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season to cultivate healthy crops. We supplied crop protection solutions such as Systiva®, Voraxor®, Frequency®, Opus®, and Opera® to aid each in paddock achieving an optimal level of weed control and high-quality yield. Following harvest, all profits generated by each paddock will be donated to local community organisations and sports clubs. Along the growing journey, members of the community, including local agriculture stu- dents, have been invited to visit each site to drive further collaboration and understanding. Whatever the task or challenge, at BASF we’re all about helping growers and ag business part- ners tackle their challenges. We are committed to finding the right balance, so that farmers, our in- dustry, and future generations can all flourish. We want to create a positive impact on the agricultur- al-food system that is so important for our society and help shape a sustainable future for farming. This is true for today, tomorrow, and has been for more than a century.

no longer be controlled with current market stan- dards. It also ensures that local products remain useful for longer, slowing resistance to chemistry in horticulture cropping. In the next five years, BASF is doubling down on its commitment to research and development in the local market. We will launch up to nine new products for broadacre, three new products for horticulture, and fourteen new products for pro- fessional and specialty services (P&SS). Working hand-in-glove with growers and com- munities to drive positive outcomes (and yields) is part and parcel of BASF’s commitment to Aus- tralian agriculture. We take great pride in not only supporting growers, but also giving back to local groups that are the heart and soul of our rural and regional communities. In 2023, we continued to support our Community Paddocks initiative where we collaborated with local growers in Paskeville, South Australia and Nhill, Vic- toria to generate new agronomic insights and raise much-needed funds for each local community. Local growers generously designated paddocks on their land to grow barley, with BASF providing expertise and continuous support throughout the

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WA grower Scott Walker with BASF broadacre specialist Caroline Dix

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