Handbook
Good cultivation practice
Material published by Embrapa, Sebrae and public bodies. None of the text is ours.
The season journey
From planning to selling. Each stage carries technical videos from Embrapa on what to do there.
- 1Season strategy
- 2Buying inputs
- 3Land preparation
- 4Planting
- 5Crop management
- 6Harvest
- 7Storage and selling
1. Season strategy
How much to plant, where, and with what expected return.
2. Buying inputs
Seed, fertiliser and crop protection: the largest cost item.
3. Land preparation
Correction, cover and desiccation before sowing.
4. Planting
Seed treatment, timing, spacing and fertilising.
A importância do tratamento de sementes de sojaSoja Radar da Tecnologia · Embrapa Soja
Orientações gerais para a instalação da lavoura de sojaSoja Radar da Tecnologia · Embrapa Soja
Principais aspectos na instalação da lavouraSoja Radar da Tecnologia · Embrapa Soja
Distribuição de fertilizantes por semeadoras adubadorasSoja Radar da Tecnologia · Embrapa Soja
5. Crop management
Weeds, insects and disease across the cycle.
6. Harvest
Harvest timing, losses and machine setup.
7. Storage and selling
Storing to sell better, and following price and harvest.
Upcoming events
Official calendars, kept current by the institutions themselves. We would rather link the calendar than publish dates that go stale without warning.
Reference portals
Nothing here is written by us. These are the institutions' own materials, carrying their publication date where they state one, so you can see when something is old.
| Source | Resource | What you will find | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
 Embrapa Soja | Publications and LibraryThe unit's catalogue: technical circulars, bulletins and document series on soybean. | The unit's catalogue: technical circulars, bulletins and document series on soybean. | Open |
| Embrapa | Publication search: soybeanSearch across Embrapa's whole catalogue. This is where a newer edition turns up when one is published. | Search across Embrapa's whole catalogue. This is where a newer edition turns up when one is published. | Open |
| Embrapa Soja | Soybean in numbersArea, production and yield for Brazilian soybean, a historical series kept by Embrapa itself. | Area, production and yield for Brazilian soybean, a historical series kept by Embrapa itself. | Open |
 SEBRAE | Content portalRunning a rural business: costs, formalisation, credit and selling, aimed at small producers. | Running a rural business: costs, formalisation, credit and selling, aimed at small producers. | Open |
 MAPA | Ministry of Agriculture and LivestockAgricultural policy, climate-risk zoning, rural credit and regulation. | Agricultural policy, climate-risk zoning, rural credit and regulation. | Open |
Every link was checked on 16/10/2026.