During the Expoagro event in San Nicolás, experts from the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) discussed the alarming yield gap in the cultivation of dryland wheat. They revealed that farmers are currently only achieving 52% of the crop's potential yield. This gap suggests that there is significant room for improvement in agricultural practices, particularly through better fertilization, crop management, and health control measures.

The researchers, agronomists Miguel Mac Maney and Horacio Repetto, presented their insights during a talk titled 'Management and Yield Gaps in Wheat: What are We Doing Right and What Are We Doing Wrong? How Can We Improve?'. They emphasized that by optimizing agronomic management practices, farmers could potentially increase their wheat yield significantly, addressing these gaps.

Improving wheat yields is critical not only for enhancing food security in Argentina but also for boosting the agricultural sector's overall productivity. This discussion sheds light on the necessary changes that need to be made by producers and could influence policies aimed at supporting better agricultural practices.