Nikolay Denisov assessed the condition of winter and spring crops in the northern regions of the Nizhny Novgorod region

Minister of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Nikolay Denisov assessed the condition of wheat, barley, corn, flax and other crops in the Urensky, Tonkinsky and Sharangsky municipal districts.
The tour was also attended by heads and agronomists of the agricultural departments of the municipalities of the northern part of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, heads and specialists of agricultural organizations and farms.
"We traditionally tour the fields in the northern regions. They differ from other territories in both climatic conditions and soil fertility indicators - it is much more difficult to conduct agriculture here . Our task is to ensure that enterprises in all municipalities make a profit, therefore, in order to stimulate the development of agricultural production in the northern regions of the region, a system of increasing coefficients is in effect when providing subsidies for both per-hectare support and the purchase of agricultural machinery," said Nikolay Denisov.
In the Urensky District, the participants of the tour examined the fields of winter wheat of the Moskovskaya 56 variety, barley of the Vladimir and Nadezhny varieties, and corn of the Rodriguez variety.
"Wheat of the Moskovskaya 56 variety is really stable for our zone. We tried others, but this one is the most favorable. In the fall, we plowed the soil, applied fertilizers during sowing, and fed it in the spring. And we got a good result," said Ilya Izhikov, chief agronomist of Nikitino LLC.
In addition, the participants of the tour assessed the demonstration crops of Perevozskaya Seed Station OJSC - 31 varieties of corn. And in the Tonkinsky District, they examined the crops of flax of the Dobrynya and Caesar varieties.
The tour ended in the Sharangsky District, where, in addition to corn, wheat, rye, and barley, winter rape and winter vetch are grown.
According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, this year the wheat harvest will be collected from 371 thousand hectares, barley from 117 thousand hectares, flax from more than three thousand hectares, and corn from eight thousand hectares.