Event in São Carlos (SP) discusses pasture recovery.

Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, in partnership with Baldan, is promoting the Field Day “Strategies for converting degraded pastures into intensified production systems” on April 16th, from 8 am to 13 pm, in São Carlos (SP). Registration is free and can be done on the Embrapa website (www.embrapa.br/pt/busca-de-eventos/-/evento/501242).

The meeting opens a series of four technical events focused on disseminating practical solutions for pasture recovery. The program includes five field stations, where strategies for improving soil, recovering degraded areas, and increasing the productivity of livestock systems will be presented.

Before the activities begin, participants will learn about the Technological Reference Unit (URT), including the area's history and the objectives of each implemented system.

Stations focus on diagnosis and management.

In the first stage, the focus will be on diagnosing the level of pasture degradation, considering both soil and landscape. Following that, fertility management and soil preparation systems will be addressed to enable the conversion of these areas.

The third stage will feature demonstrations of cultivation systems and strategies for implementing intensified systems, including technical results from URT. The event will also include the participation of Banco do Brasil, which will present public policies and credit lines aimed at the sector.

In the final season, Baldan will be exhibiting implements and solutions for soil preparation, planting, and spraying, focusing on intensified systems and Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI).

According to André Novo, head of Technology Transfer at Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, the unit has a tradition of long-term experiments, especially in integrated systems with a tree component. He stated that the initiative aims to broaden the dissemination of these technologies in a practical way.

“The goal is to offer detailed information on costs, feasibility, and investment levels. Not all producers can adopt ILP (Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry Systems), but they can find viable alternatives among the strategies demonstrated,” Novo points out.

For Baldan, the event reinforces the importance of solutions adapted to the realities of the field. "Converting degraded areas requires more than just machinery: it demands strategy and respect for the characteristics of each soil type," says the company's commercial director, Robson Zofoli.