The recent decision by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals to vacate the approval of three dicamba products is being assessed by EPA, with a statement from Administrator Andrew Wheeler saying the agency is “disappointed” by the decision.
“The 2020 growing season is well underway and this creates undue burden for our first conservationists – farmers,” Wheeler said. “EPA has been overwhelmed with letters and calls from farmers nationwide since the Court issued its opinion, and these testimonies cite the devastation of this decision on their crops and the threat to America’s food supply.
In a decision late Monday, EPA issued a cancellation order for the three dicamba herbicides. The agency will permit growers and commercial applicators to use any existing stocks of three herbicides -- XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan -- that were in their possession as of June 3.
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