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KALUGA, June 13 Spring field work in the Kaluga region has been successfully completed, agricultural producers have increased the sown area by 21,000 hectares, said the governor of the region Vladislav Shapsha.
The government of the Kaluga region informs that on Tuesday the governor Vladislav Shapsha held a meeting of the government of the region. One of the issues on the agenda was the completion of the sowing campaign.
Anticipating the discussion, Vladislav Shapsha noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting back in May to discuss the organization of spring field work. «It was noted that their organization is the basis of the future harvest, and hence the security of the country and the stability of the agricultural industry as a whole,» the press service of the regional government quoted the governor as saying.
According to the head of the region, this year the weather allowed Kaluga farmers to start work ahead of schedule.
«Works on the preparation of agricultural machinery were financed in a timely manner. Farmers were provided with seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products, fuels and lubricants. Spring field work was completed within the maximum agrotechnical terms. Our agricultural producers increased the area under crops by 21,000 hectares in total,» he said. head of the region. He added that since the beginning of the year, the government of the Kaluga region has provided agricultural producers with subsidies in the amount of 1.8 billion rubles, helped to purchase 124 units of agricultural machinery.
Minister of Agriculture of the Kaluga Region Leonid Gromov informed at the meeting that «given that the region's priority agricultural sector is animal husbandry, a set of measures has been taken to form a solid forage base.» «As of today, fodder crops have been sown on an area of 83.2 thousand hectares, or 131% compared to 2022. Sowing of fodder crops will continue until the end of June,» the regional minister noted.
The work done and the results achieved, according to Leonid Gromov, «undoubtedly, will make it possible to maintain growth rates in animal husbandry.» He stressed that, according to operational data, today the Kaluga region maintains a stable positive dynamics in the development of animal husbandry.
«As of June 1, the number of cattle in agricultural organizations of the region amounted to 217.9 thousand heads, plus four thousand heads or 102% of the previous year. Gross milk production for five months amounted to 199.4 thousand tons, which is 17 .7 thousand tons, or 10% more than the corresponding period of the last year,» said Leonid Gromov.