Belarus: The farmers repeat, without slowing down the pace of field work

Published 2023년 6월 6일

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Drought conditions in Belarus are impacting the growth and development of crops, particularly winter crops such as wheat, rye, triticale, and perennial grasses. The lack of rainfall since mid-May has led to a significant reduction in soil moisture, causing yellowing, twisting, and drying of leaves in cereal crops. The situation is worsened by extreme weather conditions including night frosts and a cold spring. While it's too early to make pessimistic forecasts, experts warn that the drought could affect the effectiveness of other factors, lead to irreversible consequences during plant development, and potentially result in crop shortages. The drought is also negatively affecting forage harvesting, reducing yield and quality. Despite these challenges, agricultural enterprises in Belarus have managed to mow over 47,000 hectares of first-cut grasses per day, marking a significant increase from last year.

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Original content

Rainlessness is a word rarely used, but today it characterizes the situation in the fields better than other phrases and terms and explains the fears of the villagers. Experts and farmers assure that it is too early to make pessimistic forecasts, while the weather conditions are called extreme, recalling the cold beginning of spring, night frosts, and most importantly, the prolonged lack of rain. At the end of last week, Belhydromet stated a significant reduction in soil moisture in the arable horizon under cereal crops, winter rapeseed and perennial grasses compared to mid-May. Low reserves of productive moisture in the Brest, Minsk, Gomel regions and in other regions in some areas. According to visual assessments of a number of meteorological stations in the Vitebsk, Minsk and Gomel regions, the condition of cereal crops has deteriorated: yellowing, twisting and drying of the leaves have begun. Weak rains in places took place in a number of regions, including last weekend, but ...

Source: Zol