EPA eyes limits for agricultural chemical

[danny W1M]

re soybeans;

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[theplowboy]

dicamba soybeans seem to cause alot of drift damage this year.

[farmaholic]

....careless application? Low water volume...windy days....highly volitile(?) product. Its just not Round-up anymore!

[burnt]

....careless application? Low water volume...windy days....highly volitile(?) product. Its just not Round-up anymore!

Seems like dicamba is one of the more volatile products we've used, able to jump up and travel a long way in conditions that appear to be safe.

Damage is not necessarily wind related, but also induced by temperature and low humidity, as much as 3 days after application.

That's what makes it a tricky one. And that's why it's called volitilization and not just wind-drift. In the right (or wrong) conditions, it will just jump up off a field and move to where you don't want it to move.

Some horror stories around here over the years.

[sumdumguy]

This year Dicamba on dandelions hurt them but they stil bloomed and went to seed. Maybe due to dry conditions?