(AP) – The herbicide dicamba has ruined about 100 acres of
soybeans at a state-funded agriculture experiment station in northeastern
Arkansas.Northeast Research and Extension Center Director Chuck Wilson tells the
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the afflicted field will be tilled and replanted. He
says the damage was discovered Friday and that officials aren’t certain where
the herbicide originated.
soybeans at a state-funded agriculture experiment station in northeastern
Arkansas.Northeast Research and Extension Center Director Chuck Wilson tells the
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the afflicted field will be tilled and replanted. He
says the damage was discovered Friday and that officials aren’t certain where
the herbicide originated.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture operates the center.
The farm consists of 750 acres, where the university’s scientists research all
aspects of farming, including the effectiveness and potential pitfalls of
herbicides and pesticides on corn, cotton, rice, sorghum, soybeans and other
crops.
Crop damage from herbicides was a common problem among farmers last year. More
than 40 complaints have been filed with the state Plant Board this year.
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