Dicamba coverage by the Post-Dispatch
Bryce Gray of the Post-Dispatch has covered reports of dicamba-related crop damage since August 2016. Here's a look at his coverage.
(29) updates to this series since
Bayer says it will appeal. BASF is considering its 鈥榣egal options.鈥 The award follows a three-week trial in federal court in Cape Girardeau.聽
The verdict is expected to hold far-reaching implications for a wave of similar litigation.
The new technology is just entering a second phase of early development, and will not be available for nearly a decade, the company said.
Stakes are high, according to some following the case, with an outcome expected to influence the pipeline of additional dicamba litigation heading through court from around the country.
New data shows聽at least a five-fold increase in聽complaints聽鈥 from less than 130 total pesticide misuse reports in 2016 to more than 700 for dicamba alone as of late September this year, making Illinois a national focal point of dicamba grievances.
The decision itself upset some, as did a deliberation process that "left some stakeholders little time, due to a prolonged harvest, to make informed decisions" and comments about federal guidelines adopted just three weeks earlier.
Controversy over the chemical goes beyond farmers. Major commercial beekeepers say their hives are hurt by off-target damage to flowering plants and forage sources for honeybees.
In 2018, suspected damage from the controversial herbicide was reported on hundreds of Missouri farms for a third straight year. But political pressure and other factors have prevented experts from getting a clear picture of the extent of this year's damage.
After clearing the final regulatory hurdles last week, the companies are, at last, starting to operate as one.
As the companies await completion of their merger, Monsanto's glyphosate and dicamba herbicides face challenges in court.
The controversial weedkilling technology has been blamed for damaging millions of acres of crops and other plants in recent growing seasons. As of mid-June, estimated damage affected at least聽383,000聽acres nationwide this year 鈥 but trees and other plants are also showing symptoms of exposure.
The case over the controversial and hard-to-control herbicide has attracted hundreds聽of farmers and counting 鈥 as well as lawyers with a track record of blockbuster biotech settlements.
The company was repeatedly warned by crop scientists, starting as far back as 2011, of the dangers of releasing a dicamba-resistant seed without an accompanying herbicide designed to reduce drift to nearby farms.
Dicamba has emerged as a successor to Monsanto's Roundup, but recriminations and lawsuits have followed.
Scientists tracking reported dicamba damage released new data Monday that show the controversial weedkiller鈥檚 suspected footprint widening sig…
Since mid-July, Missouri farmers have resumed spraying dicamba after a temporary ban on the controversial weedkiller was lifted by the state D…
"Their sales pitch: assure purchasers that off-label and illegal uses of dicamba would 'be just fine,'鈥 lawsuit alleges.
The bans come amid hundreds of cases of suspected misuse of the herbicide.
Complaints alleging misuse of the herbicide prompts Arkansas to propose an emergency ban.
Company describes lawsuit as 'baseless,' says it seeks 'unprecedented expansion of the law.'
Illegal use of dicamba was blamed for widespread crop damage in southeast Missouri, other farming regions.
Monsanto denies it bears responsibility for actions by 'individuals who knowingly and intentionally broke state and federal law.'
The company says the product will be available for 2017.
Two men allegedly argued about pesticide drift tied to crop damage
With harvest underway, some farmers are bracing for big losses.
Early harvest shows significant drop in yields
Suspected drift from illegal use of the herbicide, dicamba, is exacting a steep toll on farmers in the Bootheel and neighboring states. Soon Missouri lawmakers may be asked to intervene, as a special hearing of the House Agriculture Committee has been requested to address the issue.
Bader Farms blames suspected exposure to dicamba for damaging peach trees.
Farmers of soybeans and other crops in southeast Missouri, western Tennessee and northeastern Arkansas are facing widespread crop damage belie…
Bayer is planning to launch Xtend in Brazil in the 2021-2022 crop cycle
Senior-level EPA officials altered scientific documents regarding controversial weedkiller, a report states.
Documents reveal the extent to which Bayer and other registrants influenced the reapproval of the weedkiller.
Further restrictions to dicamba would be a blow to Bayer, which sells the herbicide as well as seeds to grow dicamba-resistant crops.
Farmers on Both Sides of Dicamba Herbicide Issue
"This is the enemy right here," said farmer Jason Bean as he stands next to a pig weed plant at the edge of his soy bean field on Wednesday, O…