CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Arkansas judge has ruled that six farmers in the state this summer can spray a weed killer made by Monsanto Co and BASF SE that was blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year.
The decision is the latest twist in the saga surrounding herbicides based on the chemical known as dicamba and immediately sparked concerns about the potential for more damage. Other states are also limiting sprayings of the herbicide, and farmers are suing its manufacturers over crop damage linked to its use last summer.
Dicamba is meant to be used during the summer on soybeans and cotton that Monsanto genetically engineered to resist the chemical. Growers across the U.S. farm belt said last summer that dicamba drifted away from where it was sprayed, damaging crops that could not tolerate the chemical.
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they are killing us and poisoning the food supply.
ReplyDelete11:36 AM yes they are
ReplyDeleteTalk about things that should be banned!!
ReplyDeleteIf six farmers can spray and all other farmers cannot, how many farmers have their fields sprayed?
ReplyDeleteThe answer after this growing season (and beyond).