Vitebsk region has started sowing early grain and leguminous crops

The first seeders have entered the fields in Beshenkovichi, Glubokoye, Dubrovno, Lepel, Miory, and Ushachi districts, the regional agricultural department reported.

Currently, selective sowing of early grain and leguminous crops is underway. Soil plowing has begun in almost all regions. 19.9% of perennial grasses have been sown, and over 4.6 million tons of organic fertilizers have been applied (77.7% of the target).

Other types of work are being carried out to establish a new harvest on winter crop areas and prepare pastures. This spring, Vitebsk region is set to sow 212 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops, 80 thousand hectares each of spring rapeseed and corn, 13.1 thousand hectares of flax, and 3 thousand hectares of potatoes. Annual and perennial grasses will occupy 34 and 162 thousand hectares, respectively. Moreover, to improve the fodder base for the livestock industry, clover in its pure form should be sown on an area of at least 100 thousand hectares.

SERGEY LYASHUK, photos by Dmitry Osipov, "Vitebskiye Vesti".