ST. LOUIS — A federal court judge this week canceled a government agency's approval of certain dicamba-based weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta.
A U.S. District Court judge in Arizona on Tuesday vacated the herbicides' 2020 registrations by the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the EPA violated rules mandating public input, Reuters reports. The ruling by Judge David Bury, impacts Bayer's XtendiMax brand, BASF's Engenia and Sygnenta's Tavium.
The herbicide producers, who said they disagreed with the judge's ruling, are awaiting guidance from the EPA, the news agency said.
Dicamba has been blamed for drifting in the air and killing crops at neighboring farms, leading to lawsuits. While environmental activists applauded the ruling, some agricultural groups said that its enforcement risks causing financial harm to farmers, according to Reuters.
The ruling brings uncertainty for farmers who use the dicamba-based herbicides to control weeds in genetically modified soybeans and cotton crops, Reuters reports.
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