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Have Dicamba Drift Damage? Here’s What You Can Do

Paul Goeringer

Apr 30, 2019
1 min

Have Dicamba Drift Damage? Here’s What You Can Do

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. A common topic I often am asked to address is potential liability from pesticide drift damage. I recently contributed a column to the American Agriculturist addressing this issue and providing an update on the ongoing class action involving the recently approved dicambas that can be used for over-the-top application on cotton and soybeans. To see this article, click here. #negligence

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Pesticide Drift and Your Legal Liability

Paul Goeringer

Apr 18, 2018
1 min

Pesticide Drift and Your Legal Liability

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. I recently contributed a column to Progressive Forage magazine for the April 2018 edition. The column covers issues associated with pesticide drift and forage production. The column covers previous court decisions involving pesticide drift liability to give an applicator a sense of what courts are looking at in determining liability. Finally, the column covers what you should do if

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Dicamba State Laws Vary: Check State Requirements and the Label before Spraying

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Feb 6, 2018
6 min

Dicamba State Laws Vary: Check State Requirements and the Label before Spraying

By Kelly Nuckolls The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The headlines about dicamba and specifically, the new dicamba products, might have you scratching your head. How can states regulate pesticides? What is the federal government’s role in pesticide regulation? Where can I find my state’s regulation of these products? The hodgepodge of state laws that regulate the new dicamba products, XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technolog

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After Experiencing Drift Damage, What Should You Do?

Paul Goeringer

Sep 12, 2017
3 min

After Experiencing Drift Damage, What Should You Do?

This post is not legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. This appeared originally in the Delmarva Farmer week of July 24, 2017 and in Lancaster Farming on August 5. Damage caused by pesticide drift has been in the news a lot over the past couple of years. With Monsanto releasing new varieties resistant to a new less volatile formula of dicamba, many states have seen an increase in reports of drift damages. At the winter agronomy meetings, I discussed what

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Aug 25, 2017
1 min

Weekly Roundup August 25th

By Sarah Fielder Did you miss last week’s Understanding Hunting Liability and Resources Webinar? Good news, it was recorded and you can listen to it here. Have you signed up for the 2018 Agriculture and Environmental Law Conference? This event has sold out the last two years so don’t delay- registration is now open and can be done online here. The Perils of Pesticide Drift. Chemical spraying misses its mark with alarming frequency, and neighboring farms—especially organic o

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Is It Negligent to Release a Seed Variety Before the Paired Pesticide is Approved?

Paul Goeringer

Mar 8, 2017
3 min

Is It Negligent to Release a Seed Variety Before the Paired Pesticide is Approved?

This post is not legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. This past summer, producers in the South and Midwest experienced damage to crops due to pesticide drift, a concern to many producers. The drift stemmed from producers adopting new technology from Monsanto, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton. The two Xtend products are resistant to dicamba, but not the types of dicamba on the market when Monsanto began marketing Xtend soybe

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Weekly News Roundup: October 14th Edition

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