Dicamba Reregistration Important For 2021
By Willie Vogt
Farm Progress
Scott Kay shares a Twitter post he saw of a farmer at a rural corner with tall corn to his right and tall waterhemp in a soybean field to his left. It was a tough blind spot to see past to enter the intersection. And that same blind spot could be a challenge for farmers in 2021 if dicamba products don’t get reregistered for use, Kay says.
Kay is vice president, U.S. Crop, BASF Agricultural Solutions, which is the maker of Engenia herbicide. Engenia is a new-generation, low-volatility dicamba product farmers have turned to with the advent of the Xtend soybean crop genetic technology from Bayer. Labels for Engenia and other new forms of dicamba are under review, as required by EPA, ahead of the 2021 season.