HERBICIDE

Minnesota House considering bill banning popular herbicide

KVRR Staff,

Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill banning certain herbicides. The bill would ban paraquat dichloride, sometimes known as Gramoxone. According to the EPA, paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S. But after public pressure, the EPA issued mitigation measures on it’s use to mitigate exposure to people and…
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Minnesota Places Restrictions on Use of Dicamba Herbicide

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has set a June 20 cut-off date for applying the herbicide
TJ Nelson,

  MINNESOTA — Minnesota has announced restrictions on the use of the herbicide dicamba for 2018. It comes in response to complaints by soybean growers across the country that it harmed their crops this year. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has set a June 20 cut-off date for applying the herbicide. They also prohibit applications when the temperature or forecast…