Has there been an increase in the number acres receiving atrazine applications in Minnesota?
There is no reporting mechanism that allows MDA to track the exact number of corn acres receiving atrazine. Between 2000 and 2009, an average of 7.5 million acres were planted to corn. At the same time, MDA surveys of farmers throughout the state indicate that atrazine was used on an estimated 30% corn acres in 2003, 24% in 2005, and 22% in 2007.
