Starting April 30, all pesticide products containing only dicamba and having agriculture use labels sold in South Dakota are classified as restricted use pesticides. Tom Gere, Assistant Division Director for Ag Services at the South Dakota Department of Agriculture says those applying the dicamba products must be certified as a private or commercial applicator. They must also maintain application records for three years.

He says last year his department received a number of dicamba drift complaints, which led to the restricted use regulation.

Gere says during their investigations they found many producers who weren’t certified as pesticide applicators.

There are three dicamba products classified as restricted use pesticides including Xtendimax and Fexapan, both with Vapor Grip technology, as well as Engenia. Gere says there is also online training available on the Department’s website.