Winter cereal cultivation advances in the southern half of RS, Brazil

The advance of soybeans in the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul reached 64% in the last decade, forming new productive arrangements with irrigated rice and livestock. It is in this scenario that cereals such as wheat, oats and triticale begin to gain space in the best use of areas in winter. A group made up of professionals from Embrapa, Farsul and Senar/RS visited producers, technical assistance and entities in six municipalities in Half South, in the first week of August. The action is part of the Duas Safras project, which aims to increase income in agriculture and cattle raising in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul has about 4 million hectares in lowlands, which represents 15% of the state's territory. Typical of the southern half of the state, this type of soil has different characteristics in terms of depth and porosity, which make it difficult to drain or even store water. Defying the environment, half of the soybean planted area in the last harvest in Rio ...