1914
Gamechanger
More food for the world’s population
With ammonia synthesis, BASF creates the basis for the industrial production of mineral fertilizers – and thus for higher yields.
Agriculture
History of the Agricultural Center Limburgerhof
At BASF we have been supporting food production and farmers for more than 110 years. Explore the milestones of our history.
Nitrogen from the factory on the field. In order to put this revolutionary development to the test in practice, BASF opened a research site in Limburgerhof in 1914. The rest is history and a success story. The Agricultural Research Station dedicated all its attention to this innovative technology and stimulated the development of the entire company. Today, it is a modern research center, operating as the Agricultural Center Limburgerhof.
1927
World premiere
Easy to spread and full of nutrients
BASF launches Nitrophoska, the first homogeneous compound fertilizer.
Today
Highest efficiency
Less emissions, more yield
BASF promotes nitrogen management with its Vizura® and Limus® stabilizers.
Crop Protection Milestones
End of the 1940s
Groundbreaking
New approach in the fields
BASF initiates the era of chemical crop protection with the herbicide U46.
1974
International
Entering new markets
The selective herbicide Basagran® is also effective in rice and soybeans. The growth regulator Pix® scores in cotton – and promotes the development of BASF’s agricultural division in the USA.
1993 - today
Successful
30 excellent years!
Our solutions and products such as fungicides, herbicides and insecticides are in great demand among farmers.
Seeds & Traits Milestones
1992
All clear!
Securing the future, even with traditional breeding
The Clearfield® production system combines herbicides with herbicide-tolerant seeds – for corn, oilseed rape and sunflowers, for example.
1995
Strong, stronger, Stoneville
What genetic engineering can do
Stoneville® introduces BXN, the world’s first genetically modified cotton variety resistant to the herbicide bromoxynil.
Since 2018
Supreme seeds!
Expanding the product portfolio
BASF establishes a new global business for seeds and traits with brands such as Nunhems® (vegetables), InVigor® (canola), Credenz® (soybeans) as well as FiberMax® and Stoneville® (cotton).
Digital Milestones
2000
Simply digital
Welcome to the digital future
xarvio® Digital Farming Solutions help to manage fields more efficiently and sustainably. Just as it should be: very simple.
2017
This can be managed
Solutions - smart and solid
Farmers can optimize their crop production with xarvio® FIELD MANAGER – reliably and efficiently.
2023
(Almost) incredibly ingenious!
Precision through cooperation
Detect weeds in milliseconds and treat them efficiently and precisely at once – ONE SMART SPRAY takes weed control to a new level. The smart solution is the result of a joint venture with Bosch. Two experienced global players for maximum precision and efficiency!
Holistic Solutions in Focus
In the 21 century
A changing world
From a single product to a complete solution
Climate change, changing consumer behavior, increased regulatory pressure: BASF no longer just focuses on products, but develops first integrated solutions to grow crops more sustainably and successful.
2013
Thinking further and broader
Protect and revitalize
The products of the AgCelence® umbrella brand combine effective plant protection with improved plant physiology. The benefits: plants are healthier, stronger and more stress-resistant.
Today
Solutions fit for the future
Much more than crop protection
BASF Agricultural Solutions is a leader in seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control, sustainability models and digital farming.
