 In February 2018, it was reported that numerous farmers from 21 states had filed lawsuits against Monsanto alleging that dicamba damaged their crops, with the most prominent cases coming from Missouri and Arkansas.By August 2019, more lawsuits were filed, alleging that dicamba had damaged crops, gardens, and trees to neighbors of the farmers who used it.On 27 January 2020, the first trial concerning dicamba-related products began in Cape, Girardeau, Missouri.