Thu February 08, 2024

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Agriculture

Arizona federal court vacates over-the-top dicamba registration

Arizona Federal Court Dicamba Registration Court Order
Arizona federal court vacates over-the-top dicamba registration
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal court in Arizona has overturned the 2020 dicamba registrations that allowed over-the-top applications of three dicamba products, XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium, leaving a cloud of uncertainty for farmers and defendants.

 Tuesday’s decision is the latest in an almost decade-long legal back-and-forth over the availability and use of dicamba.

 In an order from the U.S. District Court of Arizona, the court concluded that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA’s, public notice-and-comment requirements when approving a “new use” of dicamba. The court order is available online.

 Read the full story online: https://bit.ly/nalc-dicamba-AZ-fed-court

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