Dicamba can be used in North Dakota under a state registration, according to Doug Goehring, North Dakota agriculture commissioner.
The state has a 24c Special Local Needs label for Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia for use in over-the-top applications on dicamba-tolerant soybeans. It allows applications of dicamba on soybeans through June 30 or beginning bloom (R1 growth phase), whichever comes first.
The announcement comes in response to a June 3 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that banned the registrations of those three dicamba products.
“While the court’s decision affected the federal registration of the products, it made no mention of state registrations,” Goehring said in statement released by his office. “We have not received formal notification revoking these three products. Until directed otherwise, the department is standing by our state registrations of these products and recognizing them as legal for sale and use in North Dakota.”
Goehring said the state is going to take “whatever actions we can … to give our farmers an opportunity to manage their fields and utilize the product that is out there.”
Monitor developments closely as the registration status of the products is subject to change, Goehring said.