Agriculture

Soybeans

As a rich source of protein, used globally in animal feed and food, soybeans yield both solid (meal) and liquid (oil) products. Soymeal is a high quality, in-demand protein ingredient for animal feed for livestock and fish and for protein in foods such as tofu and protein powders. Soy oil has a variety of food applications from cooking oil to margarine and is the primary commercial source of vitamin E in the US diet.

Soybean field after weed control

Farmers maintain high soybean yields through effective control of weeds which compete with crops for light, water and nutrients. The use of soybean varieties – bred using GM techniques to be herbicide-tolerant (HT) – in conjunction with broad spectrum herbicides offer one of the most effective means of weed control.

The only broad spectrum herbicides that can be used with HT soybean crops today are Glufosinate-ammonium and Glyphosate. Until recently, only Glyphosate-tolerant soy was available. Insufficient rotation of the herbicidal modes of action in the past has resulted in many weeds in vital soybean growing regions no longer responding to Glyphosate treatment. As such, farmers are increasingly aware of the need to rotate their use of Glyphosate with Glufosinate-ammonium to mitigate weed resistance.

Did you know?

Farmers who adopted a “no-tillage” or “reduced tillage” practice after planting herbicide-tolerant soybean varieties saved over 885 million liters of fuel.
The EU is one of the world’s largest import market of soybean, importing on average 27 – 32 million tonnes per year, while producing only 0.8 million.

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Fighting Weed Resistance

Overreliance on a single herbicide can cause the development of resistant weeds jeopardizing yields.

Benefits For The Crop

Glufosinate-ammonium has enabled the healthy production of more than 100 crops.

Benefits In The Field

Glufosinate-ammonium’s unique chemistry enables a substantial increase in yields and offers significant agricultural advantages.

Sustainability

Glufosinate-ammonium preserves the balance between the needs of the environment, economy and society.

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Basics

Glufosinate-ammonium is one of the most widely-applied broad-spectrum herbicides, controlling weeds in a huge variety of crops worldwide.

Safety

The use of a plant protection product is only authorized if the resulting exposure of the consumer to residues is shown to be less than a toxicological limit which always includes a safety factor of at least 100.

Benefits

For more than 30 years, Glufosinate-ammonium has become one of the key herbicides in global agriculture. For farmers, the product offers a unique, simple and effective weed control in a variety of crops, while preserving a balance between the needs of the environment, economy and society.