EPA, herbicide makers agree to new limits for use of dicamba

WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump administration has reached a deal with three major agribusiness companies for new voluntary labeling requirements for a controversial herbicide blamed for damaging crops.The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday its agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont regarding the application of dicamba, which is used to control weeds in fields of genetically modified cotton and soybeans. Farmers who do not use the special resistant seeds sold by the [...]


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