by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)
Farmers may not be able to use the dicamba herbicide during the 2024 growing season. A federal court in Arizona on Tuesday (Feb. 6) blocked the use of three dicamba products – XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium.
It’s not certain if or when the decision will be appealed and its unknown what the timeline for when the products will be removed, said Harrison Pittman, the director of the National Agricultural Law Center. Pittman told attendees at the Arkansas State University Agribusiness Conference on Wednesday (Feb. 7) morning he was surprised how quickly the court ruled.
“When I woke up yesterday, I would have told you that you are a long way off on a decision,” he said. “When I got off my flight they had issued a decision. It stunned me. They ruled that the EPA didn’t properly register the products. They are ordering it to be vacated from the market.”
