AMVAC and BASF are working together to develop a granular soybean inoculant. This product will be part of the SIMPASS-applied Solutions portfolio. “Our goal right now is to build a broad portfolio of solutions,” explained Jim Lappin, who oversees the SIMPASS business. “We’ve had several announcements over the last several months talking about those collaborations and this year we’ll look at those on a broader scale.” SIMPASS allows farmers to apply up to three products simultaneously. That provides the flexibility to provide a prescriptive number of micronutrients in key parts of the field.

