Arkansas lawmakers delay vote on temporary herbicide ban

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(AP) – Arkansas lawmakers are delaying a vote on a temporary
ban of a herbicide that’s been the focus of hundreds of complaints from farmers
who say it’s causing widespread damage.The Arkansas Legislative Council’s executive subcommittee on Wednesday delayed
voting on the temporary ban of the sale and use of dicamba that’s been approved
by the state Plant Board. The legislative panel says it would take up the ban on
Friday after it goes before the House and Senate agriculture committees earlier
that day.

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 at least 551
complaints this year about dicamba’s use.

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