• • • Harvest trials to assess seed ryegrass Results of field trials on two dairy farms comparing commercial ryegrass seed performance will be presented to a Western Dairy forum next month. Three harvests of the trial sites to compare 10 lines of ryegrass have been conducted so far since…
• • • Crop productivity on slope area of southeastern Cisbaikalia This paper reports on slope lands, used as farm fields in a forest-steppe. Forest-steppe comprises open steppe and high-density woodlands, varying in microclimate, soil fertility and productivity. Nonerodible forest-steppe provides the most favorable microclimatic and soil conditions for high…
• • • Farm minister, commissioner discuss CAP in 2021-2027 The European Union’s agricultural policy should remain farmer-friendly and well funded after 2020, Farm Minister István Nagy said on Monday, after talks in Budapest with Phil Hogan, the EU commissioner for agriculture and rural development. Land-size based direct payments should…
• • • Comparing of festulolium productivity and nutritional value as monoculture and grass mixtures with conventional perennial grasses on sod-podzolic soil in the Upper Volga region The investigation aimed at development of region-specific cultivation technology for legume-gramineous mixtures with festulolium in order to obtain feeds, balanced in sugar-to-protein ratio.…
• • • 3rd Silk Road Agricultural Education and Cooperation Forum Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad hosted 3rd Silk Road Agricultural Education and Cooperation Forum, at the Rectorate of University of Novi Sad, on July 2-4, 2018. About 120 participants from 35 institutions attended the Forum, mainly from the universities and…
• • • Irish exporters have accessed this market A Cork-based exporter is looking for mainly Friesian, Hereford and Angus weanling bulls to export to Poland. Noel Gowen, who’s tasked with overseeing the operation with Grasstec, said: “We are planning to send approximately 100-200 head per week to Poland. “This…
• • • To the breeding of spring barley “Kamashevskiy” This report deals with detailed morphological, economical and biological characteristics of new drought-resistant variety of spring barley “Kamashevskiy”. The variety tested in field and farm trials showed high resistance to the climate of the Middle Volga region. In 2017 after…
• • • The talks were held on October 4 in Moscow on the eve of the meeting The talks were held on October 4 in Moscow on the eve of the meeting between Head of Federal Service Sergey Dankvert and Ambassador of Argentina to the Russian Federation Ricardo Lagorio.…
• • • Adaptation of grass agroecosystems under European changing climate The information of this paper is based on analytical evaluation of the results, presented at 26th General Meeting of European Grassland Federation, taken place in 2016. Climate change and its influence on grassland systems from Mediterranean to Northern Europe…
• • • European badgers’ gut bacteria may be powerful ally in bovine TB fight Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers look at novel ways to reduce TB spillover from European badgers to cattle in midst of ongoing outbreak. New research funded by the Morris Animal Foundation is shedding light on how…
