Watchdogs Upset EPA Has 'Once Again Failed' to Limit Dicamba Herbicide Harm

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Watchdogs Upset EPA Has 'Once Again Failed' to Limit Dicamba Herbicide Harm
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'Faced with a mountain of data that its past measures have utterly failed to protect farmers, the environment, and endangered species, EPA once again failed to make meaningful changes,' said one critic of the agency's new dicamba rules.

has been," Donley said,"And now we're supposed to believe that four states not being able to use dicamba for two weeks in June accomplishes something?"

Some experts warn that the timing of the EPA's move is"troubling" given the proximity to soybean planting. University of Illinois weed scientist Aaron Hagerthat"it's going to be a challenge. I'm afraid for soybean farmers who have already made their seed and herbicide purchases for the 2023 growing season."

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