• • • Russia and Belarus signed an annual pro forma balance sheet for 2019 Following the meeting of the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev with the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus Leonid Zayets on September 19, 2018, attended by the…
• • • Poisonous plants of hayfields and pastures of the forest zone of the European part of Russia: henbane, jimson weed, cowbane Plants that have a toxic effect on the livestock organism and spoil animal products must be timely detected. It allows providing full veterinary care, effectively prevent the…
• • • The most important thing is to know who holds the key to your farm data CSIRO agriculture and food researcher Michael Robertson said there was value in understanding what ag tech was coming over the horizon. “Broadly defined, digital agriculture means the use of data in all…
• • • Conservant effectiveness when storing rolled grain of maize Maize is one of the best high-energy components in livestock diet. Incomplete ripeness of maize grain in the Non-Chernozem region led to development of the processing technology for high-moisture grain via rolling and storing in sealed plastic bags. Compared…
• • • OMAFRA: the Some Good News About Glyphosate report The value of glyphosate to the agriculture industry, the economy and the environment is getting a bad and uninformed wrap from critics, say two long-time experts in agronomy and pesticide regulation fields who have reviewed a mountain of data…
• • • ESA considers that the consequences of this ruling present unacceptable socio-economic risks The European seed sector acknowledges the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in case C-528/16 of 25. July 2018 by which the Court interpreted the provisions of the EU’s Directive 2001/18 in such…
• • • Productivity of annual field crop mixtures in the dry steppe of the Volga region Field trials reported high productivity and also low adaptability of single-crop sowing. The latter makes productivity highly dependent on weather conditions. Cultivation of field crops as grass mixtures increases agrocenosis adaptability and productivity…
• • • Animal welfare survey available until October 31 Alberta’s livestock sector has until October 31 to complete a survey as part of the Livestock Welfare Engagement Project being conducted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) on behalf of the Alberta government. The goal of the project, says AFAC…
• • • Introduction of maize cultivation technology for grain production in the middle Urals The lack of seed production determined insignificant spread of short-season maize varieties and hybrids in ХХ century, requiring 95–100 days for the period of germination–dough stage. In contrast, the cultivation area for long-season genotypes increased…
• • • France begins vaccinating cows, sheep against anthrax The eastern French region of Hautes-Alpes said on September 17 it has begun vaccinating cows and sheep against anthrax after an outbreak of the fatal disease in the region. Vaccination doses for 5,000 cows and 10,000 sheep have been rushed…
