The yield of fodder corn in the Vitebsk region exceeds last year's by more than a third

September 9, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. The yield of fodder corn in the farms of the Vitebsk region exceeds last year's figure by almost 38%, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Agriculture and Food Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

As of September 9, the crop has been harvested on 26.4 thousand hectares across the region, which is more than a quarter of the planned harvesting areas. The gross yield of green mass has exceeded 865 thousand tons. The average yield in the region is over 327 centners per hectare, which is about 90 centners per hectare more than on the same date last year.

Farms in two districts of the region are achieving yields above 400 centners per hectare: in the Liozno district, this figure is almost 453 centners per hectare, and in the Polotsk district, it is 408 centners per hectare. In the Vitebsk region, the main volume of silage will be prepared from corn, and for the first time, under favorable conditions, it is planned to harvest part of the crops for grain and thresh about 50 thousand tons.

In total, across the region, grasses have been mowed for the second cutting on an area of about 84 thousand hectares, or 65% of the target. 868.8 thousand tons of fodder units have been harvested, or more than 68% of the target; the provision of fodder per conventional head of cattle is about 18.8 centners of fodder units. More than 163 thousand tons of hay, over 2.2 million tons of haylage, and also 747.4 thousand tons of silage have been harvested, including more than 640 thousand tons of corn silage, which is almost 27% of the target.-0-