Potato farms of the Alexandrovsky district in the Orenburg region are finishing planting tubers. As of May 25, on the farm of individual entrepreneur Bolotin, potatoes were planted on an area of 61 hectares (94% of the plan), at Murzakaev FE - 106 ha (94%), at Itkulov FE - 50 ha (100%).
The regional ministry of agriculture said that farmers continue sowing spring crops. As of the indicated date, machine operators sowed 63 thousand ha of grain and leguminous crops - 97% of the plan and 26 thousand ha of industrial crops - 85% of the plan. By the way, Victor LLC insured grain crops on a total area of more than three thousand hectares or 150% of the plan.
In addition, agricultural producers continue to update the machine and tractor fleet. In the current year, 41 units of equipment and inventory worth over 136 million rubles were purchased. Of these, eight are new tractors of various modifications, eight combine harvesters and one second-hand tractor.
Also, farms are in full swing work in the livestock industry. Cattle were transferred to summer pasture maintenance. Agricultural workers are engaged in the repair of livestock buildings and the preparation of sites for the reception of roughage.