Dan Charles, “How Monsanto And Scofflaw Farmers Hurt Soybeans In Arkansas, ” NPR, August 1, 2016.

SUMMARY:

NPR story describes the illegal spraying of dicamba on soybean fields in Arkansas where Monsanto began selling its Xtend dicamba-resistant soybeans before the EPA had approved the new dicamba herbicide formulation for use with the GE seeds.  Monsanto said farmers wanted the seed anyway because of higher yields, but many chose to illegally spray older dicamba formulations that were prone to drift.  FULL TEXT