EPA is considering banning use of dicamba after the herbicide drifted and damaged other crops. At the same time, state ag departments are also looking at changes to the label for 2018. South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Mike Jaspers says they’ve more than 60 reports of cupping in soybean fields due to dicamba damage and there are many more cases that haven’t been reported. So, he’s fairly confident that will force some label changes.

He says they may be looking at a cutoff date and other restrictions for dicamba application for future seasons.

Jaspers says a lot hinges on how the dicamba damage effected yield and they may not know that for a while.

He encourages producers to report any dicamba damage to the Department of Agriculture.