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Dicamba damage is back — and possibly worse than before

By Bryce Gray St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jun 26, 2017
Jun 26, 2017 Updated Jun 26, 2017

dicamba drift soybeans — Soybeans in southeast Missouri show cupping leaves, a sign of dicamba drift damage.
Photo courtesy University of Missouri

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By Bryce Gray St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Some thought this year would be different.

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