As a temporary ban on dicamba-based herbicide use on field crops awaits approval by the state’s governor and a legislative panel, Missouri is keeping a close eye for similar problems. Dicamba drift issues started to emerge in Missouri in late June, and the state so far has received more than 60 complaints, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch. However, this year, the situation is different., compared to the complaints filed last year in the state. Missouri last year mostly dealt with off-label sprayings or use of older, more volatile herbicides containing dicamba. This year, a University of Missouri professor says applicators are using the new products, and using them correctly, adding “they’re doing the best they can do.” Missouri urged producers earlier this month to comply with herbicide label directions. The state’s Legislature this year changed fines related to violations, giving the state’s agriculture department the authority to issue a fine up to $10,000 per violation, or $25,000 per violation for repeat violators, to any person found to have knowingly used any herbicide for a crop for which the herbicide is not labeled for use, leading to drift issues and crop injury in nearby fields.