Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Grain Trail Leads to Brazil

Grain Trail Leads to Brazil

About this special report

Senior reporter Richard Rennie spent a week travelling through Brazil, taking in its arable and beef farming systems. He visited the Mato Grosso state, which is Brazil’s third largest and most productive agricultural state, claiming the bulk of the country’s cattle, corn, cotton and soybean production.
Brazil’s corn powers food and fuel

Brazil’s corn powers food and fuel

Corn ethanol production has slotted a useful second crop into farmers’ cycle – and its byproduct has found customers in NZ.
How bamboo is fuelling Brazil’s corn ethanol revolution

How bamboo is fuelling Brazil’s corn ethanol revolution

Brazil's green energy policy plays back well for local farmers keen to contribute some of their less productive cropping land for biomass growing for extra income.
Happy cows hit corn option on Mato Grosso farm

Happy cows hit corn option on Mato Grosso farm

A Mato Grosso farm has not looked back since adopting DDG for finishing its 7000 cattle.
Estate brews bio defence against pests

Estate brews bio defence against pests

A vast Brazilian estate develops its own bio-pesticides in its on-farm bio-reactor.
Brazilian farmers lining up for second-crop systems

Brazilian farmers lining up for second-crop systems

Planting a second crop has boosted Brazil’s corn production into double digit annual growth rates.
A bridge builder for Brazilian agriculture

A bridge builder for Brazilian agriculture

Andrea Verissimo wanted to be on hand when the sleeping giant of her country’s agricultural sector awoke.