In the Irkutsk region it is planned to increase the volume of procurement of feed for farm animals

In the Irkutsk region it is planned to increase the volume of procurement of feed for farm animals
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Agricultural producers of the Irkutsk region have started harvesting fodder for farm animals. Almost 29 thousand tons of hay, 22.5 thousand tons of haylage, 3,945 tons of silage have been harvested. Forage harvesting work continues. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the region Ilya Sumarokov.

- For the upcoming wintering, it is planned to prepare over a million tons of rough and succulent fodder in all categories of farms and increase their nutritional value per one conditional HEAD of cattle, - said the head of the regional department.

According to Ilya Sumarokov, it is planned to harvest 481 thousand tons of hay and haylage, 126.6 thousand tons of straw, 255 thousand tons of silage and 164.7 thousand tons of feed grain. The carryover stock of rough and succulent fodder in agricultural organizations and peasant (farm) farms in the region is 103.2 thousand tons, which is 12.2% of the annual requirement.

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