The cutoff date for dicamba use in South Dakota is June 30th. Weeds will get too tall to be affected by the herbicide and weather will cause the spray to be volatile resulting in a greater likelihood of drift injury to susceptible plants, according to Kim Vanneman, South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture. “Even though beans are going to be just emerging or behind in their growth, the days are likely to still be hot in July,” Vanneman told Brownfield Ag News, “and we just feel that that would be a concern and so we want to try to do the right thing.” Vanneman says she’s been traveling to parts of the state most affected by the wet spring.
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