Editing BASF (section)

===Dicamba lawsuit===
On 27 January 2020, the first-ever lawsuit concerning [[Dicamba]]-related products began in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/dicamba-related-federal-trial-begins-southeast-missouri |title=Dicamba-Related Federal Trial Begins In Southeast Missouri |first=Corinne |last=Ruff |website=news.stlpublicradio.org |date=28 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kduz.com/2020/01/27/bayer-basf-dicamba-lawsuit/ |title=Bayer/BASF-Dicamba Lawsuit &#124; KDUZ|date=27 January 2020 }}</ref> The lawsuit involves a peach farmer who alleged that Dicamba-based herbicides caused significant damage to his crops and trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/monsanto-s-defense-fungal-disease-not-dicamba-to-blame-for-peach-farmer-s-problems/article_ff86fdd7-b842-5902-abde-966627cc1cc0.html |title=Monsanto's defense: Fungal disease, not dicamba, to blame for peach farmer's problems |first=Johnathan |last=Hettinger |agency=Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting |website=STLtoday.com|date=11 February 2020 }}</ref> It had also been filed in November 2016, when Dicamba was still owned by Monsanto.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/dicamba-on-trial-monsanto-officials-limited-testing-on-their-own-plots/article_8ec11fa7-8379-58db-a010-eb130ad7fb2d.html |title=Dicamba on trial: Monsanto officials limited testing on their own plots |first=Johnathan |last=Hettinger |agency=Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting |website=STLtoday.com|date=31 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/dicamba-goes-trial-history-behind-monsanto-s-friendship-wilting-weed-killer |title=Dicamba Goes On Trial: The History Behind Monsanto's Friendship-Wilting Weed Killer |first=Corinne |last=Ruff |website=news.stlpublicradio.org |date=24 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/peach-farmer-takes-stand-in-lawsuit-against-bayer-basf/article_91cb9a65-69fa-514e-8922-3972a51b23ee.html |title=Peach farmer takes stand in lawsuit against Bayer, BASF |first=Johnathan |last=Hettinger |agency=Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting |website=STLtoday.com|date=4 February 2020 }}</ref> On 14 February 2020, the jury involved in the lawsuit ruled against BASF and its co-defendant [[Bayer]], which had acquired [[Monsanto]] and its products, and found in favor of the peach grower, Bader Farms owner Bill Bader.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/jury-finds-in-favor-of-missouri-peach-grower-in-lawsuit-against-bayer-basf/article_adcb9979-ca3e-557b-878e-7be4e301adbc.html |title=Jury finds in favor of Missouri peach grower in lawsuit against Bayer, BASF |first=Bryce |last=Gray |website=STLtoday.com|date=14 February 2020 }}</ref> BASF and Bayer were also ordered to pay Bader $15&nbsp;million in damages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-14/bayer-ordered-to-pay-15-million-over-dicamba-crop-damage |title=Bayer's Dicamba Hit Tests Patience of Frustrated Investors |first1=Jef |last1=Feeley |first2=Tim |last2=Bross |first3=Tim |last3=Loh |orig-date=14 February 2020 |date=17 February 2020 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=2021-11-23}}</ref> On 15 February 2020, Monsanto and BASF were ordered to pay an additional $250 million in punitive damages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/monsanto-basf-will-pay-250-million-punitive-damages-first-dicamba-trial |title=Monsanto, BASF Will Pay $250 Million In Punitive Damages In First Dicamba Trial |first=Corinne |last=Ruff |website=news.stlpublicradio.org |date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/15/business/bc-us-dicamba-lawsuit-missouri.html |title=Missouri Farm Awarded $265M in Suit Against BASF and Bayer |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=February 15, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215204348/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/15/business/bc-us-dicamba-lawsuit-missouri.html}}</ref>