US court cancels approvals for dicamba-based agricultural weedkillers

WASHINGTON D.C.: Causing uncertainty among farmers who grow genetically engineered soybeans and cotton, a U.S. court has canceled the U.S. government's latest approvals of certain dicamba-based agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF, and Syngenta.

The ruling affects Bayer's XtendiMax, BASF's Engenia, and Sygnenta's Tavium, which are commonly used herbicides on U.S. farms.

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