Agricultural workers of the Vitebsk region have completed the sowing of spring grain and leguminous crops
Currently, farmers are actively sowing corn, for which 120 thousand hectares have been allocated in the region this year. The work is ahead of the 2019 indicator, although the area for this crop has increased by 10 thousand hectares. The expansion is due to plans to obtain corn for grain. As of the morning of May 14, a total of 80 thousand hectares have been sown. "With this scope of work, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, we plan to fully complete it by May 25. This deadline is due to the introduction into crop rotation of areas previously occupied by winter rapeseed and inter-row crops with rye, in order to prevent these lands from lying fallow," noted Sergey Egorov.
The pace of work by the rural workers is determined by weather conditions. For example, some time ago, when there were favorable days, they sowed 7-8 thousand hectares daily. Now, due to periodic rains, this figure has decreased to 3.5-4 thousand.
Among other important spring concerns of farmers, the head of the department mentioned applying organic fertilizers to fields, plowing the soil, planting open-ground vegetables, millet, and buckwheat. The latter will occupy 350 hectares this year. Its traditional sowing is mainly carried out by farms in the southern districts, which allocate about 20-30 hectares for this crop.