Gaucho soybean crop begins with planting delays

The Western Border of Rio Grande do Sul faces major challenges in the implementation and management of agricultural crops in this season, due to adverse weather conditions. According to Edison Jacociunas, an agricultural engineer, the concentration of rainfall in the last 90 days has delayed the preparation of land and the sowing of crops such as corn, and also projects a delay in the implementation of rice.

The Western Border of Rio Grande do Sul is facing major challenges in the implementation and management of agricultural crops in this season due to adverse weather conditions. According to Edison Jacociunas, an agricultural engineer, the concentration of rainfall over the last 90 days has delayed the preparation of land and the sowing of crops such as corn, and also projects delays in the implementation of rice. In the locality of São Donato, in the municipality of Itaqui, rainfall volumes already exceed 200 mm, making soil and crop management more difficult. Winter crops, such as oats, wheat, and canola, are facing unfavorable conditions for development: the lack of sunlight and excess rainfall prevent the execution of top dressing fertilization and fungicide applications, impairing the growth and protection of plants. Corn planted in August is still in the establishment phase, but the sum of rainfall over the last ten days has made it difficult to apply nitrogen, an essential ...