A federal court in Arizona has vacated the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2020 approvals of dicamba-based herbicides sold by Bayer (XtendiMax), BASF (Engenia) and Syngenta (Tavium).
The study says the data show a rapid falling-off of glyphosate effectiveness against seven major weeds after the first couple of years. The authors conclude that intensive use of any one weedkiller like glyphosate year-after-year serves to speed up evolution in weeds to resist it.
Bayer considers separating from its consumer health or crop sciences divisions, according to new CEO Bill Anderson, who is looking to revive the German company’s share price.
Critics allege the lawsuit is a way to ‘relitigate’ responsibility for millions of acres of damage to crops and natural areas across the Midwest and South.
Bayer is suing four farmers in the Bootheel of Missouri for illegally spraying older versions of dicamba on its genetically-engineered soybeans, as well as doing so after the state’s cutoff date for spraying the herbicide.
The cancelled decision also allows the original review allowing glyphosate use to stand. Growers can continue to use glyphosate for crop management until the final review in 2026.
A group of companies called the Agricultural Climate Market Collaborative believes that lack of “transparency” is one of major road blocks to acceptance. To address transparency, the Collaborative developed eleven principles to guide carbon ecosystem marketers when forming these new contracts with growers.
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