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Dicamba still an issue in 2020

Benjamin Herrold
Apr 27, 2020
Apr 27, 2020 Updated May 1, 2020

drift damage from dicamba — Photo courtesy Kevin Bradley / University of Missouri University of Missouri

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Soybeans show cupped leaves, evidence of dicamba drift damage.
Photo courtesy Kevin Bradley / University of Missouri

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