Dicamba, a herbicide originally developed in the 1950s, fell out of favor among farmers due to its volatility and environmental concerns. However, in 2018, the first Trump administration reapproved its use, and now farmers are once again encountering the consequences of “dicamba drift”—when the herbicide vaporizes and drifts into unintended areas. Regina Baucom, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, discusses the negative effects of this phenomenon in a research spotlight for Michigan News.
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