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Arkansas lawmakers ask panel to reconsider dicamba restrictions
Dec 13, 2017, 10:59 AM
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An Arkansas legislative subcommittee has refused to ratify the Arkansas State Plant Board’s proposal to restrict farmers’ use of dicamba herbicide in 2018.
The Plant Board voted last month to prohibit in-crop spraying of the herbicide from April 16th through October 31st. But on Tuesday the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative Rules and Regulations Subcommittee approved a motion to kick the measure back to the Plant Board.
The motion was made by Senator Bill Sample of Hot Springs, who said he wants the Plant Board to consider alternative cutoff dates for different regions of the state and to look at cutoffs involving temperatures.
