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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
Purchase price variation in Vojvodina (2007-2012)
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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