In the past week new reports that EPA referenced potential label changes coming to over-the-top dicamba herbicides for the 2023 growing season, in a court document filed by the agency on May 16th. According to the agency, Bayer submitted a proposed amendment to the 2020 registration of its XtendiMax herbicide to EPA on March 18, 2022.
 
Bayer informed news outlets that: "Our proposed amendments are meant to address the EPA's stated concerns about protecting endangered species in certain counties in the U.S. We are examining all actions we can to ensure that this important tool remains available for our customers."
 
EPA has nine months from the date of Bayer's submission to consider these label restrictions, which mean a decision should be made by December 2022.
 
Other dicamba registrants -- unnamed in the filing -- have informed EPA they "may propose alternative restrictions on (over-the-top) dicamba use prior to the 2023 growing season," as well, EPA added. Currently, the only other registrants actively selling over-the-top dicamba herbicides are BASF (Engenia) and Syngenta (Tavium).
 
If IFCA receives any other information on the dicamba label going into the future, IFCA will inform our membership.