In the Orenburg region, Russia, the sown areas of alternative crops are being increased

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Orenburg Region held a meeting of the working group in the mode of videoconferencing on laying demonstration crops. Opening the meeting, First Deputy Minister Grigory Zakharov noted that one of the main factors ensuring stable yields is the use of varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops that are as close as possible to local natural and climatic conditions, in connection with which the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia set the task of increasing in 2022 number of demonstration sites. In addition, to reduce the negative effects of drought, agricultural producers of the region increase the sown areas of alternative crops (flax, safflower, sorghum), which are able to form stable crops with insufficient moisture in the soil and rare precipitation. This year it is planned to increase the sowing of alternative crops to 155.0 thousand hectares, including flax, safflower and sorghum - 96.5 thousand hectares. Nikolai Lebedev, head of the crop ...