• Within one year of project initiation (December 2019), we will provide data and reports detailing the off-target movement of dicamba when applied according to label requirements, especially focused on secondary herbicide movement. Furthermore, we should have information that highlights certain environmental or site-specific factors that increase the risk of off-target movement for dicamba.
• Within one year of project initiation (December 2019), we will provide data that will help determine the influence of rainfall within 24 hours after application of dicamba on secondary herbicide drift. We feel this 24-hour rainfall restriction for dicamba in Xtend soybean is too limiting and prevents applicators from making timely applications when all other application factors are favorable. With that in mind, we hope our data will demonstrate to the EPA and dicamba registrants that the 24-hour rain-free period provide results in greater risk for off-target movement than the restriction was designed to prevent.
• State and regional information on how best to manage off-target movement of dicamba along with our research data will be synthesized and delivered through various methods, including the Take Action program. This activity will be performed during the course of the research as key findings are identified. At the conclusion of two years of research on these projects we will be able develop multiple webinars and print material to improve stewardship of dicamba applications.