Russia: Farmers near Moscow sowed about 10 thousand hectares with spring crops in the first week of the spring field campaign

Agrarians of the Moscow Region have sowed more than 9,000 hectares of land with spring crops since the beginning of the spring sowing campaign, which started in a number of districts of the region on April 28, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region reported on Friday. "During the first week of sowing in the Moscow region, more than 9 thousand hectares of spring crops were sown. Of these, 2.5 thousand hectares are wheat," the report says. About 5 thousand more hectares - barley, oats, corn for grain, peas and other cereals, 1.5 hectares were sown with fodder crops - corn for silage, annual and coverless grasses. "The region is fully provided with seeds, and farmers are keeping good pace, which was achieved, among other things, due to preliminary preparation for field work. In addition to spring and fodder crops, in some areas they started sowing oilseeds, vegetables and planting potatoes," - the message contains the words of the deputy ...