State department of agriculture doesn’t impose additional restrictions on when dicamba can be applied.
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture recently approved the federal labels for XtendiMax with VaporGrip technology, Engenia and FeXapan herbicides for use on soybeans in South Dakota for 2018.
South Dakota will follow the federal label. No additional state restrictions have been added.
The Environmental Protection Agency has changed XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan to restricted use products. The user must be a certified private or commercial applicator to purchase and apply the products. All persons applying the products must also complete a dicamba-specific training and examination. Documentation of completion of the training and examination will be required to purchase these products.
XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan applications must be completed between sunrise and sunset, when wind speeds are from 3 to 10 mph at boom height.
Applications can occur until the R1 growth stage of the soybean crop, also known as beginning bloom.
Applicators will be required to maintain records of each application. Records are required to be completed at the end of each day of application. Tank mix information must be printed and stapled to the spray record to verify the applicator referenced on the website no more than seven days prior to application. The labeled tank mix information and allowable nozzles are available on the manufactures’ websites.
As with all products registered by the SDDA, applicators are required to read and follow the label prior to and during application.
“These new label restrictions will require more planning, for both growers and applicators, this year prior to the planting season, as well as during the application season,” says Mike Jaspers, South Dakota secretary of agriculture. “However, the way we all handle application on every field, every time will impact the future of these products and agriculture in South Dakota. It’s important that we take the time to plan ahead to make sure we are being good neighbors and good stewards of this technology.”
Source: SDDA
