• • • Effect of entomofauna on alfalfa productivity in forest-steppe of the Samara Region The research aimed at testing the entomofauna effect on alfalfa productivity at various developmental stages in the Samara region. It took place at Volga Agricultural Research Institute n. a. P.N. Konstantinov. The highest number of…
• • • Get ready for drone sprayers The use of drones in agriculture seems to gain a little more momentum every season. So far, the jobs they’ve been put to include taking NDVI images and crop scouting, among others. Don Campbell, owner of ROGA Drone, says his start-up company…
• • • Productivity and quality of pea and chickpea as affected by modern biostimulators The research aimed at studying the effect of biostimulators, microelements and fertilizer on pea and chickpea in the Middle Volga region. The experiment took place in 2013–2016 on the laboratory “Korma”. Soil — chernozem, consisted…
• • • RALF 2018 – Romanian Agriculture Leadership Forum RALF – Romanian Agriculture Leadership Forum is an event dedicated to the large farmers (+1000 ha) and to the leaders in industry, that promotes best practices, business models and examples of success from Romanian and international agriculture. Each year the Forum…
• • • With EU support, first digital farm opens in Serbia As of today, Krivaja – a village near Backa Topola – is home to the first ever digital farm in Serbia and the region. It is a unique place where cutting-edge technology, combined with agricultural machinery, is applied…
• • • Productivity and quality of sudan grass, sunflower and their mixtures with soybean and spring vetch for haylage and silage production Developing multi-varietal agrophytocesoses allows significant increase of forage value and balancing it in digestible protein content. The research included evaluation of yield, chemical composition and feed parameters…
• • • EBVs are critical in selection process The benefit of using estimated breeding values (EBVs) as part of the beef cattle selection process was highlighted to producers at a beef cattle field day run by WA Santa Gertrudis breeders at Cundarra, Gingin, recently. Tropical Beef Technology Services technical…
• • • Developing high-productive agrocenosis of sorghum as influenced by seeding rate in the forest-steppe of the Volga Region Due to intensification of drought season as a result of climate change, cultivation of drought-tolerant crops is required to improve grain fodder production in summer, especially grain sorghum. Paper deals with…
• • • New investment fund launched dedicated to innovative animal health, nutrition Seventure Partners, one of Europe’s leaders in financing innovation and a world leader in Life science microbiome investment, announced that it has launched AVF, the innovative venture capital fund, targeted at supporting companies in the field of…
• • • Rosselkhoznadzor Held Meeting with Auditors from DG SANTE of European Commission A meeting between the Rosselkhoznadzor and auditors from the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission took place under the chairmanship of Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and…
