Farmers in the southern regions show a high interest in growing winter peas.

Farmers explain this by the fact that in the south, under conditions of spring drought, winter crops are better suited for cultivation than spring ones. However, with the increase in the winter crop area, there remains a need to diversify crop rotation. This is discussed in the article: "Winter peas: sowing and protection. A successful solution for modern climatic conditions" on SuperAgronom.com. "There is no such thing as a spring crop for the south. You have to choose between sunflower and flax. Spring peas yield 10%, sunflowers maybe 50% to recoup costs. So we want to stock up on winter pea and flax seeds to quickly pivot in the spring or late autumn if needed. For example, if winter rapeseed fails, we can resow with winter peas or leave the field for flax," explained Oleg Veselov, Director of Agro Production at LLC "Nibulon Agro." Winter peas are also sown in the central regions of Ukraine—Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad oblasts. The flexible sowing dates for the crop ...