Overview
- EPA officials said farmers need dicamba to control fast‑growing resistant weeds and asserted the new safeguards make use safe.
- The updated federal label sets per‑acre caps, limits spraying under hotter conditions, and requires buffer zones to reduce off‑target damage.
- Environmental groups condemned the reapproval, citing prior federal court rulings in 2020 and 2024 that vacated earlier approvals and warning of continued harm.
- Bayer said the federal registration lets it seek state approvals, begin applicator training in the coming weeks, and market the herbicide as Stryax.
- The American Soybean Association welcomed the move, saying clear rules help growers prepare for the next season and manage destructive weeds.