Farmers using dicamba without issues or complaints

“It’s imperative that everybody follows the rules,” Campbell Cox said. “You have to use the right pressure, the right boom height and the right wind speed, etc. To use this product, you have to do it right. There are no gray areas. The weather has to be right and you have to have the right equipment.” Cox says following label guidelines is paramount. “Ignoring the label rules is ignorance; it’s not an accident. That’s not going to be acceptable to us or for any farmer.”usty Cox said the news of drift complaints in the Mid-South has amplified the importance of using the dicamba technology correctly. Farmers who don’t follow the guidelines have made it tougher on everyone.“It made us more scrutinized because now all eyes are on us on what we are going to do with this technology. The whole program is going to be tougher on everyone due to the sloppiness of a few,” he said.Both Campbell and Rusty say the auxin technology is an important part of their weed management system. But it is only part of the system.“Dicamba is another step in the whole process,” Campbell said. “We have to continue using PREs, and we have to keep using all of the chemistries and modes of action that we have. Engenia is another tool in the tool bag; it’s not the only tool in the tool bag.”