(AP) – A dispute over a common weed killer is turning
neighbor against neighbor across much of farm country.The furor surrounding the herbicide dicamba has quickly become the biggest
controversy of its kind in U.S. agriculture. And it is even suspected as a
factor in the death of a farmer who was allegedly shot by a worker from a nearby
farm where the chemical had been sprayed.
neighbor against neighbor across much of farm country.The furor surrounding the herbicide dicamba has quickly become the biggest
controversy of its kind in U.S. agriculture. And it is even suspected as a
factor in the death of a farmer who was allegedly shot by a worker from a nearby
farm where the chemical had been sprayed.
Crops near many treated soybean fields have turned up with leaves that were
cupped and crinkled.
Concern about the herbicide drifting onto unprotected fields spawned lawsuits
and prompted Arkansas and Missouri to impose temporary bans on dicamba. Losses
could climb into the tens of millions of dollars, if not higher. And that could
affect other products that rely on soybeans, including chicken.
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