Bayer noted that it clearly disagrees with the jury’s verdict and will swiftly appeal the decision
Bayer has clearly disagreed with the Missouri court’s verdict (Credit: Okan Caliskan from Pixabay)
A Missouri court has ordered German firms Bayer and BASF to pay $265m to the US peach farmer over damage resulted due to weed killer dicamba.
Missouri peach farmer Bill Bader accused both German agri-chemicals for the damaging of his fruit trees by dicamba.
Bayer said that it clearly disagrees with the jury’s verdict and will swiftly appeal the decision.
“In a statement, Bayer said: Without weed management, the world would face massive yield loss, resulting in less grain, significantly smaller harvests and ultimately less food for people and animals.
“In addition, weed management ensures that farmers can make the best use of limited natural resources, avoid waste and can help promote carbon sequestration, an important element of sustainable farming that benefits all of society.”
In 2018, Bayer acquired US agrochemical-company, which markets dicamba-based herbicide and similar product Roundup.
Bayer’s tools will help improve yields and combat resistant weeds
Bayer noted that its Roundup Ready Xtend crop system and Xtendimax herbicide with VaporGrip technology help to improve yields and combat resistant weeds, as well as minimises the risk of off-target movement when used as per label directions.
Bayer also further added that the company significantly invested in training, nozzles and other resources to help growers best use the Xtend and XtendFlex technology.
Recently, Bayer CropScience’ Vegetation Management business secured federal approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Invora herbicide.
The federal-registered herbicide can be used on privately-owned, non-hayed rangeland and non-hayed perennial grasslands in the US states, including Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Invora herbicide is a new active ingredient that can control unwanted woody brush and weeds on rangeland. It is expected to help in the long-term control of honey mesquite and huisache, which are widely-distributed invasive brush species in the four-state region.
With core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, Bayer Group employed around 117,000 people and had sales of about €39.6bn in fiscal 2018.