Daily Dicamba Update: Make Sure You Get Spray Volumes Correct

CropLife Staff By CropLife Staff|May 7, 2018

Paying attention to spray volumes while formulating tank mixes for the dicamba-based cropping systems remains crucial for application success.

All three federal EPA labels for dicamba list minimum spray solution spray volume targets for tank mix formulators to follow:

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  • BASF’s Engenia: 10 gallons minimum spray solution per acre.
  • Monsanto Xtendimax: 15 gallons minimum spray solution per acre.
  • DuPont’s FeXapan: 15 gallons minimum spray solution per acre.

Additionally, training modules from Purdue University list these label requirements for those mixing dicamba tank mixes at the retail outlet:

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Tank mix ONLY with other pesticides and adjuvants listed on the manufacturer’s designated dicamba website:

Do not tank mix with ammonium sulfate (AMS) or urea ammonium nitrate (UAN).

Use ONLY nozzles listed on the website.

Do not mix dicamba within 50 feet of well, sink hole, streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs. Some exceptions with impermeable mixing and load pads.

Read more on the label requirements here:

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