Four New Crop Protection Products From Corteva Agriscience
Corteva introduces three herbicides and one biological to be added to its lineup of crop protection products.
Enversa herbicide, is currently pending registration with the EPA. Enversa is a residual soybean herbicide to control grass and broadleaf weeds. A proprietary encapsulated acetochlor provides elevated crop safety. Upon EPA approval, Enversa will be the preferred residual tank-mix partner for Enlist One herbicide for Enlist E3 soybeans. Availability is expected to be 2024 and labeled for soybeans, corn, cotton and sorghum.
“At Corteva, we like to say, ‘When farmers succeed, everyone wins.’ It’s our job to bring farmers the tools they need to succeed. These four solutions can help pave the way for their successes – and wins in future growing seasons,” said Aaron Smith, U.S. product manager, soybean herbicides, Corteva Agriscience. “Enversa herbicide is a new, proprietary formulation a decade in the making. Corteva scientists worked tirelessly to develop our encapsulation that is unique in the market. The herbicide will drive to the soil surface, providing several weeks’ residual weed control and minimal crop response.”
Also pending EPA registration and expected for 2024, Tolvera is a cereal herbicide with two modes of action to control kochia, Russian thistle, waterhemp, green and yellow foxtail, lambsquarters and more. Tolvera includes an active ingredient new to the cereals market.
“Being able to offer a new active ingredient for the cereals market is incredibly exciting. This new mode of action will make Tolvera herbicide an incredibly valuable tool for cereals farmers to combat weed resistance,” said Breanna Thompson, U.S. product manager, cereals herbicides, Corteva Agriscience.
The third herbicide Corteva is announcing is Kyro, which is a postemergence corn herbicide and the first to combine acetochlor, topramezone and clopyralid into one premix. The product controls more than 65 of the most difficult grass and broadleaf weeds, and it can be applied on corn up to 24” tall. Kryo is available in limited supply this year, with wider introduction planned for 2024.
“When it comes to corn weed control, Kyro herbicide will offer farmers three modes of action in one convenient premix. This is an innovative solution to help control glyphosate- and ALS-resistant weeds — and to help prevent future resistance from developing,” said Kelly White, U.S. product manager, corn herbicides, Corteva Agriscience.
Available in limited supply for 2023, Utrisha P is a biological that colonizes the crop root zone and improves below-ground phosphorus availability. Utrisha P is formulated as a complement to traditional phosphorus fertilizer in corn, soybeans, wheat, potatoes, tomatoes, and strawberries. Corteva plans for wider availability in 2024.
“Utrisha P is an exciting solution for farmers across a large crop spectrum. Phosphorus is an essential nutrient that can be difficult for plants to take up on their own. In addition to Utrisha P stimulating mobilization of phosphorus in the soil, helping crops take up the nutrient, the new biological also increases crop root growth for better access to other nutrients and water for enhanced plant health and higher grain production, ultimately leading to greater yield potential,” said Brandon Emery, U.S. product manager, biologicals, Corteva Agriscience.