For Agrositio. 16/04/2021 | 17:04
In our country, pastures represent the basis for the productive development of meat and bovine milk. This is why all the efforts made are valid to improve and increase production, prolonging the useful life of these forage crops.
In this sense, Matias Saks and Guillermo Pugliese from the Bunge technical team point out that to obtain optimal results, the key is to carry out a correct planning and design of the forage supply. At the beginning of autumn, the best conditions are given, both in terms of temperature and humidity, for the sowing of perennial pastures, allowing the nutrients to begin to interact generating a pasture with rapid initial growth.
On the other hand, correct time management and the adequate implementation of balanced fertilization are key to maximizing forage production and obtaining results of around 1,000 kilograms of meat and / or more than 12,000 liters of milk per hectare. In this way, the producer will have the ability to increase the production of dry matter per hectare, as well as its quality, in less time. In turn, make more use of nutrients and take care of the health of the most important resource, the earth.
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A balanced fertilization plan should mainly include nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S). Secondly, depending on the species to be implanted, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K). Thinking of a balanced fertilization strategy also implies working with a set of nutrients and not just one. The dose to be implemented for each one of them will depend directly on the animal load that the producer allocates to that batch; the greater the number of animals, the dose of fertilizer applied should be increased.
The adequate provision of nutrients, on the one hand, has a positive effect on the forage being more usable and providing greater digestibility for the animal. On the other hand, it maximizes the efficiency in the use of water, since each mm of water consumed produces a greater amount of kg of dry matter. The efficiency of the system is key, especially in those moments in which there are water restrictions. If producers anticipate these types of situations, using a correct fertilization system, they will be able to overcome the challenges that arise, such as the dry season, the company’s specialists highlighted.
It is also important to take advantage of the recycling of nutrients. That is, the producer must design the water line according to the design of the plots, so that the animals have enough water in the area of the plot so that the nutrients are recycled in the same place of consumption. pasture and do not move to distant waters and / or paths. Take into account that the animal returns about 90% of the nutrients in its droppings.
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There is a tangible difference with a great productive impact in the quality of the pasture applying the aforementioned advice. It is important that the producer calls on a trusted advisor, or an agricultural expert from Bunge, to make the recommendations and apply the necessary solutions depending on the particular characteristics and geographical location of the lot, concluded Pugliese.
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