"North Dakota Rescinds Rule for Use of Dicamba Weed Killer"

"North Dakota's agriculture commissioner says he's scrapping a new requirement that people inform the state before applying the weed killer dicamba, but he's keeping a new restriction on when the herbicide can be sprayed."

"BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is rescinding one of its new rules for use of the weed killer dicamba on soybean crops next year, but the state isn't bending on an industry request for flexibility on another regulation.

The state Agriculture Department has decided not to require farmers or others who apply dicamba to first notify the agency, but it will maintain a restriction on when it can be sprayed.

Both decisions are in keeping with the overall goal of mitigating herbicide drift that can damage neighboring fields, state Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said."

Blake Nicholson reports for the Associated Press December 7, 2017.