our farming

Continuous Productions

Quality across all the production process, delivering better results.

The Farm Chapadão dos Sonhos has always sought to combine sustainability with profitability, which is why it has always worked with crop rotation in the plots, to keep the soil balanced and take advantage of the adopted fertilization system. As a result, we were able to establish ourselves actively in the most diverse markets. Soy, corn, and cotton are the main crops of the property, but a wide range of other crops always occupy their space, among them millet, chia, sunflower, sunnions, millet, buckwheat, beans, grasses, and any other crop that present itself with demand and offer benefits to the system.

This differentiated ambience boosted direct exports as also brought conditions to discover valuable information to take care of our soil and our land, our greatest asset.

We are always ready to experience new cultures and reach new markets, with such diversity our work is intense most of the year.

Soybeans

Soybeans are the main source of income for the Brazilian agricultural sector. The so-called "soy complex", which includes fresh grain, bran, and soy oil, leads the ranking of most exported products since Brazil started to register and disclose sales data abroad. The plant is originally from China and Japan. Soy is used in human food, in the form of soy oil, tofu, soy sauce, soy milk, soy protein, soybeans, and in the preparation of animal feed. It has between 40 and 45% protein, in addition to 30-34% carbohydrates and 18-20% lipids. Brazil is today the largest world producer of this grain.

Beans

Brazil is the largest beans producer in the world, followed by India and China. A typical Brazilian food and one of the oldest foods in the world, beans are grown in all regions on farms of all sizes. It provides essential nutrients, such as proteins, iron, calcium, vitamins (mainly of the B complex), carbohydrates and fibers. In Brazil, there is a wide network of research and improvement of beans, made up of 40 institutions, including several companies and universities. This network has launched several new bean cultivations that are more productive and more resistant to pests and diseases..

Cotton

Cotton is a product of extreme socioeconomic importance for Brazil and cultivated for a long time in the country. Its fiber is used for textile products and its oil is extracted from the seed, which has as a by-product the cotton cake, used mainly in animal feed. It is estimated that around 25 million tonnes are produced annually worldwide. Brazil is the fourth largest producer in the world, behind China, India, and the United States. The segment protection resulted from a more aggressive commercial policy on the part of Brazil, the growth of consumption driven by income, the adaptation of more productive varieties with greater commercial acceptance, plus the fact that cotton is a good alternative for crop rotation with soybeans and corn, together, provided an outstanding growth of Brazilian production starting from the year 2000, allowing the national production to be tripled in the last twenty years.

Corn

Corn is grown all over the Brazilian territory, both in family farming and in large agricultural companies. It is extensively used as human food and animal food due to its nutritional qualities. It has a high productive potential and is very responsive to technology. Brazil has 65% of its production destined to animal feed and 11% is consumed by the industry for several purposes. Its industrial use is not restricted to the food industry. It is widely used in the production of thickening and adhesive elements (for various purposes) and in the oils production. The largest world’s producer is the United States, but Brazil has been gaining prominence with its growing production and exports in recent years.

Other Farming Cultures

Millet

Millet is a generic name given to a group of grains produced by different plants; it is an older cereal than rice, barley, wheat, or rye. Source of proteins, fibers, vitamins, and minerals, it is still used today in the manufacture of breads (in Asia, especially in India), porridge, cakes and various dishes and desserts; interestingly, it is also widely used as food for birds and other animals. It consists of 15% protein, B vitamins, essential amino acids, lecithin, some vitamin E and has high concentration of minerals, such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium. It also contains silicic acid which is important for skin, hair, and nails. For this reason, millet is known by many as being the beauty cereal.

Grass

Serves, essentially, for the livestock feed. An extremely nutritious and palatable grass for cattle and goats, essential in its growing and fattening period, providing greater capacity, weight gain and greater milk production. In addition to offering fodder to animals, it contributes to the structuring of the soil, providing more health and productivity gains for other crops, mainly grains. Introduced in the 1950s and 60s, species of the genus Brachiaria are the main forage plants used in the country today, and it has allowed Brazil to qualify as the largest beef producer in the world. Today, this grass is spread over 80% of the pastures in our country. Brazil is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of forage plant seeds with about 284 million acres of cultivated pastures.

Sorghum

In South America, the United States and Australia, this cereal is used primarily in animal feed. In Central America, Asia and Africa, its grains are also used in human food to produce flour and industrial starch, mainly in the manufacture of breads and biscuits. Composed of grains that contain high levels of iron, zinc, proteins, fibers, and vitamin E, in addition to detecting the presence of phenolic compounds with high antioxidant capacity. The low use of pesticides favors the obtaining of grains with less contamination with chemical residues. In Brazil, the area cultivated for sorghum in the 2014/2015 harvest was 1784 thousands of acres, with production of 2.06 millions tons of grains.

Coverage Plants / Green Fertilizer

Green manure is the use of plants in rotation, intercrop or succession with different cultures and incorporating them into the soil or leaving them on the surface to maintain and improve the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ground. It contributes to greater production, higher organic matter content, greater crop diversity, less erosion, greater water retention, better nutrient cycling, control of spontaneous plants and inhibition of pests and diseases. The result is a reduction in the environmental impact. It is carried out by planting certain species of plants, preferably species that belong to the family of legumes, grasses, crucifers, or cereals, to make the soil more fertile.

Other Farming Cultures

We consider possibilities of different cultures in our soils, but not exclusively: Guandu, Oat, Sunflower, Wheat, Chia, Crotalarias, Millet, among others. Our productive capacity allows high yield for all these grains, plants and seeds as well as for other cultivation options traditional for the region and with great internal consumption by the country or practicable and able to export to all Latin America, Asia and Africa. By contacting us, we will study these and other options for your needs, observing all the technical issues to do a great job and deliver the highest quality products. All of this within our trade and partnership program.