BASF Hosts Partner Cotton Farmers at Agronomic Performance Trial Summits
March 25, 2025 
BASF hosted 74 cotton farmers and their families across five meetings in December, January and February to share the results from over 200 Agronomic Performance Trials (APT) conducted during 2024.
The growers in attendance participated in the trials and helped plant, grow, and harvest BASF test plots for cotton seed. These trials help BASF determine which varieties of FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed to advance for limited release the following year.
“Feedback from farmers is at the center of BASF innovation, and the Agronomic Performance Trial program is integral to our cotton seed portfolio and allowing us to help farmers,” says Kenny Melton, Western Region Agronomic Services Manager for BASF. “Since 2006, APT farmers have been a cornerstone of advancing new varieties, and we are extremely grateful for their partnership and contributions.”
The Agronomic Performance Trial Summits were held in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Amarillo) and Charleston, SC. Farmers in attendance were shown trial data from all test plots, new information regarding the advanced varieties, and updated information on chemicals.
The APT program helped BASF select six new varieties of FiberMax and Stoneville cotton to introduce for the 2025 growing season.
“Getting to see the new varieties on our farm under our conditions has been a benefit to our operation,” says Billie Fuston, a cotton farmer from Turkey, TX. “Seeing the new technology and how it performs on different soils, plus the opportunity to attend the summit and compare notes with other producers in different areas, is a big benefit as well.”
More information on seed varieties is available at FiberMax.com or Stoneville.com. Additional information on performance trial data is also available online.
Information from BASF
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