The American Soybean Association along with the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The groups want the agency to lift restrictions called for in the new five year registration of the dicamba herbicide. ASA Vice President and Valley Springs, South Dakota farmer Kevin Scott says one of the problematic restrictions is the buffer area required when using the product.

He says they want the dicamba registration to be upheld but some tweaks made to the regulations.

Scott says Northern Plains growers can make some adjustments to weed control but need the dicamba product to cost effectively control problem weeds.

Scott says their lawsuit challenges the conditions for usage of dicamba goes beyond EPA’s authority under FIFRA (the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act).