Russia: Sowing campaign in North Ossetia starts in April

In the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, preparations continue for spring sowing for the 2023 harvest, which is scheduled for April. To date, about 17 thousand hectares have been fed with winter crops, including: winter wheat - 11 thousand hectares, winter barley - 2 thousand hectares, winter rapeseed - 4 thousand hectares. “The sowing campaign in North Ossetia will tentatively begin in mid-April when a stable soil temperature of the arable layer reaches at least +8 C,” said Igor Kadzaev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of North Ossetia-Alania. The acquisition of seed material and mineral fertilizers is ...