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Bayer dicamba training underway

Farmers who spray dicamba this year are now required to keep records of what neighboring crops are around them. Bayer dicamba lead Ryan Rubischko tells Brownfield Ag News it’s part of the EPA’s 2019 dicamba label, “Knowing in advance what are those neighboring fields? Those adjacent fields. So, when a farmer’s ready to go in and make that application, they already know what those surrounding, neighboring crops are.”

Bayer has been holding trainings – most recently in Blue Springs, Missouri – to educate farmers about the new label requirements. Rubischko says the theme that has been a part of the products from day one is knowing when NOT to spray, “The label clearly outlines that if there are susceptible crops, non-dicamba-tolerant soybeans as an example, and the wind is blowing in the direction of those – you know, that’s not a day to spray.”

Anyone using dicamba products form any of the three makers must be a certified applicator through their state.  Bayer continues to hold in-person trainings on the new dicamba label and online training is coming soon.