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 After careful consideration, IDOA Director John Sullivan has
determined the Department will be forwarding 24 (c) registration
requests to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
for Illinois specific labels for the use of dicamba on soybeans
in 2020 requiring the following additional provisions:
1. DO NOT apply this product if the air temperature at the field
at the time of application is over 85 degrees Fahrenheit or if
the National Weather Service’s forecasted high temperature for
the nearest available location for the day of application
exceeds 85 degrees Fahrenheit.(Local National Weather Service
forecast are available at
https://www.weather.gov.)
2. DO NOT apply this product after June 20, 2020.
3. Before making an application of this product, the applicator
must consult the FieldWatch sensitive crop registry -
https://www.fieldwatch.com
and comply with all associated record keeping label
requirements.
4. Maintain the label-specified downwind buffer between the last
treated row and the nearest downfield edge of any Illinois
Nature Preserves Commission site.
5. It is best to apply product when the wind is blowing away
from sensitive areas, which include but are not limited to
bodies of water and non-residential, uncultivated areas that may
harbor sensitive plant species.
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“The number of off-target complaints received during
the 2019 growing season rose dramatically, and the Department is
taking action to reduce those numbers,” said John Sullivan,
Director, IDOA. “These additional restrictions were reached after
careful consideration with our Environmental Programs team at the
Department, as well as input from stakeholders in the agriculture
industry.”
In addition to these provisions’, applicators must follow the
federal guidelines when it comes to applying dicamba, including
taking an annual certified applicator training course.
The intent of these additional restrictions is to reduce the
potential for off-target movement of this product, thereby reducing
the potential for possible adverse impacts to dicamba-sensitive
crops/areas. Dicamba is primarily used on soybeans to control
post-emergence broadleaf weeds. The decision to pursue
state-specific Special Local Needs (SLN) labels was made in response
to the record number of misuse complaints the IDOA received during
the past three years.
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