Farms in the Vitebsk region have harvested almost 50% of the second cutting of grasses

August 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Farms in the Vitebsk region have come close to the 50 percent mark in harvesting second-cut grasses, the Agriculture and Food Committee of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. As of August 2, 62.4 thousand hectares of grasslands have been mown in the region, or 48% of the area. To date, 159.9 thousand tons of hay have been harvested, including almost 121 thousand tons for public livestock, 2.2 million tons of silage, and 76.7 thousand tons of silage. There are 15.49 centners of feed units per conditional head of cattle, which slightly exceeds the level of the feed base harvested as of the same date in 2011. Grass harvesting will continue in the region throughout August, and the main efforts of the villagers are currently focused on harvesting grain and leguminous crops. Tomorrow promises to be particularly productive for them. Thus, grain yield may exceed the mark of 500 thousand tons. As of August 2, it amounted to 438.9 thousand tons with a daily increase of 55-60 thousand tons. Also, on August 3, the first thousand-ton crew of young and adult combine operators is expected to appear in the Vitebsk region. The main contenders for this title are working in the Orsha, Chashniki, and Postavy districts.