Russia: Sowing of agricultural crops completed in the Nizhny Novgorod region
Russia
Published Jun 15, 2022
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The sowing of agricultural crops has been completed in the region. This was announced by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin. “The sowing campaign in the Nizhny Novgorod Region has been completed. According to operational data collected from agricultural organizations and farms, 590,000 hectares of farmland have been sown with various crops,” said Gleb Nikitin. The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region noted that the main agricultural crops remain cereals, with which almost 420 thousand hectares are sown.
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“Of course, a lot depends on the weather, but so far it does not fail. Thanks to everyone who participated in the sowing campaign,” added Gleb Nikitin. Also, 10.2 thousand hectares are sown with corn for grain in the region; sunflower seed - 7.2 thousand hectares; vegetables - 0.9 thousand hectares; sugar beet - 13.2 thousand hectares; rapeseed - 14.7 thousand tons; fiber flax - 3.1 thousand hectares; oil flax - 12.3 thousand hectares; mustard - 5.3 thousand hectares. Potatoes are planted on an area of 15.1 thousand hectares. From fodder crops: annual grasses were sown on 56.5 thousand hectares and corn for silage - on 32.3 thousand hectares. Nikolai Denisov, Minister of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, noted that the period of crop ripening is of great importance for farmers. “It is necessary to carry out a set of agrotechnological works in a timely manner aimed at forming a good harvest - to feed the plants and treat them from diseases, pests and ...
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