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According to the latest information on the progress of agricultural work for April 22, the harrowing in the republic was performed on an area of 1091.8 thousand hectares (12 thousand hectares in 2018), of which winter harvested - 115.6 thousand hectares (0.1 thousand hectares in 2018), perennial grasses - 258.9 thousand hectares (10.8 thousand hectares in 2018), zyabi and a couple - 717.3 thousand hectares (1.1 thousand hectares in 2018).

So the long-awaited time for farmers to go out into the field has come, and the farms of the Spassky district have begun to carry out agrotechnical measures - primary feeding and harrowing of the crops. Carrying out of these works in fast terms and with observance of necessary requirements is a guarantee of a good harvest.

“Spring this year came early. The work on harrowing perennial grasses, feeding winter crops, and harrowing of plowland is planned to start on April 12. Technique is ready for planting. On April 10, the commission, which arrived in the region from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan, gave a positive assessment of the readiness of the machine-technical park, machinery for spring field work in the farms. Prior to this, on April 4, we ourselves with the commissions evaluated the readiness of the equipment, ”said Engel Fattakhov, Head of Aktanyshsky District, opening the agricultural conference which was held with the participation of heads of agricultural organizations, heads of rural settlements, farmers and responsible specialists of the area. The conference was also attended by scientists leading the main scientific activities in the field of agriculture of Tatarstan, scientists from Bashkortostan.

In Tatarstan, in seven municipal districts, water was being closed on the fields. As Irek Sadykov, the head of the agriculture development department of the ministry, noted, the farmers of the Yutazinsky, Aznakaevsky, Almetyevsky, Nurlatsky, Alekseevsky, Zainsky, Sarmanovsky municipal districts were the first to start this work in the republic.

In the Zainsky district, the results of the regional competition among the organizations of the agro-industrial complex on readiness for the spring field campaign of this year were summed up.

On April 10, a special commission under the supervision of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Rishat Khabipova checked the readiness of all farms in the Nurlatsky district for spring field work.

April 9, one of the first commission inspections of the readiness of agricultural machinery for spring field work in 2019 was held in the Arsky district.

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.

In general, to conduct seasonal field work in 2019, the republic’s farms will need about 140 thousand tons of fuel and lubricants.

On March 28, in the FGBOU DPO "Tatar Institute for Retraining of Agribusiness Personnel" a round table was held on the theme "Advanced technologies and improving the efficiency of crop production in agricultural enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan". It was held by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildus Gabrakhmanov. The event was attended by Anas Lukmanov, director of the Tatarsky Agrochemical Service Center, deputy director of the branch of the Rosselkhoztsentr Federal Republic of Tatarstan Galina Polyakh, as well as agronomists, heads of advanced agricultural organizations and peasant farms.