In total, spring crops have been sown on an area of over 39 thousand hectares, which is more than 10% of the plan. Of these, spring grain and leguminous crops have been sown on over 37 thousand hectares, or 15% of the target. The pace of sowing operations is gradually increasing. For example, on April 15, about 8.5 thousand hectares were sown, and to complete the work within the optimal timeframe, a daily increase of 15-16 thousand hectares is required, the committee noted. All districts of the region have started sowing, with the leading farms being in Orsha (4.9 thousand hectares sown, or about 18% of the plan), Vitebsk (3.1 thousand hectares, 11.4%), Tolochin (2.7 thousand hectares, 9.8%), and Chashniki (2.5 thousand hectares, 17.9%) districts. In total, over 800 combined units have been prepared for the work, but due to soil conditions, only about 60% have been put into operation so far.

The decision to honor the best workers of the region was made two years ago, and this event has become a real celebration. This time, the award ceremony took place at the Yanka Kupala National Theatre.

For the first half of the year, facilities for keeping cattle for 400 head were commissioned at the municipal agricultural enterprise "Rydomlsky", after reconstruction at OJSC "Yanovicha-Agro" for 200 head, a rapeseed oil production line with a capacity of 59.5 tons per day at OJSC "Gluboksky Feed Mill", the first start-up complex of winter greenhouses with an area of 5 hectares at OJSC "Rudakovo", and other facilities. The structure of investments this year has also undergone changes. The main volume for organizations under the jurisdiction of the regional executive committee was mastered through credit resources, the share of which was 47.9% of the total investment volume with a growth rate of 126.4% compared to the same period in 2010. The volume of preferential credit resources exceeded 85% of the total volume of mastered loans. Funds of organizations were used below last year's level: their share in the first half of this year decreased compared to the same period last year from 18.5% to 16.2%. The share of budget sources of investment decreased from 22.7% in January-June 2010 to 20.2% in the six months of this year.