Bayer to present Intacta 2 Xtend soy for the first time to farmers in Brazil

For the first time, Brazilian soybean farmers will be able to witness the new soybean technology from Bayer, Intacta 2 Xtend, with a planned launch in the country for the 2021/2022 harvest. From November 2018 to January 2019, the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia will host the Soy Giants project, in which Bayer will open its technology to testing visits from producers, consultants, field technicians and researchers.

 

This will have an innovative and technological format and will clearly show how the platform will help the farmer in the broader control of weeds, protection of the main caterpillars of the soybean crop and how it will raise the productivity of Brazilian crops to another level.

 

"During the event, we will show soybean farmers in each of these six regions all the benefits and differentials that Intacta 2 Xtend technology will bring to the market, and all this will be done in an interactive and different way from what was seen at fairs this year. They will also be able to ask questions and discover how this new biotechnology will impact their day-to-day activities and, of course, increase their productivity," said the launch leader of Bayer's new technology for soy, Fábio Passos.

 

With the commercial launch in Brazil forecast for 2021, the soybean with technology Intacta 2 Xtend will be the third generation of transgenics brought by Bayer to the national market. Tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate, the platform will also bring a new tool for controlling weeds: dicamba, which will offer control over broad-leaved weeds such as the horseweed (Conyza canadensis), slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis), cordas-de-viola (Ipomoea spp. and Merremia spp.) and picão-preto (Bidens pilosa).

 

"The Intacta 2 Xtend Platform will offer farmers more options so they can handle the pests affecting their crops. Added to this, and to ensure that soybeans with this technology adapt to the particular climate and soil conditions in Brazil and increase performance, we will use new methods of genetic improvement to increase the reach of the tests. At the end of the day, all these aspects aim to raise the level of productivity for farmers," explained Passos.