Brazil: Millet culture achieves high yields and grows in the cerrados

The yields achieved, the quality of the grains and the valuation are driving the planting of millet in the cerrados. Many farmers in the region produced an average of 50 bags per hectare in the last harvest. The reason is related to the correct management of the crop, which were carried out by farmers from planting to harvest. Marlon Rogério Lermen, from Nova Ubiratã (MT), used ATTO Sementes' Millet Hybrid in the last harvest. It harvested an average of 52.5 bags per hectare. His family produces soy, corn, millet and also operates in beef cattle. “On the same property where the millet was planted, the corn also responded well, as it had more regular rains. I had never fertilized the millet before, and this year there was a little left over and I put a small amount. I plant millet because I have confined livestock. I use it in the animals' diet, but I also sell the grain, in addition to producing a quality straw. The Milheto Hybrid also acts as a nematode reducer”. Lermen said he ...