WOYM – Growing Wheat (Trigo) In Brazil

Wheat's On Your Mind

(00:00) Welcome and introduction (00:21) Andre's background and connection to Manhattan, Kansas (00:48) The reason for Andre's visit to Manhattan (00:54) Andre's experience living in Manhattan for his PhD studies (01:20) Andre's fondness for Manhattan and the wheat community (01:44) The founding of Andre's company Biotrigo in 2008 (02:01) The origins of Biotrigo and Andre's previous company (02:27) The importance of Andre's training at K-State for Biotrigo's growth (02:55) An overview of wheat production regions in Brazil (03:35) Brazil's status as a wheat importer and exporter (04:28) The logistics challenges of distributing wheat within Brazil (05:00) The climate and growing conditions for spring wheat in southern Brazil (06:02) The challenges of growing wheat in southern Brazil's wet climate (07:01) The benefits of breeding wheat in disease-prone environments (07:15) Fungicide applications for wheat crops in Brazil (08:06) Typical crop rotations involving wheat in Brazil (09:13) The planting and harvesting windows for spring wheat in Brazil (09:54) The role of altitude in wheat production in Brazil (10:36) A comparison of wheat quality goals between Brazil and Kansas (11:47) Breeding efforts to address DON levels from Fusarium Head Blight (12:40) The role of Argentine wheat imports in Brazil (13:50) Opportunities for improving wheat trade with Brazil (14:40) Andre's goal of expanding wheat production in the Cerrado region (15:45) The challenges of growing wheat in the Cerrado region (17:01) On-farm storage challenges for wheat in Brazil (18:49) A new ethanol plant in Brazil using wheat as a feedstock (20:13) Contracting wheat varieties for the ethanol plant (21:50) The introduction of GMO wheat in Argentina (24:17) Andre's perspective on the potential for GMO wheat adoption (24:37) Collaborations and exchange of genetics in the wheat breeding community (25:33) The differences between public and private wheat breeding programs (27:22) Brazil's potential to be a major agricultural player globally (29:57) The importance of long-term science funding for agriculture (30:19) Closing remarks Kansas Wheat WheatsOnYorMind.com