BASF responds to rising weed resistance with Voraxor herbicide and Zidua PLUS herbicide

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, October 22, 2026 – Starting a season with clean fields and keeping them clean is a primary principle of effective weed control. BASF is introducing two new herbicide solutions that will help farmers handle variable environmental conditions in 2027. With the introduction of Voraxor™ herbicide and Zidua^® PLUS herbicide, BASF is providing farmers with enhanced flexibility and broad-spectrum control across the season, from effective burndown applications to long-lasting residual weed management. 

Start your season with Voraxor herbicide, the future of burndown applications, featuring:

• Speed: New active ingredient trifludimoxizan provides fast burndown of tough weeds, providing results in days, not weeks
• Versatility: Delivers consistent control of problematic weeds like marestail, henbit, kochia and pigweed. It also demonstrates efficacy on PPO-resistant weed species like Palmer amaranth and waterhemp.

“Voraxor herbicide allows farmers to stay ahead of tough weeds and delivers fast, consistent burndown,” said Josh Putman, Technical Marketing Manager at BASF Agricultural Solutions. “By delivering solutions with consistent performance against tough grasses and broadleaf weeds, BASF helps farmers do the Biggest Job on Earth.”

Zidua PLUS herbicide delivers broad-spectrum, long-lasting weed control that features: 

• Flexibility: Flexibility to apply before or after crop emergence with no fear of burn across trait or soil type.
• Comprehensive weed management: A powerful tool for managing large and small-seeded broadleaf weeds and grasses including tough weeds such as waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, redroot pigweed, foxtails barnyard grass and more
• Residual endurance: Exceptional residual endurance, maintaining more than 95% control after 60 days on key problem species

“We’re excited to enhance the tools farmers can use in their soybean fields,” said Matt Inman, Technical Marketing Manager at BASF Agricultural Solutions. “Zidua PLUS herbicide is available for pre- or post-emergence application for flexibility and season-long adaptability to changing field conditions.” 

Voraxor herbicide and Zidua PLUS herbicide provide farmers with a comprehensive solution needed to combat challenging weeds. To learn more about Voraxor herbicide or Zidua PLUS herbicide, contact your local BASF representative or visit agriculture.basf.us.

Always read and follow label directions. Voraxor is a trademark of BASF and Zidua is a registered trademark of BASF. © 2026 BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC. All Rights Reserved. 

About the BASF Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide sufficient and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €990 million in 2025, we invest in a strong R&D pipeline, and our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and stakeholders along the value chain. In 2025, our business generated sales of €9.6 billion. For more information, please agriculture.basf.us or our social media channels. 

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 13,300 employees in North America and had sales of $18.1 billion in 2025. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 95,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.