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it is possible to lower the cost of production by reducing the operation of tillage machines . This leads to soil and nutrients conservation , cutting down the need for heavy fertilization . Besides , no-till farming represents a potential productive increase in the long term .
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Information gathered through research conducted by SLC Agrícola and government agencies is used to plan future crops on the company ’ s farms .
Each one of the 15 farms has a research unit . The most studied topics are : fertilizing and soil management systems , competition of soybean cultivation , cotton competition , corn hybrids and planting season , and fungicide , insecticide and herbicide efficiency tests . These analyses simulate real tillage conditions and are conducted following scientific criteria . Currently , 190 experiments take place annually in an area of
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