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Inoculant By Crop - TagTeam - Soybean

TagTeam is the world’s first MultiAction inoculant. It is composed of two micro-organisms - a naturally occurring soil fungus Penicillium bilaii for better use of soil and fertilizer phosphate and a superior Bradyrhizobium bacteria strain for nitrogen fixation. Balanced nutrition of phosphate and nitrogen is necessary to maximize legume crop yields. The synergy of the two micro-organisms working together results in the highest net returns of any inoculant. The MultiAction synergy also delivers better results than using a single-action Bradyrhizobium inoculant plus phosphate fertilizer and is a lot more convenient to use.

MultiAction TagTeam combines a high performing rhizobia species with the phosphate solubilizing organism found in JumpStart for 1 + 1 = 3 performance.

TagTeam Yield Performance
An extensive small plot and farmer applied split-field testing program was conducted in 2005. The graphic below illustrates the findings to-date. The synergy of the phosphate-solubilizing soil fungus and the Bradyrhizobium in TagTeam produced an average 8% yield advantage in split-field trials and a 10% yield advantage in small plot trials over a single-action inoculant.

35 trials over the last 3 years prove the performance of TagTeam on soybean.

Summary	Number of Demos	Yield Differences		Net Return¹ $/acre
Summary	Number of Demos	bu/ac	% of competitor	Net Return¹ $/acre
TagTeam VS other inoculants	8	3.8	111%	$17.28
TagTeam VS Uninoculated	27	1.1	102%	$2.28

¹Net returns were calculated using a 5 year average (2000-2004) US commodity prices for crops and fertilizer less the 2005 suggested retail prices for TagTeam.

The yield response from TagTeam on other legume crops (i.e. pea, lentil, chickpea and dry bean) averaged a 10% yield advantage over competitor inoculants for a 3 to 1 return on investment. This average is based on 118 farmer applied split-field trials over 8 years.

TagTeam Soybean Application Rates
TagTeam soybean is available in liquid, peat and granular formulations.

Formulation	Package size	Units treated	Lbs treated
Liquid	104.8 oz	50	2,500
Peat	5.4 lbs	40	2,000

Formulation	Package size	Row Spacing	lbs/ac applied	Acres/bag
Granular	36.4 lbs	10	4.3	8.5
		15	2.9	12.7
		24	1.8	20.2
		30	1.4	25.9

See the Inoculant Application Methods section for more information on applying inoculants.

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