NEWS

The implementation of the construction project of the agro-industrial park “M-7 Vysokaya Gora” was discussed today at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan.

On May 19, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov visited the Kazan Research Center of the Russian Federation. During the visit, the minister got acquainted with the areas of scientific activity of the research center, examined laboratories specializing in biology, agriculture and chemistry, met with scientists and specialists, discussed the prospects for further cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tatarstan and the FRC of the KazSC RAS.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan has begun the digitalization of the livestock industry. In each district of Tatarstan, the basic farms for the introduction of advanced digital technologies are identified. This was announced today by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Lenar Garipov.

At the beginning of May, 132 mortar units were built and commissioned in Tatarstan, designed to increase the efficiency of foliar application and protective measures in the fields. In May, it is planned to commission 29 more stationary mortar units.

This morning President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Novosheshminsky district. He was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov.

On May 13, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov made a visit to Rybno-Slobodsky District. He was accompanied by the head of the region Ildar Tazutdinov.

Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev held a regular meeting to monitor the situation with socially significant agricultural products and food. The event was attended by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Nail Zalakov.

Russian livestock breeders appealed to the National Union of Agricultural Insurers with a request to assess the risk of infection of agricultural animals with a new coronavirus. The Union forwarded the question to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) and received an answer that the pandemic does not increase the risks of keeping livestock.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, on the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tatarstan, decided to allocate 10 million rubles to a program for selling vegetable seeds to rural people.

May started, the sun finally warms up, and there are potato growers starting their work. They are waiting when, as required by technology, the soil warms up to 8-10 degrees. According to popular belief - this is the beginning of the blooming of birch. And it doesn’t matter if you are a week late for this moment - potatoes prefer warm soil.