An Arkansas judge threw out farmer 's lawsuit to overturn a state ban on the use of controversial herbicide diacamaba from April 16 to October 31 . The weed killer is produced to be used on soyabeans and other crops which have been genetically engineered by Monsanto to be resistant to it , but farmers claimed the herbicide failed after spraying , destroying millions of intolerant crops . Monsanto claimed the ban could cause " irreparable harm " to its business , but Pulaski county Circuit Court judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision , which ruled a state can not be a defendant in court .
An Arkansas judge threw out Monsanto's lawsuit to overturn a state ban on the use of controversial herbicide diacamaba from April 16 to October 31. The weed killer is produced to be sprayed on soyabeans and cotton crops which have been genetically engineered by Monsanto to be resistant to it, but farmers claimed the herbicide drifted after spraying, destroying millions of intolerant acres. Monsanto said the ban could cause "irreparable harm" to its business, but Pulaski County Circuit Court judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision, which ruled a state cannot be a defendant in court.