29 results

• Lawsuit Calls For Ban On Dicamba Spraying In Upcoming Growing Season

  April 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Several environmental and farming groups are challenging the EPA's decision to approve the weed killer dicamba, which some farmers say was designed to drift onto neighboring fields and kill non-dicamba-resistant crops.

• EPA Approval of Dicamba Under Investigation By Inspector General

  April 13, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The OIG is investigating the EPA's approval of dicamba, a weed killer which farmers say drifts to neighboring crops and kills them.

• Monsanto, BASF Knew Dicamba Could Destroy Neighboring Fields, Internal Documents Suggest

  April 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Newly revealed internal memos suggest Monsanto and BASF knew that dicamba could drift and destroy other crops as far back as 2009, and anticipated facing a large number of lawsuits.

• Lawsuit Over Weedkiller Crop Damage Results in $265M Verdict Against Monsanto and BASF

  February 18, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri federal jury has awarded a peach farmer $265 million for damage done to his groves by dicamba herbicide drift.

• Dicamba Crop Damage Trial Underway In Missouri

  February 7, 2020

  Russell Maas

  A trial underway in Missouri involving a lawsuit filed by a peach farmer claims the herbicide dicamba was specifically designed to drift onto neighboring farms and destroy those crops, forcing farmers to buy genetically modified seeds to protect their fields.

• Roundup Spill After Truck Accident Raises Cancer Concerns Among Area Residents

  July 25, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A recent truck accident in South Dakota sparked health concerns after it spilled 900 gallons of Roundup and other herbicides into the Big Sioux River.

• Dicamba Drift From Other Farms Damaged Orchard’s Fruit Trees, Lawsuit Alleges

  November 8, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A dicamba lawsuit indicates that the use of the weed killer on nearby farms resulted in crop damage to a fruit tree orchard in Illinois.

• Environmentalists Ask Judge To Revoke Dicamba Weed Killer Approval In the U.S.

  August 31, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Several environmental groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn the EPA's approval of dicamba-based herbicides, like XtendiMax, due to the damage they have caused the ecosystem over the last two growing seasons.

• Dicamba Drift Damaged Over 180 Acres Of Farmer’s Soybeans, Lawsuit Claims

  July 27, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A dicamba lawsuit claims that the herbicide drifted onto a farmer's fields, resulting in damage across 180 acres of soybeans.

• Reports of Dicamba Drift Damage To Crops Increasing

  July 10, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Crop damage from dicamba herbicide drifting onto farmers' fields appears to be worsening this year, according to a new report.