Herbicides
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is scheduled to be signed by President Biden this afternoon. The Build Back Better plan has a way to go, but the White House hopes to have it approved as late as this weekend.
University of Illinois gained ground in unearthing genetic code sequencing in non-target-site herbicide resistance.
Bayer still faces exposure from future claims. As long as glyphosate is on the market, there will be a potential for new claims to continue to rise.
A federal appeals court upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Roundup caused a California resident’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma, dealing a blow to Bayer’s hopes of limiting legal risk over the weed killer.
The first documented case of glufosinate resistance in Palmer amaranth has been recorded in northeast Arkansas.
Bill Bader is the bell cow of dicamba drift litigation, with farmers in at least 10 states right behind him. How the cases will play out remains a matter of conjecture, but one fact is clear: Dicamba-related litigation has only just begun.
Frank Forcella has designed a four-row organic grit blaster capable of obliterating weeds.
A rollercoaster dicamba ride passed a major benchmark as the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) voted to recommend an emergency dicamba ban.
Reports of dicamba drift incidents are pouring in and producer concerns are mounting, particularly with the echoes of 2016 still fresh across farmland. Pared down, the damage is alarming and there are plenty of passes left in the spray season.