More than half of the districts of the Minsk region have started
sowing early spring grain and leguminous crops, BelTA learned from
Sergey Primachenko, head of the agriculture and crop production
department of the Agriculture and Food Committee of the Minsk regional
executive committee.
"The weather conditions allowed to start the sowing campaign in
the country as a whole earlier than usual.In the Minsk region, more than
half of the regions have already started seeding early spring grain and
leguminous crops, which is not quite usual for this time. Region, but
they are connected to them and areas from the central part, "- said
Sergei Primachenko.
In the Minsk region, the planting of early spring grain and
leguminous crops is planned for an area of more than 230,000 hectares.
About 3 thousand hectares have already been planted with these crops,
and the largest areas in the Luban region (more than 1,7 thousand
hectares). In general, the area of spring sowing will exceed 560
thousand hectares, remaining at the level of the previous year. As noted
by the representative of the regional agricultural trade, the structure
of sown areas is formed and this year will not significantly change. In
the central region there are no specific dates for the completion of
spring sowing, but the heads of agricultural enterprises are focused on
its implementation in the optimal agrotechnical terms. Under favorable
weather conditions and the required soil temperature, work must be
completed within 10 days.
The region is tasked with carrying out spring sowing of cereals
and leguminous crops with seeds of high reproductions. Before the
beginning of the sowing campaign for the harvest of 2017 in the
agricultural organizations of the central region, there were 61 thousand
tons of seeds in the presence of 57 thousand tons.
In the agricultural organizations of the Minsk region, the
accumulation of fuel, mineral and nitrogen fertilizers, and the export
of organic materials to the fields continue. Until March 25, the Minsk
Regional Inspection of the Hospitality Supervision, together with the
State Traffic Inspectorate and regional executive committees, conducts a
household inspection of agricultural machinery.
Written by belta.by