Professor and researcher at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Current coordinator (2024-2026 term) of the Postgraduate Program in Agronomy - PPGA (CAPES Concept 6). Supervisor at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels in the area of #8203;#8203;Phytotechnics/Management and cultural practices, with 9 postgraduate theses defended as main supervisor, 2 doctoral dissertations and 7 master's theses, currently with 3 dissertations and 3 doctoral theses in progress as main supervisor, in addition to collaborations as co-supervisor. Coordinator of the research group registered with CNPq: "Research Group on Field Crops", composed of 11 researchers, including 6 professors from 4 Brazilian universities, other researchers at the national level, and 1 researcher from the University of Wisconsin (Madison - USA), 1 researcher from the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC - Uruguay), and students under supervision at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Among the research projects developed, those carried out on rural properties in the state of Rio Grande do Sul stand out, contributing to the expansion of crop plants to grain-producing regions of Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, I am the author of 122 full articles published in scientific journals, collaboration with the publication of chapters in 11 scientific books, and dozens of abstracts in congresses. In the last 5 years, I have published 40 scientific articles, notably in some of the international journals AGRONOMY JOURNAL; EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY; JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH and the national journals CIÊNCIA E AGROTECNOLOGIA; CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY; CIÊNCIA RURAL; ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY; SEMINA-CIENCIAS AGRARIAS. I am currently registered as a reviewer in 12 scientific journals and am an area editor for the journal CIÊNCIA RURAL. I collaborated as an evaluator in calls for proposals from FAPERGS and internal calls for proposals from UFSM, in addition to collegiate bodies and substitute coordination of the Agronomy course at UFSM. Approved in the 2024 Gaúcho Researcher Call for Proposals at the Rio Grande do Sul State Research Support Foundation (FAPERGS). During my professional career, I collaborated in the development of 2 black oat cultivars registered under the names UFSMFW 2101 and UFSMFW 2202. Focused on disseminating knowledge, I created a social network on Instagram: agricultura.nodetalhe with the aim of bringing practical experiences and technical information to rural producers and professionals in the agricultural field. Conducting lectures for an audience of academics, rural producers, and professionals in the field of agriculture, with the aim of disseminating knowledge.