/tags/herbicides Herbicides en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-08/the-epa-plans-to-retool-its-pesticide-program-in-an-effort-to-protect-endangered-animals The EPA has completed less than 5% of its Endangered Species Act caseload in reviewing pesticides. Now the agency is proposing a new strategy for scrutinizing agricultural chemicals’ effects on listed species. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-08/the-epa-plans-to-retool-its-pesticide-program-in-an-effort-to-protect-endangered-animals Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco /economy-innovation/2020-02-15/monsanto-basf-will-pay-250-million-in-punitive-damages-in-first-dicamba-trial CAPE GIRARDEAU — A federal jury in the first dicamba-related lawsuit to go to trial determined Saturday that Monsanto and BASF should pay $250 million in… Sat, 15 Feb 2020 18:45:44 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-02-15/monsanto-basf-will-pay-250-million-in-punitive-damages-in-first-dicamba-trial Corinne Ruff /health-science-environment/2020-02-13/bayer-discovers-new-herbicide-that-could-help-farmers-fight-roundup-resistant-weeds Bayer AG announced today that its researchers have discovered a molecule that it could use to develop new herbicide products. The biotech company is… Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:48:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-02-13/bayer-discovers-new-herbicide-that-could-help-farmers-fight-roundup-resistant-weeds Eli Chen /2020-02-06/pesticide-police-overwhelmed-by-dicamba-complaints-ask-epa-for-help Across the Midwest, millions of acres of farmland have been damaged by dicamba, an herbicide that can harm crops not engineered to withstand it. There are so many cases, regulators can't keep up. Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:19:00 GMT /2020-02-06/pesticide-police-overwhelmed-by-dicamba-complaints-ask-epa-for-help Dan Charles /economy-business/2020-01-24/dicamba-goes-on-trial-the-history-behind-monsantos-friendship-wilting-weed-killer Five years ago, the owner of Missouri’s largest peach farm started noticing damage to his orchard. A year later, Bader Farms estimated a loss of more than… Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:10:58 GMT /economy-business/2020-01-24/dicamba-goes-on-trial-the-history-behind-monsantos-friendship-wilting-weed-killer Corinne Ruff /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-28/carey-gillam-on-her-investigation-into-monsanto-and-the-weed-killer-roundup Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, is manufactured by Monsanto-Bayer. Depending on whom you talk to, it’s either a safe, highly… Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:19:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-28/carey-gillam-on-her-investigation-into-monsanto-and-the-weed-killer-roundup Emily Woodbury /2018-11-26/missouri-farmer-first-in-u-s-to-face-federal-charges-related-to-dicamba Updated at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 with a correction — A southeastern Missouri cotton and soybean farmer has the distinction of being the first person in the... Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:01:21 GMT /2018-11-26/missouri-farmer-first-in-u-s-to-face-federal-charges-related-to-dicamba Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2017-07-13/missouri-lifts-some-restrictions-on-use-of-monsanto-made-herbicide-dicamba Updated 2:30 p.m. July 13 with comment from Monsanto — Farmers can resume using the herbicide dicamba, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced… Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:30:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-07-13/missouri-lifts-some-restrictions-on-use-of-monsanto-made-herbicide-dicamba Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2017-02-24/greitens-signs-bill-to-strengthen-penalties-for-herbicide-misuse-in-missouri Updated March 31, 2017 – Stiffer penalties are now in place for anyone who misuses dicamba and other herbicides in Missouri.Governor Eric Greitens signed… Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:41:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-02-24/greitens-signs-bill-to-strengthen-penalties-for-herbicide-misuse-in-missouri Marshall Griffin /government-politics-issues/2016-10-13/more-complaints-of-illegal-herbicide-use-in-missouri-bootheel Missouri lawmakers continue to follow reports of illegal spraying of crops in the Bootheel region.So far, 124 complaints have been made of people using an… Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:53:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-10-13/more-complaints-of-illegal-herbicide-use-in-missouri-bootheel Marshall Griffin