Tocantins begins planting the 2024-25 soybean crop on October 1st

The Government of Tocantins, through the Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapec), announces the dryland soybean planting period for the 2024/2025 harvest, which will begin on October 1 and end on January 15, 2025. For Tocantins, the National Supply Company (Conab) forecasts that this harvest will see a growth of between 5% and 10% in production, after having registered in the last 2023/2024 harvest, a cultivated area of ​​1,56 million hectares and the production of 4,4 million tons of oilseeds.

Cleovan Barbosa, technical manager of the State Program for Controlling Asian Soybean Rust in Tocantins, explains that the sowing calendar is a phytosanitary measure that complements the sanitary gap, which ended on September 30. “Another control measure is the mandatory annual registration of the planting area that soybean farmers must complete with Adapec within five business days after the end of the planting window, as it helps monitor, prevent and control Asian rust and other pests,” he says.

To register, rural producers must present the required documentation, make the payment and deliver the documentation to the Agency in their municipality within the deadline stipulated above. Soybean farmers who fail to comply may be subject to the sanctions provided for in the legislation.

New concept

Ordinance SDA/Mapa No. 1.124 of June 25, 2024, from the Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) brings the change considering that the beginning of soybean sowing in the field does not constitute non-compliance with the rule, as long as there are no emerged seedlings (it is a small plant resulting from the initial development of the embryo) before the start date of the calendar.