If you are not aware of the name BW Fusion, you likely will be soon. And even if you are aware of it, you may want to get reacquainted. BW Fusion, a company launched in 2019 as an innovator in crop and soil nutrition, recently joined with two other companies, Biodyne and Agronomy 365, to form one company under the name BW Fusion.

The three companies worked together previously under a strategic alliance. Biodyne was an environmental microbiology company. Agronomy 365 used tech-enabled crop analytics to help customers better manage crops and the soil. Spokespersons say that BW Fusion, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., will now have everything a grower needs in a biological company under one roof. The new company’s goal is to bring innovative solutions to the industry more efficiently.

BW Fusion’s current lineup includes over two dozen products geared toward enhancing biological activity to improve crop growth and bottom-line yield. Products include BW-Relax RX for stress mitigation in crops; BioBoost Soy, a planter box treatment for soybeans; and BW-Fixate to help boost microbial communities in the soil. Find the complete lineup at bw-fusion.com.

Talking about the merger to form a new company, Jason Schley, BW Fusion chief agronomist and product officer, and a third-generation grower from South Dakota, says: “Because we farm, too, we understand the importance of providing growers with the right data to make informed decisions. Through our partnership to date, it’s evident that leveraging our combined strengths supports growers with the resources they need at scale to improve farming methods and increase long-term profits.”

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New herbicide products

Corteva Agriscience introduces two new herbicide products for soybeans, which spokespeople say will be available for 2025. Both are preemergence herbicides with multiple modes of action and extended residual activity.

Kyber Pro contains three proven active ingredients, all with a different mode of action: metribuzin, flumioxazin and pyroxasulfone. Spokespersons claim “exceptional control” of over 50 broadleaves and grasses, including ALS- and PPO-resistant Palmer amaranth and waterhemp. Kyber Pro can be tank-mixed with burndowns before planting or applied with other preemergence herbicides. The new formulation is a liquid premix, enhanced for simpler mixing. It offers up to six weeks of residual activity.

Sonic Boom contains metribuzin and sulfentrazone. Look for it to be especially effective on resistant waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, marestail and kochia, according to Corteva. It should provide several weeks of residual control. Sonic Boom is also a liquid premix and works with a variety of tank-mix partners.

Bill Johnson, Purdue Extension weed control specialist, notes that Kyber is already marketed by Corteva. It has the same active ingredients as the new Kyber Pro. Kevin Bradley, Extension weed control specialist at the University of Missouri, adds that Kyber Pro is a new formulation with better handling properties.

Sonic Boom, as noted, contains metribuzin and sulfentrazone. Johnson explains that those are the same active ingredients in Authority MTZ herbicide. Bradley adds that because ratios are different, the 16-ounce rate of Sonic Boom would be equivalent to 8.9 fluid ounces of Authority MTZ.