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Regenerative Agriculture at MAS Seeds®
Vision 2030
- 50% of resilient varieties in our maize🌽and sunflower🌻portfolio,
- A comprehensive offer of cover crops and forage mixtures🌾🌿across Europe, tailored to maize and sunflower rotation,
- 100% of our seed producers🌱🧑🌾comitted to regenerative agriculture.
MAS Seeds® is committed to supporting farmers in their transition and in reducing its own carbon footprint through the use of regenerative agriculture practices.
The foundations of regenerative agriculture
We strive to contribute to the construction of a sustainable and efficient agricultural model.Our teams of agronomists are trained in regenerative agriculture techniques, through the guidance of renowned experts.
Respecting earth’s true cycle🌏
Understanding long-term processes to enrich soils and enhance farms.
Respecting nature’s true cycle🌱
Integrating crop rotations and diversity to create synergies.
Increasing yield sustainably🌻
Affirming our original role as seed company through research and varietal innovation.
Increasing farmer profitability👨🌾
Ensuring the economic sustainability of farms.
Varietal innovation to expand regenerative practices
Through its research and development department, MAS Seeds® develops a range of high-performing, resilient, and diverse crops to enrich rotations, improve soil health, and enhance yields.
1. Selection of high-performing, resilient and
earlier varieties
- 250 test sites and 300,000 micro-plots to collect data through advanced phenotyping techniques.
- Genotypical data from our biomolecular laboratory.
- Advanced applied science models to identify the best varieties
- Development of earlier maize cycles, allowing for earlier harvests to reduces the risk of mycotoxins and supports the establishment of cover crops
2. Development of cover crops and forage mixtures
adapted to maize and sunflower
- The ease of integration into crop rotation.
- An excellent winter biomass production (> 3 t DM/ha).
- The adaptability to different sowing dates and soil types.
- The ease of disposal for optimal transition to the next crop.
3. Research on crop rotation and development
of agroecological solutions
- Enhancing cover crops to benefit following crops.
- Reducing soil tillage through no-till farming.
- Reducing synthetic fertilizers in favor of green manure.
- Undercover sowing to limit the use of chemical weeding.
- Irrigation optimization.
- Crop protection optimization.
Toward seed production in regenerative agriculture
Convinced of the benefits of regenerative agriculture on performance, production profitability, and carbon footprint reduction, MAS Seeds® aims to transition its entire network of seed producers in France by 2028.
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100% of farms in France, progress toward levels 2
Regenerative Agriculture
In 2028 will also begin the transition of farms network and production specification in Spain and Ukraine based on experience acquired in France.
Supporting farmers in their transition
- Our offer is suited to maize and sunflower-based rotations, with cover crops specially designed to meet the specific needs of each region.
- Our maize, sunflower, and oilseed rape varieties are selected for their performance as well as their resilience, ensuring yield security in all conditions.
- We also offer other species to extend and enhance rotations, such as soybean, alfalfa, and sorghum, to maximize biodiversity and soil health.
1. Our Solutions for adaptability to changing climate 💧
We create genetic innovations for our maize, sunflower and oilseed rape varieties to help farmers to improve their production and to face an increasingly difficult climatic and economic environment.
WATERLOCK
Grain maize genetic
Grain maize hybrids from the MAS Seeds® portfolio that have a superior ability to thrive under drought stress are labelled WATERLOCK.
GREEN+
Silage maize genetic
GREEN+ silage maize varieties secure silage quality under climate change, thanks to their genetic ability to delay the evolution of dry matter in leaves and stems and thus extend the period of photosynthesis.
HELIOSMART
Sunflower genetic
HELIOSMART varieties have the highest genetic tolerance to three main sunflower diseases: Mildew, Sclerotinia and Verticillium, and thus secures the yield.
NORUST
Sunflower genetic
NORUST sunflower varieties secures the harvest by its highest genetic tolerance against black rust.
SAFETY+
Oilseed rape genetic
SAFETY+ winter oilseed rape hybrids safeguards the yield in cold climates with better early vigour and strong development before winter.
2. Our solutions to increase soil value 🐛
The range of MAS4 cover crops and forage mixtures designed for maize and sunflower-based rotations with 4 benefits.
MAS4 COVER portfolio includes a wide range of cover and intercrops.
MAS4 NUTRI portfolio consists of fodder mixtures for different cultivation practices or uses.
MAS4 EXPERT portfolio consists of special cover crops vineyards and beekeepers.
MAS4 ENERGY portfolio offers mixtures for biogas production.
3. Our solutions to successfully implement cover crops 🌱
Technical support in managing cover crops, from establishment to disposal, including nitrogen release estimation.
Cattle breeders and MAS Seeds® agronomists meeting on forage mixtures micro-plots in South-West France
(64-NARP)
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Our local teams visit farms and distributors on-site to give you the best advice for your location. Find your local MAS Seeds® consultant by visiting a country website or fill out our contact form here.