Please see the information and link below regarding the new dicamba labels and buffers, provided by Region IV EPA.
“Please be advised, OPP has posted the additional endangered species restrictions related to dicamba on The EPA Bulletin’s Live! Two website here https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/bulletins-live-two-view-bulletins. All states in Region 4 have been affected. Please check the website to see the affected Pesticide Limitation Use Areas in your state. The additional restrictions include the following: “In combination with the 110 foot in-field wind-directional spray drift buffer, a 57 foot omnidirectional infield buffer is required to protect federally listed threatened and endangered species. Non-sensitive areas, defined below, may be included as part of the buffer. Non-sensitive areas: The following areas may be included in the buffer distance calculation when directly adjacent to the treated field edges: 1. Roads, paved or gravel surfaces, mowed and/or managed areas adjacent to field such as rights of way. 2. Planted agricultural fields containing: corn, cotton, and soybeans. 3. Areas covered by the footprint of a building, silo, or other man made structure with walls and or roof.”
As of today, the following 6 counties in Georgia are affected by the additional 57′ omni-directional buffer dicamba restrictions: Decatur, Dooly, Floyd, Mitchell, Seminole, and Worth. This could change in the future so it is important that the web-site be monitored on a regular basis in order to maintain compliance.