Bayer Chief Executive Werner Baumann during an analyst call last week said his company was in discussions with the EPA about the sales license renewal and expects the agency to decide by October. Environmental groups have urged a US court to call on weedkiller, XtendiMax ( EPA ) to vacate its approval of the Environmental Protection Agency ’s dicamba -based EPA , arguing that the product harms nearby crops, plants and wildlife. It is unclear whether the court has the authority to so instruct the EPA . The groups claim the EPA failed to analyse the risks of the products before approving them in November . The agency is currently considering whether to renew the sales licence for dicamba , which expires in November , in a move that has implications for agrochemical firms including Bayer -owned Monsanto , dicamba , Engenia and DowDuPont.
Environmental groups have urged a US court to call on weedkiller, XtendiMax ( EPA ) to vacate its approval of the Environmental Protection Agency ’s dicamba -based EPA , arguing that the product harms nearby crops, plants and wildlife. It is unclear whether the court has the authority to so instruct the EPA . The groups claim the EPA failed to analyse the risks of the products before approving them in November . The agency is currently considering whether to renew the sales licence for dicamba , which expires in November , in a move that has implications for agrochemical firms including Bayer -owned Monsanto , dicamba , Engenia and DowDuPont.