Monsanto offers cash to U.S. farmers who use controversial chemical https://www.yahoo.com/news/monsanto-offers-cash-u-farmers-controversial-chemical-062344767--finance.html Monsanto also faces increasing government oversight. This month, North Dakota said it planned to prohibit the use of dicamba herbicides after June 30, 2018, and when temperatures top 85 degrees Fahrenheit in a bid to prevent the chemical from drifting away from where it is sprayed. Missouri said it intends to finalize restrictions on XtendiMax soon, after banning sprayings of BASF's dicamba herbicide, called Engenia, in 10 counties after June 1, 2018, and statewide after July 15, 2018. Arkansas is close to prohibiting dicamba sprayings after April 15, 2018, the tightest limits yet, while Minnesota is also considering restrictions.