The Indiana Pesticide Review Board has restricted all pesticides containing dicamba concentrations of 6.5 percent or more that are intended for agricultural-use.
Only certified applicators can apply these products and Hoosier growers using Engenia, XtendiMax and FeXapan will be required to complete training approved by the Office of Indiana State Chemist.
Training must be completed before products can be used in 2018.
According to the Office of Indiana State Chemist, it has received 257 drift complaints for 2017, and 129 of them allegedly involve a Dicamba herbicide.
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