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Dickster

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3. Enlist Duo does not contain Agent Orange...

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Mon Feb 9, 2026, 09:39 AM

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Agent Orange was a cocktail of several herbicides, that’s what made it so effective. Dicamba was one part of that mix, which is one of the ingredients in Enlist Duo. The issue with Dicamba is that it has a very low vapor pressure, and it volitolizes under certain environmental conditions, like high heat and humidity, and drifts to non target fields and causes damage. The lawsuits have been about crop damage to neighboring fields.

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After A Decade Of Lawsuits, Corteva Will Stop Making Enlist Duo, Herbicide Mix Of Glyphosate And Agent Orange [View all] hatrack Monday OP

Had never heard of it, or the company, before. niyad Monday #1

I'd like to think that the Guardian isn't using AI to write its stories, but . . . hatrack Monday #2

I do not often encounter such sloppiness in the Guardian, unlike, say, niyad Monday #4

Enlist Duo does not contain Agent Orange... Dickster Monday #3