With the 2024 soybean harvest almost complete and growers evaluate this year’s decisions for 2025, return on investment (ROI) once again ranks as the most critical factor in a rollercoaster market, according to Syngenta.

At Farm Progress Show this year, Syngenta agronomic service representative Jesse Grote talked about how the Syngenta Seedcare portfolio delivers more value and more potential yield at harvest.

“It really is a season long approach…starting with a strong insecticide like CruiserMaxx® APX getting that early season protection against leaf beetles,” said Grote. And then choose a good insecticide that has two effective modes of action, and one that will provide residual control in in addition to knockdown as well.”

Katie Jaeger, Syngenta soy seedcare product lead, says both CruiserMaxx® APX and Saltro® seed treatments offer stronger and healthier emergence with a lower risk of replants, healthier seedlings that thrive above and below ground, and higher potential yield and ROI. “CruiserMaxx APX and Saltro provide growers with the confidence and protection to plant whenever they want without the fear of replanting because they know their soybeans are going to emerge with less stress and will reach their full genetic yield potential,” said Jaeger.

During a recent Syngenta media event, Jaeger said they are looking forward to releasing a new seed treatment in 2025 for protection against soybean cyst nematode called Victrato with TYMIRIUM® technology. “So the expectation is 2025. We’re aiming for the 2025 planning season. Obviously registration pending, so it’s somewhat ambiguous, but that is our target is to enable production after registration to be able to provide an in field customer experience in 2025,” said Jaeger.