Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan: Application of mineral fertilizers and irrigation of the soil give a synergistic effect
It was said 8th of April at a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan with Deputy Minister Ildus Gabdrakhmanov. The theme of the meeting was to increase the efficiency of cultivation of forage crops for irrigation in the farms of the Republic of Tatarstan. Also Deputy Minister Nazip Hazipov, Director of the FSBI Tatmeliovodkhoz Management Mars Khismatullin, Professor of Kazan State Agrarian University Faik Sofiollin, representatives of farms and other responsible persons took part in the event.
Mars Khismatullin reported on the results of the implementation of the amelioration program in the Republic of Tatarstan and the prospects for further development of irrigative agriculture. In his report, he noted that in 2018, 3.4 thousand hectares of irrigative land were built and reconstructed, 35 hydraulic structures and ponds were repaired, which accumulate 89 million cubic meters of water.
It should be noted that the agricultural producers of Tatarstan are provided with state support to reimburse part of the cost of land reclamation:
Construction, reconstruction of water supply systems and drilling of wells is subsidized in the amount of 90% . In 2018, works worth 15 million rubles were subsidized.
Acquisition of irrigation equipment and pumping power equipment - 70% of the cost. In 2018, 130 million rubles were allocated for these purposes.
Construction and reconstruction of irrigated and drained land - 50% of the costs incurred.
Faik Sofiollin spoke about the features of the cultivation of forage crops for irrigation in the Republic of Tatarstan. He described the requirements for site selection, technologies for improvement of natural hayfields and pastures, the basic principles for the selection of grass and grass mixtures, the norms of seeding perennial grasses and the fertilizer system of meadows.
Invited to the meeting representatives of farms growing crops in irrigated areas shared their practical cultivation experience and plans for the current year.
At the conclusion Ildus Gabdrakhmanov noted that the return from mineral fertilizers is much more on irrigative lands. In this regard, it was decided to develop guidelines and conduct specialized training for specialists of farms working with irrigated areas, as well as assist interested farms in the acquisition of hydraulic feeders. The farms themselves are recommended to prepare maps of accommodation and nutrition of crops.
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Hydraulic submulters are special additional devices for sprinkling machines or installations, as well as independent technological equipment for preparing concentrated fertilizer solutions and dosing them into the irrigation water flow through the suction line of the pump or the discharge line of the irrigation system.