Corteva Agriscience Introduces Two New Preemergence Soybean Herbicides for 2025
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INDIANAPOLIS — Corteva Agriscience continues to provide growers the weed-control solutions they need with the launch of Kyber® Pro herbicide and Sonic® Boom herbicide. Both preemergence products will offer multiple, effective modes of action and extended residual activity to help soybean growers maximize yield potential, while preventing and mitigating weed resistance.
“At Corteva, it’s our job to help soybean growers overcome the challenges of the shifting weed control landscape, and Kyber Pro and Sonic Boom herbicides will do just that — offering diverse modes of action and several weeks of residual control in convenient premix formulations,” says Drake Robards, U.S. Product Manager, Soybean Herbicides, Corteva. “By starting the season with one of these two new preemergence solutions, growers will give their soybeans a clean start for optimal growth. Sonic Boom delivers strong performance against many of the key hard-to-control and resistant broadleaf weeds, such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, that soybean growers face today. Kyber Pro also delivers premier weed control of many of the same broadleaf weeds as Sonic Boom, plus has a Group 15 active for additional control of grass weeds.”
Kyber Pro and Sonic Boom herbicides join Enversa™ herbicide as new soybean residual options from Corteva that will be available for growers to use in the 2025 growing season. Plus, both Kyber Pro and Sonic Boom herbicides fit well as preemergence herbicides in a program approach to season-long weed control, especially with Enlist E3® soybeans.
Key features of Kyber Pro herbicide include:
— Exceptional weed control. Kyber Pro herbicide contains three proven modes of
action — metribuzin, flumioxazin and pyroxasulfone. Together, the three modes of action create a comprehensive solution for exceptional control of more than 50 broadleaf and grass weeds, including hard-to-control and ALS- and PPO-resistant weeds like Palmer amaranth and waterhemp. Kyber Pro herbicide also will offer up to six weeks of residual activity — even more in the right conditions — to prevent weed competition from interfering during essential early soybean yield growth stages.
— Excellent flexibility. Kyber Pro herbicide has the flexibility to be tank-mixed and applied with burndown herbicides prior to planting or with other preemergence herbicides. It also creates greater postemergence application flexibility with extended residual activity, giving growers more time before they have to make a second application.
— Enhanced formulation. Kyber Pro herbicide comes in a convenient liquid premix formulation that has been enhanced for simplified in-season mixing, handling and storage.
Key features of Sonic® Boom herbicide include:
— Effective weed control. Sonic Boom herbicide offers two powerful modes of action — metribuzin and sulfentrazone — for effective weed control plus superior crop safety for higher yield potential. The solution is especially effective against difficult, resistant broadleaves, including waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, marestail and kochia.
— Extended residual. Sonic Boom herbicide provides several weeks of residual weed control to help ensure better soybean growth and to keep weeds at bay until postemergence applications can be made.
— Efficiency. Sonic Boom herbicide comes in a convenient liquid premix formulation that can be easily mixed with a variety of tank-mix partners for efficient applications. Sonic Boom herbicide also can be applied at different times, depending on the need, including at fall or spring burndown, preplant or preemergence.
“We know a one-size-fits-all approach to weed control doesn’t cut it; that’s why we decided to launch three new soybean herbicides for 2025,” Robards says. “Earlier this year we announced Enversa herbicide, the preferred layered residual tank-mix partner with Enlist One herbicide for Enlist E3 soybeans. Now with the introduction of Kyber Pro herbicide and Sonic Boom herbicide, we’re giving growers more options to fully customize their weed-control programs to their soybean acres.”
Kyber Pro and Sonic Boom herbicides have received federal registration. State registrations are in progress. Kyber Pro herbicide is currently available for purchase in states where it has already received state registration. Sonic Boom herbicide is expected to be available for purchase in early 2025. To learn more about these new solutions, talk with your local Corteva representative or visit corteva.us/KyberPro and corteva.us/SonicBoom
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The transgenic soybean event in Enlist E3® soybeans is jointly developed and owned by Corteva Agriscience and MS Technologies, LLC. Enlist One®, Enversa™, Sonic® Boom and Kyber® Pro are not registered for sale or use in all states or counties. Enversa is not available for sale, distribution or use in Nassau and Suffolk counties in the state of New York. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicides are the only 2,4-D products authorized for use on Enlist crops. Always read and follow label directions.
Caroline Ahn
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caroline.ahn@corteva.com
Vanessa Barr
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