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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
There’s a growing sense of unease among pesticide officials and retailers dealing with a third straight year of off-target movement of dicamba onto nearby crops and other vegetation.
Krysta Harden, who served as senior vice president and chief sustainability officer for Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, has left the agribusiness firm, Agri-Pulse has learned from an internal company announcement.
State officials and university weed scientists are combing through EPA documents to get a handle on the agency’s new requirements for application of dicamba during next year’s growing season.
Some activist groups and small-farm advocates seem to dislike anything that qualifies as a “big” agribusiness – especially those who sell crop protection chemicals. But they are increasingly being met by leaders who are openly trying to address their concerns.
