Daily Dicamba Update: Stay on Top of State Regulations

There’s a saying in production agriculture that retailers often cite when someone gets perhaps a little too creative trying to bend the rules on the application side of things: The Label is the Law.

That saying refers specifically to each individual product’s Federal EPA-approved product label, but for a successful 2018 dicamba application season, it will be crucial that applicators are aware of several changes in the various state regulations governing dicamba application that can often go beyond the “Label is the Law.”

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Here’s a summary on the states that made changes regarding dicamba regulations for the 2018 season (if you have any questions about specific laws in your state, please contact your state regulatory agency):

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Arkansas

  • The Arkansas Legislative Council prohibits the use of dicamba in row crops between April 16 and October 31.
  • The state has increased fines for state restrictions violations to $25,000 to deal with off-label uses.

Indiana

  • The Indiana Pesticide Review Board has approved the “Restricted Use Pesticide” designation for the corn dicamba herbicides, meaning only state certified applicators will be authorized to purchase and apply the product.

Iowa

  • State officials issued a Special Local Need label for Monsanto’s XtendiMax formulation, requiring expanded dicamba application training, developed by Iowa State University, to reduce off-target movement.

Minnesota

  • Only Minnesota Certified Applicators can apply all three new dicamba formulations.
  • June 20 is the cut-off date for application in soybeans.
  • Applications aren’t allowed if air temperatures in fields are above 85 degrees F, or if the National Weather Service forecast high for the nearest location exceeds 85 degrees.

Missouri

  • Applicators must complete an online dicamba notice of application daily before applying the product.
  • Application is prohibited before 7:30 am and after 5:30 pm.
  • Applicators in Dunklin, Pemiscot, New Madrid, Stoddard. Scott, Mississippi, Butler, Ripley, Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties cannot use the product after June 1, 2018. All remaining counties must stop dicamba use after July 15, 2018.

North Dakota

  • Applicators have until June 30 or first bloom (whichever comes first) to apply dicamba products to soybeans.
  • North Dakota is banning application when actual temperatures (or when the forecast projects temperatures) top 85 degrees F.
  • Applicators can only apply dicamba from one hour after sunrise until one hour before sunset, and they must drive at 12 mph or less when spraying.
  • Applicators must notify the state Department of Agriculture and include contact info, certification, date, time and location of application.
  • Use-rates are restricted to a maximum of 15 gal. per acre, and no applications can occur with 80 degree or less nozzles.

Tennessee

  • The state will require certified applicators to complete dicamba-specific training through either the University of Tennessee Extension or dicamba manufacturers.
  • Product must be applied between the hours of 7:30 am and 5:30 pm.

EDITOR’S NOTE: While we’ve made all efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, this article is not and should not be considered an exhaustive list of new or changing dicamba regulations at the state level, and it should never replace an official inquiry into the full and final list of state regulations from the state Department of Agriculture for the applicators’ base of operation.

Read more on the label requirements here:

Monsanto: XtendiMax

BASF: Engenia

DowDuPont: FeXapan

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