Family Crveni Individual agricultural producer

Arable land

2010 2011 2012 2013 Percentage

(%)

Wheat 26 26 31 46 20,1

Soybean 80 77 75 67 56,4

Corn 25 27 45 30 23,5

Total: 131 130 151 143

Arable land of family farm (ha)

History of soybean production

Producing soybean since 1993

Motive: at the first moment curiosity and then profitability

Successful production

Two Family generations of soybean producers

Soybean agricultural practice

Autumn

- Mineral fertilizer application: NPK based on soil

analysis

- Primary tillage

- Crop rotation: corn and wheat

Soybean agricultural practice

Spring

- Starter nitrogen + Nitragin

- Planting middle and late NS varieties (inter-row

distance 50 cm)

- Plant protection: split application (Pulsar + Harmony)

-Cultivation

- Harvesting at 14% grain moisture

Results in last three years

Year Acreages

(ha)

Average yield

(kg/ha)

State average

yield (kg/ha)

%

2012 45 2537 1710 +48%

2011 77 4066 2640 +54%

2010 80 4188 3150 +33%

Market and competitiveness

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Risk, challenges and goals

Enlargement of acreages

Merging individual plots

Constant education and collaboration with agricultural experts

Continues improvement of agricultural practice

Risk: GMO import

Irrigation