An EPA administrator expects fewer dicamba-related problems next growing season.
Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford says, “I think that we’re going to see a much more successful use of the product in, again, in soybeans and cotton this next year.”
Gulliford says new application guidelines should help. “We’re putting new restrictions on its timing, its use, the conditions, for example, wind speed under which it can be used.”
Gulliford says proper applicator training is also important.
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