The harvesting campaign continues in the region’s economy. Farmers are harvesting winter grain, preparing land for the 2020 harvest. The harvest of grain crops began in 6 districts of the region - Batetsky, Volotovsky, Novgorod, Soletsky, Starorussky, Khvoininsky.
As of August 19, more than 10 thousand tons of grain from an area of 3,0 thousand ha were threshed in the region. Novgorod Bacon continues to harvest rapeseed in Starorussky and Volotovsky districts. The work was carried out on an area of 785 ha.
“The potato digging is gaining momentum. 2,8 thousand tons of potatoes were accumulated, including 2,6 thousand tons in potato farms.
Among the leaders are farmers of the Novgorod, Shimsky and Starorussky districts, ”the website of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Novgorod Region reports. In addition, the farms of Borovichi, Novgorod and Shimsky regions have harvested more than 300 tons of early varieties of cabbage.
Source: https://vnru.ru