Leite Rondônia project participates in the IFRO field day

The event was part of the Workshop on Integrated Crop, Livestock and Forestry Systems (ILPF) program.

The Instituto BioSistêmico(IBS), through the Leite Rondônia Project, contributed to the holding of the field day at the Federal Institute of Rondônia (IFRO) – Campus Colorado do Oeste, on November 21st. Promoted on a rural property in Colorado do Oeste-RO, the event was part of the Workshop on Integrated Crop, Livestock and Forestry Systems (ILPF).

In the field day program, six technical stations were structured, where producers could learn about different topics related to ILPF. Representing IBS, veterinarians Luiz Sartori and Matheus Magalhães, technical coordinators of livestock projects, presented station 1, which addressed pasture production.

“We talk about two types of grass, Mombaça for intensive grazing and BRS Capiaçu grass for producing roughage for cutting. We present the characteristics of each one, the production model, and highlight some essential tips and information for both crops”, reports Luiz Sartori.

The event, which included the participation of producers from the region, aimed to share technical and practical knowledge to improve management practices in livestock production and increase the efficiency of rural properties.

With the support of IBS, a group of producers from the Leite Rondônia Project participated in the program, which was an opportunity to learn about ILPF, a sustainable production system that integrates different production systems (crop, livestock and forestry) in the same area, in intercropped cultivation, in succession or rotation.

As Sartori explains, the Federal Institute of Rondônia – Campus Colorado do Oeste is one of the local supporters of the Leite Rondônia Project. “On this field day held in partnership with IFPRO, we fulfilled one of the actions foreseen in the project, which is the holding of collective events aimed at promoting knowledge and practices that promote the sustainability of dairy production”, he points out.

About the Leite Rondônia Project

Conceived and implemented by the Instituto BioSistêmico, the Leite Rondônia project is supported by resources from the Zoetis Foundation. The initiative seeks to promote the development of dairy farming on a total of 100 properties, with a family farming profile, in the Ji-Paraná region, in the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon Biome.

It proposes a set of activities and technological assistance resources, structured and modulated in four thematic axes aimed at improving the production process: good practices, reproductive management, nutritional management and health management.

In addition to technical visits to each property, the project provides for training meetings. These include training focused on the sustainability of dairy farming in the Amazon Biome, highlighting topics that require greater attention on the properties, reinforcing the good practice measures to be implemented during the project.

The project uses the CheckMilk methodology, which has a platform with a management system and application for technical teams and producers. The system facilitates project management and the application assists the producer on a daily basis, as a support, an extension of IBS consultancy that can be accessed at any time in the palm of your hand.