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Dicamba Damage Roars Back for Third Season in a Row

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- Recent News Dicamba-
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Missouri prepares to monitor dicamba use

Daily Dicamba Update: Cleaning the Sprayer from Tank to Nozzle

Dicamba's SD legacy and future: Will 2018 signal more hostility?

Farmers trained on using herbicide blamed for crop damage

Dicamba usage on soybean crops expected to double in 2018

Zollinger dives into dicamba issue

Dicamba: What to Expect in 2018

South Dakota Has New Labeling on Soybean Dicamba Products

2018 Outlook: Dicamba

Arkansas soybean harvest outpaces rest of country; dicamba impacts on yields still unknown

‘Dicamba Drift’: Monsanto Defends Herbicide as Farmers Say It Harms Crops

EPA AND DICAMBA MANUFACTURERS AGREE ON LABEL CHANGES

What is Making Dicamba Move?

Dicamba, Monsanto, and the Dangers of Pesticide Drift: A Modern Farmer Explainer

Lessons Learned from Dicamba

Reported dicamba damage still escalating nationally, according to updated survey

Tests show dicamba's volatility

MO Dicamba Complaints Continue After Label Change

MDA encourages farmers to take survey on alleged dicamba damage

Dicamba drift causes complaints in South Dakota

States Respond to Dicamba Complaints

EPA reviews its directions on dicamba after widespread damage reports

BASF discusses dicamba situation

Use of dicamba herbicide draws complaints from Nebraskan farmers

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AIMED AT MONSANTO OVER DICAMBA SPRAYING

Dicamba drift fiasco: Example of failed GMO-related chemical technology?

Minnesota Investigating Weed Killer After Farmers Complain

Farmers File Class Action Against Monsanto for Dicamba Drift

Iowa tracks dicamba drift incidents

Tennessee joins states taking action on dicamba; Missouri imposes restrictions

Missouri Hopes To Terminate Dicamba Ban By End Of The Week

WHY DICAMBA-TOLERANT SOYBEAN TECHNOLOGY IS IN TROUBLE

Arkansas, Missouri Ban Dicamba

Missouri halts dicamba sale, use; Scientist cites Bootheel problem

Dicamba damage is back — and possibly worse than before

Companies prep for new corn technology in fields next spring

SD Ag Labs - your one-stop, specialty shop for pesticide testing.
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​We have had many great compliments regarding our pesticide program and have added many more active ingredients to our pesticide testing arsenal.  We have expanded our pesticide section including new instrumentation and more personnel to better serve our customers. Remember – we are your one-stop, specialty shop for pesticide analysis.

Our latest additions to our pesticide testing capabilities - 

• Prothioconazole
• Desthio-prothioconazole
• Prothioconazole sulfonic acid
• Aminocyclopyrachlor
• Pyrithiobac sodium
• Clothianidin
• Thiacloprid
• ​Acetamprid
• Imidacloprid
• Thiamethoxam​

• Topramezone
• Propiconazole
• Florasulam
• Tebuconazole
• Fenoxaprop-ethyl
• Propoxycarbazone
• Pinoxaden
• Chlorpyrifos-ethyl 
• Chlorpyrifos-methyl
• Permethrin
• d-phenothrin
• s-trans allethrin
• zeta-cypermethrin
• Cyfluthrin
• Indaziflam
• Fluxapyroxad
• Azoxystrobin

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- Recent News Bees-

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The more kinds of bees, the better

USDA Will Spend $4 Million to Help Honey Bees

Neonicotinoid residues in UK honey despite European Union moratorium

Scientists warn of 'ecological Armageddon' after study shows flying insect numbers plummeting 75%

Ag industry looks for solutions to honeybee population losses

Large study links key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives

Buzzing could help save bee populations

What are insecticides doing to Minnesota bees?

Common pesticide damages honey bees' ability to fly

Agriculture is good for honey bees

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Our monthly newsletter has been a great success and we continue to add clients to our mailing list. If you are interested in receiving our newsletter please email us at regina.wixon@sdaglabs.com.  We are always happy to answer questions regarding your sample analysis and pride ourselves on providing information specific to your questions. ​

Please be aware - Pesticide/herbicide soil samples require extra drying time.

Rush analysis is available for an additional fee upon approval.  Accepting formulations only on pre-approval.  Please call before mailing.

Please note if you do not have an account set up with the laboratory, payment must be received before your Final Report is released.  Thank you!

Questions: Email Dr. Regina Wixon  or call  605-692-7325 (Monday - Friday: 8am-5pm)

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