In Illinois, for example, more than 11,000 applicators have attended a classroom training for dicamba application in 2018.

 

1.This year is the final year for a two-year EPA registration of the three new dicamba formulations: Xtendimax with VaporGrip Technology; Engenia Herbicide; DuPont FeXapan Herbicide.

 

“If EPA amends the registration (beyond 2018), we will not amend it with an expiration date later than 2021,” says Reuben Baris, with the EPA office of pesticide programs. He explains this time frame allows the agency to monitor any potential increase or change in weed resistance patterns linked to dicamba-tolerant crop applications.

 

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