The EPA has issued a new registration label for dicamba herbicide over the top use.  EPA’s administrator Andrew Wheeler released the decision during a stop in Georgia Tuesday, clearing the use of XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium starting next spring.  Wheeler says, “This decision includes a five-year registration providing certainty to growers as the make future purchasing decisions.”

Wheeler says farmers will have cutoff dates for using dicamba. “There will be a national cutoff date of June 30th on soybeans and July 30th for cotton.”

Executive Director Robert Karls with the Wisconsin Soybean Association  says the additional restrictions won’t be a problem.

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