The farmers of Buryatia broke last year's potato harvest record, harvesting 131 thousand tons. This was reported to reporters by the press service of the republican government.
“90% of the potato fields have been harvested, 131 thousand tons of potatoes have been harvested from them. This figure has already exceeded this year’s plan by 5.7% and broke last year’s record. Last year, at the end of the season, 102.5 thousand tons of potatoes were harvested,” - reported the press service. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic clarified that the average potato yield this year is 161.7 c/ha, in agricultural organizations it is even higher - 209 c/ha. “For comparison: last year the average yield was 140 c/ha, which is the average yield in the climatic conditions of Buryatia. Exceeding the figure of 200 c/ha is considered a very high yield,” the ministry clarified. A record harvest was recorded on the farm of farmer Dmitry Vikhrev in the Ivolginsky district. The potato yield on the farmer's farm reached 350 c/ha, and vegetable yield 400 c/ha. “All technologies were followed “from A to Z”, weather conditions this year also played a role - it was not ...
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