In Belarus, it is a type of replacement soybean

In agriculture, the demand for soybeans is growing, primarily as animal feed. However, as the publication "SB. Belarus Today" notes, this crop, "although rich in protein, is not very easy to grow." It is reported that this season scientists have offered farmers an alternative - white lupine of the alkaloid-free variety "Michurinsky". “The unpretentious plant performed well during tests in the fields of the Grodno Zonal Institute of Plant Growing. This year, 17 farms in different regions of the Grodno region decided to support the important experiment,” the publication writes. Director of the Grodno Zonal Institute of Plant Growing Vladimir Makaro is confident that “white lupine is worthy of serious competition with the capricious soybean.” The protein content in the crops is the same - 38%, but growing lupine is much easier: “Tests have shown that it gives a good harvest even on poor sandy loam soils, and also, unlike soybeans, it ripens not in late autumn, but already in August. ...