TIFTON 85: O SEGREDO PARA PRODUZIR ATÉ 100 ARROBAS POR HECTARE - MF RURAL TALK #08

Producing more without increasing farm area is possible, and this episode shows how some ranchers are already doing it. In this episode of MF Rural Talk, we spoke with Glauco Benvenutti, CEO of Xiru Mudas, and Lourenço Salbego, the company's Tifton 85 and Jiggs specialist, about how Tifton is helping producers intensify livestock farming, increase pasture productivity, and produce significantly more arrobas per hectare. During the conversation, Glauco recounts how Xiru Mudas was founded, the challenges of entrepreneurship in agriculture, and how the company developed a technology that revolutionized the mechanized planting of Tifton. Lourenço explains the technical factors that make a pasture truly deliver results, from the selection of seedlings to project monitoring. You will also understand how much it costs to plant one hectare of Tifton grass, when the investment starts to pay off, what the most common mistakes are in pasture establishment, and why many producers still fail to profit by not taking full advantage of the area's potential. In this episode you will discover: ✔ It is possible to produce up to 100 arrobas per hectare per year. ✔ How much it costs to implement a Tifton project. ✔ How to increase the farm's carrying capacity. ✔ The main mistakes that reduce pasture productivity. ✔ How to identify quality seedlings. ✔ Why technical consulting makes all the difference. ✔ How to recover unproductive areas. ✔ Why more and more feedlots are adopting Tifton. Watch until the end and discover why more and more ranchers are investing in Tifton to produce more arrobas in the same area. 00:00 Is it possible to produce 100 arrobas per hectare? 02:00 How the technology that revolutionized Tifton planting was born 04:27 How to increase farm stocking rate from 0.6 to 7 AU per hectare 08:21 The decision to quit your job and bet on your own business 09:17 What really makes a farm produce 100 arrobas per hectare? 11:26 Why most ranchers still don't use Tifton 13:44 Is Tifton expensive or does traditional livestock farming cost more? 16:51 The cattle rancher needs to think like a businessman 19:15 How much does it cost to plant 1 hectare of Tifton? 20:52 The machine that revolutionized mechanized Tifton planting 22:19 The challenge: guaranteeing 100 arrobas per hectare in practice 23:59 What makes Xiru Mudas deliver different results? 25:20 How does technical consulting prevent errors in Tifton planting? 29:33 What is the ideal size to start a Tifton project? 30:40 The visionary livestock producer who switched from soybeans to Tifton 32:50 Why do some seedlings produce much more than others? 34:29 The challenge of producing Tifton in a salinized area 35:41 How Tifton can recover the soil and increase productivity 37:01 How to request a project for your property 37:20 How the internet brought Xiru Mudas to all of Brazil 38:49 How to identify fake Tifton seedlings 40:09 The complete Xiru Mudas project: from soil to ready pasture 43:20 Why are feedlots investing in Tifton? 45:56 The mistakes an agricultural engineer most often encounters on farms 48:25 The investment that pays for itself with increased productivity 53:30 The concept of the "cattle farmer" that is changing livestock farming 54:28 Quality pasture or feed? Where is the real profit on the farm? 55:11 The partnership model where payment depends on results 57:29 Who is really prepared to produce 100 arrobas per hectare? 58:17 Closing Guests: Glauco Benvenutti and Lourenço Salbego Xiru Mudas Social Media: @xirumudas.tifton Social media: Instagram: /mf_rural TikTok: /mf_rural Want to know how a Tifton project can work on your property with Xiru Mudas? Access here: https://www.mfrural.com.br/xirumudas?...