VIII Brazilian Soy Congress highlighted advances in Digital Agriculture

The VIII Brazilian Soy Congress ended this Thursday (15), in Goiânia, with the record participation of more than 2 thousand people, including researchers, consultants, suppliers and producers. The topics discussed were quite eclectic and multidisciplinary, ranging from the current economic scenario of the soybean chain in Brazil and the world, to biotechnological advances, advances in chemical plant protection management and technological advances in machinery and equipment. However, the highlight of the event was the most DIGITAL and PRECISE AGRO. Several panels were presented highlighting the use of Precision Agriculture technologies, such as soil mapping, various soil and plant sensors, a debate on the impact of IoT in the field, satellite images and platforms, projecting what the Farms of the Future will be like.

As one of the leading figures in the adoption of Precision Agriculture (AP) in Brazil, with more than 1 million hectares mapped, Drakkar supported the event. According to its president, Doctor Alan Acosta, the “rich cousin” of Digital Agriculture, AP, has played an important role over these almost 20 years in the adoption of more precise management techniques. Anyone who thinks that Precision Agriculture, with soil mapping, is a “perfume” is mistaken. Today, the technique has become part of the Strategic Plan of many rural properties, helping to evolve process management and encouraging the acquisition of more efficient (read intelligent) machines. Furthermore, it is considered one of the strategic technologies to achieve high productivity, optimizing fertilization and soil amendments. An example of this is that the majority of winners of the CESB (Brazil Soy Strategic Committee) High Soy Productivity Award adopt variable fertilizer rates on a recurring basis, something also highlighted at the event.

Even with the setbacks of the past, where Precision Agriculture was adopted in a mistaken way, technically negligent due to its youth and lack of parameters, which gave it a reputation for fraud, its adoption is still growing. However, only companies that delivered value and consistent results have managed to prosper and grow in recent years. Acosta highlights that there are criticisms of Drakkar's differentiated sampling method, but reports that the degree of customer satisfaction that leads to the renewal of 90% of contracts and expansion of the area served each year is undeniable. “In addition to having a refined soil collection technique, which values ​​quality and sensitivity to management, Drakkar's maps are clear and precise, the technical recommendations are calibrated based on algorithms coming from the largest bank of georeferenced soil samples in Brazil . In addition to Lavoura Online, a web platform that allows multi-user information sharing. Confident of our differences, we communicate to the market that we will remain faithful to our technical premises, which guaranteed us AP's leadership in Brazil and we will seek to further improve our results, together with those enthusiastic producers of more precise technologies: #drakkarrumoaos100sacos”, concludes Acosta .

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