Markets
BASF offers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative solutions proven effective in a variety of markets. Whether your specific area of need is airport, aquatic, forestry, industrial bareground, invasive/noxious, railroad, roadside, utility or western rangeland, BASF has products and people with a proven track record of results you can count on.
Index Markets
Get ready for takeoff.Fact: Fast-growing weeds and common airport turf grasses, like Bahiagrass and tall fescue, can prevent your operation from getting off the ground.
Problem: Tall-growing seedheads reduce visibility and attract insects and birds, increasing the risk of bird strikes and equipment damage.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management provides superior seedhead suppression and keeps runways clear of grass and weeds – improving visibility and airstrip safety.
Fact: Millions of dollars are spent each year in an attempt to control invasive aquatic species.
Problem: Floating and emergent weeds threaten thousands of miles of U.S. shorelines, wetlands and other aquatic habitats.
Solution: Since 1995, BASF has been working to effectively control floating and emergent weeds in sensitive aquatic environments. Today, we specialize in wetland restoration and reclamation, with programs and products specifically designed to support your aquatic weed control efforts.
The nature of land management.Fact: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land has been increased from 36.4 to 39.2 million acres. Problem: Non-productive crop and rangeland has a negative impact on lives and livelihoods. Solution: CRP allows for limited haying and grazing on CRP lands and encourages farmers to convert erodible cropland and other environmentally sensitive acreage to vegetative cover, such as tame or native grasses, wildlife plantings, trees, filterstrips or riparian buffers.
Sustainable forestry, sustained success.Fact: Proper forestland management throughout the forest life cycle helps grow a more productive, profitable forest.
Problem: Left untreated, herbaceous weeds and low-quality hardwood brush compete with pines for water, sunlight, nutrients and root space, preventing pine forest survival and growth.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management helps support healthy pine forest growth for the life of your stand, from site preparation and herbaceous weed control through early release and mid-rotation.
The bare essentials for bareground (and sensitive bareground).Fact: Safety and productivity requirements often dictate that certain areas on industrial sites, utility substations, highways, railways and runways be kept completely weed-free.
Problem: Traditional mechanical methods create a costly cycle of grow-back and re-treats and can't provide the long-term control needed to treat bareground successfully.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management may provide season-long bareground control of a broad spectrum of unwanted species with just one application.
Choose your weapon wisely.Fact: Invasive, noxious and exotic weeds threaten our natural ecosystems and cost billions of dollars in losses each year.
Problem: Originally imported for erosion control, forage or as ornamentals, alien species today run rampant throughout the U.S., rendering once-productive land useless, destroying natural habitats and increasing the incidence and intensity of wildfires.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management provides real solutions and real results for your toughest invasive, noxious and exotic vegetation management problems.
Make the switch.Fact: With more than 200,0001 miles of railroad track crisscrossing the U.S., effective vegetation management on and along railways is critically important.
Problem: Overgrowth at crossings, near signs and signals and along busy right-of-ways can impair visibility, cause service interruptions, create fire hazards and violate safety and compliance standards.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management for railroad delivers long-lasting effectiveness, reduced re-treats, improved cost-efficiency and superior overall performance.
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Tell unwanted vegetation to hit the road.Fact: Roadside vegetation management presents a unique set of challenges and a variety of vegetation control objectives.
Problem: Although an effective barrier against erosion, roadside vegetation must be persistently managed to ensure it doesn't go where it doesn't belong.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management can help make your roadsides safer, more aesthetically pleasing and easier to maintain – for the long haul.
Meeting multiple objectives.Fact: On utility right-of-ways (ROWs), herbicide-based vegetation management programs provide more effective long-term control of unwanted vegetation than traditional mechanical methods.
Problem: Overgrown vegetation causes power outages, system failure, economic losses and safety concerns.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management effectively controls unwanted brush and vegetation along utility ROWs and releases desirable native grasses and wildlife-preferred forage without destroying nesting sites.
Home on the range.Fact: In the time it takes to read this, more acres of western rangeland will be lost to the increasing spread of leafy spurge, cheatgrass, saltcedar and more.
Problem: Invasive and noxious species have put down roots in the American West, posing a threat to life and livelihood and presenting a persistent challenge for landowners and managers.
Solution: BASF Professional Vegetation Management sends unwanted weeds packing – to help you reclaim your land, reduce fire risk and restore healthy habitats.
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