IARN — On my recent trip to Brazil, hosted by Commstock Investments, I had the chance to travel with a few Iowa farmers who came along on the trip to see what there was to learn about agriculture in Brazil. Having that perspective of being in the second largest Ag state in the U.S., gives them a chance to understand how Brazilians are different in their production.
Mike Oberbroeckling is a farmer up in Clayton County. He talked about how the farmers have a different mindset from American farmers. Not in a negative way. It is just that American farmers are often four or more generations removed from when their farmland was developed. Whereas the Brazilians are still first and some second-generation producers who had a hand in getting the operation set up.
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Farmers from the U.S. and Canada visit farms in Mato Grosso during the Commstock Investments Brazilian Farmland Tour. (Photo by Dustin Hoffmann)
