Business Latin America

Bayer expands ForwardFarming network to Latin America Farms in Argentina and Brazil are first ForwardFarms outside Europe (Latin America Business). Bayer has announced the expansion of the Bayer ForwardFarming network to Latin America. Agrícola Testa, in Argentina, and Fazenda Nossa Senhora Aparecida, in Brazil, are the first Bayer ForwardFarms outside Europe. Bayer ForwardFarming is a knowledge platform for farmers, focused on customized agronomic solutions, proactive stewardship and partnerships. The farm in Argentina, Agrícola Testa, lies near Pergamino (Buenos Aires) and has been managed by the Testa family for three generations. Primarily growing soybeans, corn and wheat on the 1,130-hectare farm, the Testa brothers regard agriculture as their reason for living. They also offer contractual services to other farmers in the region, sharing their land and agricultural practices with fellow farmers. "Farming is the only thing we know quite well; it is our pass...