Nutrien Fined by EPA for Illegal Dicamba Applications

LENEXA, KS – Failing to follow labeling requirements on dicamba products has led the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fine Colorado-based Nutrien Ag Solutions more than $660,000.

The penalty results from applying two dicamba-based products on at least 27 occasions and using the products on 33 additional instances across multiple farms in Kansas during periods of high winds.

In 2020, EPA canceled the use of certain pesticides containing the active ingredient dicamba in response to a Ninth Circuit Court order vacating the registration of those pesticides. The Court cited, among other things, evidence that dicamba could drift onto neighboring crops and damage them during high winds. In its cancellation order, EPA said that farmers could use their existing stocks of three pesticides containing dicamba until July 31, 2020, but that applicators must adhere to all product labeling requirements.
(SOURCE: All Ag News)