South Dakota farmers face destroyed crops from herbicide
August 25, 2017
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota farmers are reporting crops devastated by herbicide drift.
The Argus Leader reports that farmers believe the herbicide to be dicamba, which is used for weed control. Three dicamba products are registered for use on dicamba-tolerant soybean plants in the state.
State Department of Agriculture official Tom Gere says more than 150 farmers have reported suspected damage from the herbicide within the first week of the department opening surveys to farmers. The department was still accepting reports Tuesday.
Gere says the department doesn't know yet whether...
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