New soybean varieties for 2025

Farmers in Western Canada have 15 new soybean options to choose from next year. BrettYoung, Corteva, Dekalb, NorthStar Genetics, Proven Seed, SeCan, Syngenta and Thunder Seed are all releasing new soybean varieties for the coming growing season.

Note: the following list includes only brand-new releases for 2025.

BrettYoung

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BY NEBO XT is an ultra-early variety with a relative maturity of 000.5 RM or 2150 CHU. This Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean has an attractive phenotype and offers excellent yield performance in early markets. It has a robust defence package, offering very good protection against soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and phytophthora root rot (PRR). BY NEBO XT is also semi-tolerant to iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC).

BY ARVON XT is a Roundup Ready 2 Xtend variety offering a highly competitive yield for its relative maturity of 000.9 RM or 2250 CHU. Featuring very good PRR and white mould tolerance and semi-tolerant rating for IDC, BY ARVON has a solid defence package that provides exceptional performance.

Corteva: Brevant Seeds

B0024EE is an Enlist 3 variety offering good yield for its maturity. It comes with a strong defence package that includes white mould tolerance, strong IDC tolerance and excellent protection against PRR. Relative maturity is 2325 CHU.

B0044EE is a high-yielding Enlist 3 soybean with very good field emergence and harvest standability. This plant has a branchy phenotype, pods up well and provides a great canopy cover. Its defence package includes IDC tolerance and protection against SCN. Relative maturity is 2375 CHU.

B0074EE is a high yielding Enlist 3 variety with good harvest standability and a defence package that includes white mould tolerance and excellent IDC tolerance. This plant pods up well and has nice bean clusters at the top. Relative maturity is 2375 CHU.

Corteva: Pioneer Seed

P003Z08E is a high yielding Enlist 3 variety that performs well across most environments. This soybean offers strong early-season vigour and standability and has an excellent lodging rating as well. P003Z08E also features PRR and white mould tolerance and strong IDC tolerance. Relative maturity is 00.3 RM or 2350 CHU.

P004Z87E is an early Enlist 3 variety that pods up well and has good field emergence. This high yielding soybean has a defence package that includes tolerance to PRR, IDC and white mould. Relative maturity is 00.4 RM or 2375 CHU.

P008Z25E is a high-performance Enlist 3 soybean with excellent yield potential. This variety has a tall plant height and produces a strong canopy cover. P008Z25E also features PRR and white mould tolerance and strong IDC tolerance. Relative maturity is 00.8 RM or 2475 CHU.

P009Z94E is an Enlist 3 variety that is the highest-yielding soybean in the Pioneer brand lineup. It has an excellent disease protection package that includes PRR and SCN tolerance and a strong IDC score. Relative maturity is 00.9 RM or 2500 CHU.

Dekalb

DKB007-91XF is an XtendFlex soybean with high yield potential. This is a medium-tall plant with a medium bushy architecture that provides strong emergence and very good standability. DKB007-91XF is an excellent option for growers concerned about or currently managing Group 4-resistant kochia. Relative maturity is 00.7 RM or 2475 CHU.

NorthStar Genetics

NSC Homewood is a Roundup Ready 2 Xtend variety with excellent yield potential. An excellent replacement for NSC Sperling, NSC Homewood is a tall, semi-bushy soybean with strong emergence and standability that performs well in all soils. It has a very strong disease package, featuring the Rps1c gene for protection against PRR, along with very good white mould tolerance and a tolerant rating for IDC. Relative maturity is 00.6 RM or 2450 CHU.

Proven Seed

PV S007XF55 is an XtendFlex soybean offering significant and stable yield enhancements. This is a uniform, solid plant with a fast canopy closure and a very tall, bushy plant type. PV S007XF55 has good standability and aggressive early growth. It also features outstanding IDC tolerance and SCN resistance and is a good choice for growers in southern Manitoba. Relative maturity is 00.7 RM.

SeCan

Alouette R2X is a Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean with medium early maturity and an attractive plant type. It has a very good rating for lodging and is rated as semi-tolerant to IDC. This variety shows great yield potential for its early maturity rating. Relative maturity is 00.1 RM or 2325 CHU.

Syngenta: NK Seeds

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S0009-J5X is an early Roundup Ready 2 Xtend variety featuring broad adaptability with optimal performance in high-yield environments. S0009-J5X offers the best emergence in the NK Seeds soybean lineup and has excellent standability as well. It has an excellent disease package that includes strong PRR and IDC tolerance and exceptional white mould tolerance. Relative maturity is 0.009 RM or 2275 CHU.

Thunder Seed

TH85003XF is an ExtendFlex variety offering great consistent yields, with strong agronomics, good plant height and productive branches contributing to excellent overall performance. It is broadly adapted for varied conditions across Western Canada and has SCN tolerance and very good PRR, IDC and white mould tolerance. Relative maturity is 00.3 RM.

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