Here at Beck's, we believe we are more than just a seed company. We realize our success is not possible without your success first. While we only sell seed, we want to help in any way that helps each of you be more successful. Making crop input decisions can be difficult and, at times, very confusing. Many products claim to provide similar results, but which one addresses your specific needs? That’s where we'd like to help.

Beck's takes pride in providing farmers' choices. At times, though, with those choices or options comes confusion. Advances in soybean herbicide technology currently outpace the development of new herbicide active ingredients. Therefore, it is imperative we implement sound herbicide recommendations to preserve the effectiveness of the herbicides we have to utilize today.

Like many technological advances in agriculture, there really are no “silver bullets” or perfect products and solutions. All soybean technologies on the market today have their strengths and weaknesses. Pairing the right soybean technology with the optimal herbicide program designed to overcome those weaknesses is key. This is why, starting in 2018, we developed the Beck’s Soybean Herbicide Recommendation Brochure.


An in-depth look at three of the most prominent, troublesome weeds across Beck's marketing area, detailing identification, resistance awareness, biological characteristics, and control measures.


For each soybean technology platform on the market today, we have provided several comprehensive herbicide program options. Sustainable, weedfree fields require the implementation of programs that incorporate multiple sites of action (SOA). Considerations, along with program specific comments, are also included with each recommendation.


Clean fields begin in the fall. Benefits of a fall herbicide treatment include:

More adequate marestail control with improved control of fall-germinating plants

Winter annual weed control = reduced vegetative cover, allowing soils to warm and dry more quickly in spring

Reduced pest pressure – especially black cutworm and soybean cyst nematode

 Awareness of when to discontinue using a herbicide relative to crop development, along with plant-back restrictions, become increasingly important as burndown and residual herbicides are incorporated into weed control programs.

Even as new soybean technologies are introduced into the market, weeds continue to adapt and evolve. Proper stewardship of the tools at our disposal today is paramount to weed control, both now and in the future.

The brochure is intended to be a quick and helpful reference, not an all-inclusive resource. Please remember to always read and follow label directions before making any herbicide applications.

If you have any questions regarding your specific weed control program, please do not hesitate to contact your local Beck’s representative or field agronomist. To request a copy of the brochure, visit 


New in the 2019 edition of the Soybean Herbicide Recommendation Brochure, an in-depth look at three common weeds demonstrating herbicide resistance.