Agro Connection
Agro Connection is an international initiative that aims to connect people who want to push the boundaries of knowledge about agriculture
The USA and Brazil totaled US$ 1.4 trillion in agricultural production in 2023, corresponding to the third and fourth largest production in the world respectively.
An exchange between them has a lot to add for both parties and that is precisely what Agro Connection Brazil Experience Trip proposes: connect people who want to push the boundaries of knowledge about agriculture.
A trip with a personalized itinerary, passing through the main properties and agricultural cooperatives in the country. Providing you with access to the best and most modern management technologies, sophisticated machinery, different grain crops, research and much more.
Discover our content
In less than two years, our YouTube videos about the US corn and soybean crop reached 4,600 subscribers and nearly 200,000 views. As part of the YouTube program, in 2021 and 2022, Agro Connection traveled to eight US states (KS, MO, IN, IL, IA, MN, SD and NE), three times a year, to assess the harvest and talk to farmers about the challenges and opportunities in corn and soybean production, as well as sustainable soil management.
Agro Connection recently won first place nationally in the podcast category and second place in the video/internet category as part of the Brazilian Most Admired Award by the Agribusiness Press and Best Audiovisual Educational Material 2022 by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA).
Our podcast has over 9,000 downloads and 37 episodes, including six special episodes on soil health (soil chemistry, nutrient management, soil microbiology, soil physics, cover crops and more).
Experience
Unique experience of exchanging direct information with large landowners, having access to data from the fourth largest agricultural producer in the world, the second being soybeans, comparing challenges and opportunities with the reality in the USA and understanding a little of the productive dynamics in Brazil.
Content
Discover specialty coffee productions, large cotton, corn and soybeans producers in the Midwest. Additionally, visit one of the company’s headquarters Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric plant, Iguaçu Falls and the conservation of birds at Bird’s Park on Paraná. In Rio Grande do Sul, the opportunity will be to meet a renewable energy company and references in grass fed cattle production and crop-livestock integration systems, soybeans production and agricultural biodefenses, inoculants and natural fertilizers, made from microorganisms.
Trip
Trip lasted approximately 10 days, passing through the south and central-west regions (two of the largest agricultural producers in the country. Among the cities visited, you will visit properties in the federal capital, Brasília, in Goiás, in Foz do Iguaçú, in Passo Fundo, in Cruz Alta and the public market in Porto Alegre.
Who We Are
Agro Connection was founded by Carlos Pires, Alexandre Tonon Rosa and Rafael Ramon.
Our team is composed of university professors and agricultural specialists with over 15 years of experience in both the US and Brazil. We work closely with farmers, extensionists, and crop consultants to provide valuable insights and knowledge. Our diverse experience allows us to bridge agricultural practices between these regions, offering a comprehensive perspective on modern farming techniques in both temperate and tropical climates.
