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Local resident describes $1.4 million in alleged orchard losses from off‑label dicamba use
Summary
A person speaking at the July 3 City of Evansville Tree Advisory Board meeting described multi-year crop and tree damage they attribute to off‑label dicamba volatility and said legal and insurance avenues have been delayed, estimating losses of about $1.4 million.
A resident addressing the City of Evansville Tree Advisory Board on July 3 described ongoing crop and tree damage they attribute to off‑label use and volatilization of the herbicide dicamba, and estimated total losses at roughly $1.4 million.
The resident said the affected grower has been unable to harvest for “at least 3 or 4 years” because spray drift or volatilization damaged trees and crops and that insurance may not cover losses if application instructions were not followed. "So we have…
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