Vyconic™ Soybeans Herbicide Tolerance & Application Flexibility

Weed control has always been a part of protecting soybean yields. Today, however, it’s not just about killing weeds. It’s about managing resistance, saving time and making better decisions across every acre. As spray programs become more complex, growers need more than just another product. They need flexibility that works in real conditions.

Bayer’s Vyconic soybeans deliver a +2.2 bu/A yield advantage over Enlist E3® soybeans.* This is a meaningful performance gain that sets the foundation for everything else the trait offers. Built with five herbicide tolerances, Vyconic gives growers more ways to manage weeds and protect yield potential throughout the season. And beyond the numbers, farmers across the Midwest are seeing practical, day-to-day benefits that are changing how they operate in the field.

Vyconic Soybeans Simplify Weed Management

With the availability of different herbicide resistant soybean products, it is extremely important for soybean growers to keep accurate soybean product planting records for each field. The wrong herbicide applied to a non-resistant soybean product is not a pretty picture.

Different herbicide systems, traits and neighboring crops can quickly create confusion and risk. Illinois grower Kirk Martin sees that firsthand. “It’s just a hassle to keep all your chemicals straight,” he says. “It’s hard to keep track of what trait is in which field and what you can spray where.”

With Vyconic, such complexity starts to ease. More flexibility in herbicide options means fewer limitations across acres. It also reduces the risk of drift or misapplication near neighboring fields. “We won’t have to worry about what the neighbor has or drift issues,” Martin explains. “We’ll be back to just raising beans again.” That simplicity helps growers focus less on logistics and more on crop performance — and estimating soybean yields with confidence.

Learn more about Vyconic soybeans’ performance and flexibility.

More Herbicide Tolerances Means More Time Savings

Farms don’t runs on a traditional schedule. Farmers are constantly balancing multiple responsibilities, commitments, and, of course, the unknown. No two days are the same. For them, time matters as much as yield. In rural Minnesota, Carly Anderson and her family keep that reality in mind when farming.

“We don’t always have a ton of time,” she says. “So, things like Vyconic help with time management, so we’re able to give ourselves to our other jobs and farming as well.” With more herbicide flexibility, including the benefit of using mesotrione as a preemergent and early post emergent, growers can reduce passes across the field and simplify spray timing. That creates a system that fits into real life, without compromising yield or acres.

Reducing Stress Through Weed Pressure Management

For the next generation of growers, staying competitive means having the latest tools to manage an increasingly complex weed environment. In Renville County, Minnesota, farmer Taylor Anderson is part of a new wave of operators balancing modern challenges with evolving farm structures. Farming alongside his sister and brother-in-law, Anderson is navigating a system where efficiency and adaptability are critical to long-term success. “We’ve had to spray at least two, three, sometimes four times to try to get a good burndown,” Anderson explains.

With tools like Vyconic soybeans, it doesn’t have to be like that.

Growers gain more ways to respond to the pressure in their fields. Instead of relying on the same chemistry year after year, Anderson sees an opportunity to rotate modes of action, try new combinations, and take a more proactive approach to resistance management. “We’ll be able to use Vyconic to get ahead of the resistant weeds,” he says. In a field environment that’s constantly changing, Vyconic's five herbicide tolerances add flexibility that helps create a more sustainable path forward, built on better control and stronger performance.

Vyconic Soybeans & Bayer Traits Drive Innovation

At its core, Vyconic represents a step into the future of soybeans. Backed by Bayer Traits technology, it combines strong genetics with flexibility that works in real conditions. For growers, that may mean fewer headaches, as well as more time or more confidence in daily decisions. All of this supports one goal: protecting soybean yields and helping farms stay productive. Vyconic starts with herbicide tolerance. But in the field, it delivers something farmers have never seen before — the freedom and control to farm the way they need to today, while preparing for what comes next.

*Bayer germplasm trials in 2025. 12,324 head-to-head comparisons of Bayer’s Vyconic™ soybeans (Asgrow® brand, Channel® brand, and licensee varieties) vs. key Enlist E3® soybean checks in major US soybean growing regions. +/- 0.2 RM. 61% win rate.
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