind suspected dicamba damage reports in Minnesota and to find a solution to develop best management practices concerning the use of dicamba. The drift task force aims to work with industry and researchers to help glean answers and options for maximizing […]

As nationwide reports of damage to soybeans and other crops from dicamba continues to climb, American Soybean Association (ASA) President and Illinois farmer Ron Moore reiterated the association’s commitment to find a solution to the issue: “This issue isn’t going away—in fact, it’s only getting worse. There are now a reported 2,242 complaints affecting 3.1 […]