Empera® Herbicide

Weed Control

Empera® Herbicide

Empera® Herbicide brings a new active ingredient, Rapidicil®, to preplant burndown, delivering visible results in as little as 24 to 48 hours. With contact and systemic activity, it delivers exceptionally fast, broad-spectrum performance against grasses and broadleaf weeds.

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Empera® Herbicide Overview

Empera is designed for growers who need fast, dependable burndown performance when timing matters most. It helps growers quickly clean up fields and stay on track during narrow planting windows. Empera delivers broad-spectrum burndown performance that helps simplify weed management programs.

  • Delivers exceptionally fast burndown activity with visible results in as little as 24 to 48 hours
  • Combines contact and systemic activity for faster, more complete weed control
  • Proven PPO herbicide that controls grasses, in addition to broadleaf weeds

Empera® + 2,4-D: Soybean Preplant Burndown Field Demonstration

See Empera® + 2,4-D in action in a soybean preplant burndown application targeting henbit and other winter annual weeds. Filmed at the University of Nebraska in Mead, Nebraska, this video shows field conditions 24 days after the April 29, 2025, application.

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Empera®: Kochia Fallow Burndown Field Demonstration

See a side-by-side comparison of untreated and Empera®-treated areas in a fallow burndown application targeting kochia. Filmed at Kansas State University in Hays, Kansas, this video shows field conditions 11 days after the May 1, 2025, application.

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