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Arkansas panel stands by proposal to ban disputed herbicide

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas—Arkansas regulators stood by their plan on Wednesday to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas—Arkansas regulators stood by their plan on Wednesday to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.

The state Plant Board again voted in favor of its proposal to ban the use of dicamba from April 16 through October 31. The proposed ban is scheduled to go before a legislative panel later this month.

Lawmakers last December delayed considering the ban and asked the board to consider a new cutoff date based on scientific evidence and potentially a dividing line based on geography in the state. The 11-3 vote in favor of the ban on Wednesday came after the board’s pesticide committee discussed the reasons for the cutoff dates and recommended sticking with the proposal.

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