Season 2025: farmers spoke about the drought, rains, and precision farming technologies

The 2025 season Ukrainian agrarians describe as contrasting and unpredictable. This was discussed during a farmers' discussion at Agro Forza 2.0, organized by AgriLab, where participants shared their observations and technological solutions. In the Kirovohrad region, farmers faced a prolonged drought that "ate" the potential before full vegetation, and towards the end of the season, there were rains during the harvest. "For the past five years, two have been poor harvests. Rains have become short and sharp, dry periods longer. We are working in a new reality and winning with precision," noted Serhiy Tarovyk (Private Enterprise "Chance"). In southern Poltava, the situation is no better: the moisture map has shifted so much that current indicators resemble Crimea from fifteen years ago. Where seven years ago the norm was 10–12 t/ha of corn, today a good result is considered to be 8 t/ha. Meanwhile, Kyiv and central regions are balancing between extremes—local excess rainfall and ...