We are looking for innovative ideas that enable existing herbicides to be used in new ways through improvements in performance, selectivity, novel combinations, formulation stability or handling (residual control, reduced leaching, and minimized off-target effects). Potential solutions may include, but are not limited to, the use of crop safeners, herbicide encapsulation, formulants, adjuvants, synergists, tank-mix partners and soil behavior modifiers.

• Crop safeners to increase the range of crops a herbicide can be used in, or to increase usage options within an existing crop, such as allowing post-emergence applications or higher application rates.
• Herbicide encapsulation (or similar formulation advances) to increase crop safety by controlling the release of the active ingredient, to allow co-formulation of incompatible active ingredients, or to extend residual weed control performance in the soil.
• Soil behavior modifiers such as formulants, adjuvants, adsorbents, stabilizers, and soil conditioners to improve handling performance, by controlling the release rate, reducing mobility, extending the active life, adjusting environmental interactions, reducing soil leaching, and/or ensuring more even dispersion within the soil matrix.
• Enhancers or synergists to improve performance

• Any formulation changes or additives should have a reason to believe it can be easily approved by the EPA or have a clear pathway to approval.
• Any formulation changes or additives should demonstrate a reasonable potential to be cost-effective at scale.

• Solutions involving formulation components that are presently EPA approved.
• Solutions that do not drastically increase application rate, e.g. current herbicide is applied at 30 fl oz/A but new version would need to be applied at 90 fl oz/A.

• Trait-enabled solutions that involve modifying or enhancing the genetic traits of crops.