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Federal judge upholds dicamba ruling but reduces damages owed to Missouri...
A jury awarded Bader Farms $250 million in punitive damages after finding Monsanto and BASF knew dicamba would harm crops. A judge reduced the amount. The post Federal judge upholds dicamba ruling but...
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‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba on farmers
Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway. The post ‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba...
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Opinion: The top agricultural story of 2020 is…
In a normal year we would be debating several worthy agricultural stories as the most important. We certainly would be taking a hard look at the continuing dicamba herbicide saga. 2020 saw the U.S....
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Graphic: Glyphosate vs. Dicamba
The pesticides glyphosate and dicamba, both in products produced by Bayer (formerly Monsanto) have made headlines in the past year as lawsuits mount against the company for damages from these products....
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Opinion: Bader Farms v. Monsanto could open floodgate of third-party lawsuits
As one would expect, Bader Farms v. Monsanto Company – as the first dicamba-related case to go to trial – was about as high profile as it gets. Especially after the jury punched Monsanto right between...
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‘I don’t know who will still be here in five years’: Texas vineyards sue over...
The lawsuit raises the question of what’s next for specialty crop farmers, many of whom have said dicamba damage limits their ability to grow their products and make a living. The post ‘I don’t know...
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EPA asks Bayer, BASF for more information on 2021 dicamba damage
The federal agency said it is “extremely concerned” about damage in 2021, just one year after dicamba was re-registered for five years. The letters sent to chemical companies also alleged they have not...
View ArticleOpinion: EPA takes another bite on dicamba…will anything change?
Dave Dickey gives his take on the EPA and dicamba and what could happen next. The post Opinion: EPA takes another bite on dicamba…will anything change? appeared first on Investigate Midwest.
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Opinion: More dirty secrets on glyphosate may become public
Now Bayer investors are saying the German agri-giant played fast and loose with the facts, misleading them on 1) the safety of glyphosate and Roundup; 2) Bayer's efforts at due diligence; and 3) the...
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Roundup caused her cancer, but she was denied a settlement because of her...
Litigation over Roundup — the main ingredient of which, glyphosate, likely causes cancer — has had a long tail. And the latest lawsuit involving the once ubiquitous household weed killer dropped...
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