Mass sowing of early grain and legumes began in the Brest region of Belarus
Belarus
Published Mar 22, 2022
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Agricultural organizations of the Brest region have begun mass sowing of early spring grain and leguminous crops, Vitaly Rud, deputy chairman of the committee on agriculture and food of the regional executive committee, told a BelTA correspondent.
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All districts were included in the sowing campaign, with the exception of the northern Gantsevichi and Lyakhovichi. The first outings in the field took place in the Baranovichi region. In Maloritsky, almost 1.4 thousand hectares have already been sown with early spring cereals and legumes, which is more than a third of all areas. The lands in this southernmost region of the region are almost 90% sand and sandy loam. To preserve moisture in the soil, they always begin to sow before the rest. One-fifth of what was needed was sown in the Drogichinsky district, and the leaders Berezovsky and Brestsky are catching up. Today, in the region as a whole, early cereals and legumes are sown on 7.1 thousand hectares, which is 7% of the plan. In total, these crops need to be sown on 105 thousand hectares. "Low negative temperatures at night held back the pace of mass field work in the region. Despite this, we are ahead of last year's schedule by about two days. All early spring grains and ...
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