In the Bobruisk region, they completed the harvesting of winter barley, selectively started wheat

Topic newsTopic newsTopic news

July 29, Mogilev. In the Bobruisk region, they completed the harvesting of winter barley, actively harvesting rapeseed and selectively started to harvest winter wheat. This was told to a BelTA correspondent by Alexei Zhuravlev, First Deputy Chairman - Head of the Department for Agriculture and Food of the Bobruisk District Executive Committee.

"To date, all farms in the district have finished harvesting winter barley. A new crop for us was located on an area of ​​569 hectares. The yield was more than 44 centners per hectare - a good indicator. Now winter rapeseed is being harvested at an active pace. It was sown on 2.6 thousand hectares. ha. And now 73% of the task has already been removed," said Alexei Zhuravlev.

More than 12.4 thousand hectares have been sown with grains and legumes in the region, more than 1.3 thousand hectares, or 11% of the available areas, have been harvested to date. Selectively started harvesting winter wheat. “Here, of course, the weather is holding back. But little by little, they began to enter the fields. This year, more efforts will have to be made to bring the grain to the required conditions,” Alexei Zhuravlev stressed.

50 combines participate in this harvesting campaign in the Bobruisk region. "Everyone is on the move and ready for work. The region provided assistance in providing the necessary spare parts. The team of machine operators is also staffed, combine operators work together with assistants. Fuels and lubricants are available, all emerging issues are resolved in working order," he stressed.

As Aleksey Zhuravlev noted, due to the shift in harvest time, work on farms will overlap. “We understand the responsibility that lies with us not only for this year’s harvest, but also for the next one. Therefore, we have already started arable work for winter rapeseed. We have 100% fertilizer supply for this crop, therefore we are already laying a good foundation for the 2023 harvest, - he said. - Our farmers are in a fighting mood. Everyone understands perfectly well that we are responsible for the food safety not only of our district and region, but of the whole country. And a lot will depend on how we harvest and preserve the crop. Therefore that if there is grain, we will have meat, and milk , and prosperity."

According to the first deputy chairman of the district executive committee, the prospects for harvest this year are better than last. “In general, it’s too early to say, because the harvesting is still gaining momentum in the region, but we already see that the harvest will be better. Our main task is to carry out all the work on time and in accordance with technological standards. Of course, we set a goal to exceed last year’s figures,” he noted. "Everyone is motivated for high results. During the harvest, the work of each person in his place is important. And everyone understands this. There are no questions about discipline, there is still a competition between combine operators and drivers. And this gives even more incentive to work."