By Jacqui Fatka
Delta Farm Press
The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of trifludimoxazin, an herbicide intended for pre- and/or post-emergent control of broadleaf and grass weeds. BASF defended the safety of the herbicide ingredient and need for additional weed management options for farmers.
As farmers continue to face weed resistance issues, BASF sought registration for its herbicide Tirexor, the first new mode of action for burndown of grass weeds in 20 years. Trifludimoxazin is the active ingredient in the herbicide, although the product is not yet available in the United States.