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Herbicides

Syngenta Pulling the Plug on Paraquat Production

By John Dobberstein posted on March 12, 2026 | Posted in Termination

Production will be phased out at Syngenta’s Huddersfield, U.K., site, the company’s only manufacturing facility for the active ingredient globally. A small scale, multi-product production unit at the site will also close.

U.S. House Committee Releases Draft of New Farm Bill

By John Dobberstein posted on February 17, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Soil Health

The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, being referred to by some as “farm bill 2.0,” addresses provisions that weren’t included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was passed last summer under budget reconciliation rules.

Feds to Re-Evaluate Paraquat After Study States Link to Parkinson’s

By John Dobberstein posted on January 13, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Termination

In a recent post on X, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said his agency’s goals were aligned with that of the Make American Healthy Again movement, which has been highly critical of herbicides used in the country’s food system.

Roundup Litigation

Solicitor General Backs Efforts to End Roundup Lawsuits

By John Dobberstein posted on December 2, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Termination

SCOTUS considered Bayer’s petition for writ of certiorari earlier this year but asked Solicitor General D. John Sauer for additional input on the case, Monsanto Co. vs. John L. Durnell.

Aerial Applicators Seeding Cover Crops, Nourishing Soil This Late Summer and Early Fall

August 13, 2025 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

While farm fields will soon be harvested and the farm season begins to wind down, aerial applicators are still working by seeding cover crops via aircraft.

Crop Survey Results Show Increase in Cover Cropping, Less Tillage

Survey also shows decreased use of commercial nitrogen

November 16, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

News Release

Update on Registration of Over-The-Top Dicamba Products

By Sarah Lancaster posted on August 30, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Kansas State University Extension

At the time of this article’s publication in the Agronomy eUpdate, the February existing stocks order is the last document related to dicamba registration published on the EPA website.

Can Taller Cover Crops Lead to Cleaner Water?

By Brian Devore posted on March 4, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Investing in Regenerative Ag, Soil Health, Termination

Source: Civil Eats

In 2022, Olmsted County commissioners Mark Thein and Gregg Wright approached staffers in the local soil and water conservation district office and asked a seemingly straightforward question: How can we keep nitrates out of the groundwater?

EPA’s Proposed Herbicide Strategy & What it Means for Herbicide Use

By Alyssa Essman posted on October 31, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Agronomic Crops Network

The proposed herbicide strategy was released in July 2023 and outlined the EPA’s plan for meeting ESA obligations with respect to herbicide drift, runoff and/or erosion.