Efficiency in the field opens new avenues for investment

Given the potential productivity and profitability that can still be achieved in the region with the cereal, producers in the state are channeling their efforts into improving long-term planning, based on investments aimed at greater efficiency, starting with the choice of technology used in the hybrid .

Within the 2020 agricultural calendar, Safratec brings the latest news from the sector, at Cocamar's Technology Diffusion Unit (UDT), on the 22nd and 23rd of January, in Floresta. Among this year's highlights are the super early MG408, with high productivity and leaf health; the early MG593, with wide adaptability in different soil and climate conditions; and the precocious MG618, which draws attention for its pronounced stay green and the quality of the grains.

In the demonstration areas it will also be possible to check out the 30A37, leader in sales in Paraná for five consecutive years, as it combines grain quality, stability and maximum productivity with rusticity.

“Over the years, the crop has gained efficiency, as a result of investments in genetics and biotechnology. The continuous search for new solutions signals that producers are attentive to the sustainability of their businesses, with a long-term vision to meet the growing local and global demand for food”, highlights Vinicius Leonel, market development manager at Morgan.

The materials presented at the event are available with PowerCore Ultra biotechnology, which has a quadruple action of insecticidal proteins, reducing the chance of simultaneous resistance and helping to manage the main pests that attack corn crops, such as the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda ), elasm caterpillar (Elasmopalpus lignosellus), stem borer (Diatraea saccharalis), threadworm (Agrotis ipsilon), earworm (Helicoverpa zea) and black leaf caterpillar (Spodoptera cosmioides). Two other proteins confer tolerance to the herbicides glyphosate and ammonium glufosinate, which provides control of a broad spectrum of weeds and allows the crop to express its maximum productive potential, simplifying and reducing management costs. The technology is approved by the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio).