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COURT WILL DETERMINE DICAMBA'S FATE SOON
Nov. 13, 2023
by Todd Neeley, DTN
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A decision on dicamba's fate could be imminent as a federal court in Arizona continues to consider several motions filed during the past year on a lawsuit aimed at taking several dicamba-based herbicides off the shelves.
George Kimbrell, legal director at the Center for Food Safety and counsel for the plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, told DTN the decision from the court could be published or issued any day.
Cross motions for summary judgment and all supporting documents were finished by the parties in July.
"While there is technically no deadline for the court to rule, the parties' papers and past history of the case ensure the court is aware of the farming/spraying season ahead in 2024," Kimbrell said.
The district court in Arizona now has several motions for summary judgment it is considering, including a sealed motion filed by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta. Such a motion asks the court to decide on the case's merits without a trial.
A decision in the Arizona case could determine whether dicamba products will be available for the next growing season, after continued reports of crop damage caused by dicamba drift.
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