Resources
Conversion tools, Ag Consulting Services and Informational resources
Tools
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Track Rust Outbreaks in Brazil - on your iphone! This free app gives you up-to-the-minute data on rust outbreaks across Brazil. Brought to you by the Anti-Rust Consortium, the app lets you track the spread of the disease on a map. It's all in Portuguese-- but even an English-only speaker can track the outbreaks on a map of Brazil This app is available in the iTunes store. Click 'App Store' and then enter 'Consorcio Antiferrugem' in the search box to find and download.
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| Oanda Currency Coverter | Convert Brazilian Reals (or any currency) with this full-featured currency converter. Free to use at http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
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Metric Coverter
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This site offers a myriad of FREE online conversion tools, including volume, temperature, weight and distance. Available at http://www.onlineconversion.com/
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Newsletters, Blogs and White Papers
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Would you like to know more about the wild world of fertilizers? Being one of your most costly inputs, don't you think you owe it to yourself to learn more about this industry and also get some insight into where prices may be going over the next 6-12 months? Go to www.npkfas.com and sign up for the free 30-day trial.
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The Farm Gate blog
| The Farm Gate is a blog for Cornbelt farmers and agribusinesses. Blogger Stu Ellis provides integrated information across a variety of disciplines, including crop and animal sciences, ag economics, ag engineering and veterinary medicine. Start your day at the Farm Gate: www.farmgate.uiuc.edu
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Media (audio, video)
| FREE Audio and PDF Presentation: Global Tilling Practices | Michael Horsch offers a global outlook on which parts of the world are suitable for different types of tilling, offering insightful reasons into how – and why – you need to adopt different practices in order to make the most of your land. He also talks about tilling practices in Brazil.
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Consultants
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Thompson Caiapó is behind www.cropspotters.com-- and a lot more. If you want to communicate with the Latin American audience about food or agriculture, talk with us first. Contact Us for more information about our consulting services
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The fertilizer industry has become extremely volatile over the last few years, making it difficult to know what is going to happen next. NPK Fertilizer Advisory Services provides information, analysis and recommendations that can help you decide when and at what price level to buy your fertilizer. Find out more - and sign up for a free trial newsletter - at www.npkfas.com
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Guest Commentator Links
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Luciana Franco is assistant editor of Globo Rural magazine, which covers commodity trends and news, and the agribusiness chain. She can be contacted via email at lfranco@edglobo.com.br
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Norberto Ortigara is the (Brazilian) State of Paraná’s Secretary of Agriculture. Visit the government website at http://www.seab.pr.gov.br/
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Pablo Adreani is available for individual consulting or group presentations in the US, in February and March to discuss the potential impact of the Argentine drought on soybean prices. Contact Us for more information.
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Rodrigo Diacov is an ag engineer, and heads up the soybean and cotton crop products area for BASF in Brazil.
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Luciana Franco
Norberto Ortigara
