Soil quality and direct planting forum brings together more than 350 people in Campos Novos

More than 350 people, including producers, technicians and students, participated on May 04th in the 1st Soil Quality and Direct Planting Forum. The event promoted by Copercampos, with support from Embrapa, Basf, Rizobacter and Unoesc, in the university auditorium, in Campos Novos/SC, featured four lectures and discussions on climate trends, interpretation of soil fertility, microbiology and use of bio-inputs and on experiences in managing rural companies.

It is known that several factors limit productivity and affect the stability of agricultural production and with the adoption of good soil management and correct implementation of the direct planting system, producers achieve great results in their activities.

According to the Forum coordinator, Technical Assistance Manager Fabrício Jardim Hennigen, the event fulfilled its objective. “Our objective with the 1st Forum was to transmit information and knowledge to start a project to improve the quality of the agricultural system throughout the region. The connection of the themes added new insights to the event participants and thus, we will be able to implement an efficient direct planting system, improving soil fertility”, highlights Fabrício.

In the first lecture of the event, professor Dr. Luiz Carlos Baldicero Molion addressed the topic: Climate perspectives for 2022 and trends for the next harvests. In his lecture/class, Molion presented consistent information regarding the continuity of the La Niña phenomenon. According to the professor, in the coming months (until December), it should rain above average in the region. From January to March, rainfall will be below average, with at least 25% less rain in the period.

“Over the next 15 years, we will have less frequency of the El Niño phenomenon, with colder winters and springs in regions outside the tropics. We need to understand that the climate varies due to natural causes. Carbon, for example, does not control the climate, it is not a villain, it is the gas of life”, he highlighted.

In the lecture with the theme “Interpreting Soil Fertility in the context of the Direct Planting System”, the researcher from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), José Eldir Denardin highlighted the relevance of the set of factors that form the system, from attention to continuity of crops in crops, for consistent production of organic matter and biological activity, in order to generate structural stability to the soil.

Another Embrapa researcher to participate in the forum was Anderson Ferreira, who addressed the topic: “Soil microbiology and the use of Bioinputs in Agriculture”. Ferreira highlighted that with adequate soil management, soil life, that is, bioinputs, develops. “The ground cannot see the sun. It's a strong phrase and as Denardin commented, it is necessary to intensify the use of land in an orderly manner. The soil is an ecological environment and we need to have a supply of nutrients from everything you exported from that crop. Over time, nutrients are finite, we have to replace them. If we think about an agricultural environment, the grain harvest, livestock cattle, are exporters and we need to replace these nutrients to have structured soils”, comments Anderson Ferreira.

The last lecture of the event, with researcher Ricardo Brustolin, was on the topic: “Experiences in the management of rural companies, seeking stability in the agricultural system”. Brustolin presented results from the use of a total property management system, in order to enable productivity and consequent sustainability of activities, with attention to the management of people, processes and construction of crops.