(AP) – Arkansas’ governor has given initial approval to a
temporary ban on the sale and use of an herbicide that’s prompted hundreds of
complaints from farmers and a federal lawsuit claiming it’s caused widespread
damage.Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday forwarded to a legislative committee for review
the 120-day ban on dicamba that was approved last week by the state Plant Board.
temporary ban on the sale and use of an herbicide that’s prompted hundreds of
complaints from farmers and a federal lawsuit claiming it’s caused widespread
damage.Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday forwarded to a legislative committee for review
the 120-day ban on dicamba that was approved last week by the state Plant Board.
Dicamba is a relatively inexpensive weed killer, but can drift and damage
nearby row crops such as soybeans and cotton in addition to fruit and vegetable
farms and ornamental trees.
The state plant board has received more than 500 complaints this year about
dicamba’s use, and a group of farmers filed a class-action lawsuit in June
against the makers of the herbicide over damage to their crops.
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