A "Farmer's Day" was held for farmers of the Omsk region within the framework of the AgroOmsk-2019 exhibition

The heads of peasant farms in municipal districts visited the experimental fields of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, watched a demonstration of agricultural machinery and exchanged experiences.

On July 25, the agrotechnical exhibition-fair AgroOmsk-2019 continued its work for all residents of Omsk and guests of the city. As part of the business program for heads of peasant farms, a "Farmer's Day" was held with the participation of representatives of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, Science, Omsk Agrarian University, representatives of the Omsk Experimental Plant, Rosagroleasing and Rosselkhoznadzor.  

Yuri Epanchintsev, Head of the Department of Crop Production and Mechanization of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, addressed the seminar participants with a welcoming speech. He spoke about government support measures in the crop industry this year, paid special attention to technology compliance, mineral fertilizers, soil fertility, which determines high crop yields, as well as technical re-equipment.

The heads of the farms were addressed by Maxim Chekusov, head of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, and Vladimir Moroz, head of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Omsk region, who focused on conditioned seeds from 1 to 4 reproductions, especially since state support has been provided to those farmers who use such seeds in their farms. 

The representative of the Omsk Experimental Plant spoke about new developments in the agricultural machinery of the enterprise, in particular about the modular sowing complex "Sower – 3.6M", the cultivator with fertilizer "KVU - 12", straw shredders "TORNADO" for all types of combines, the breeding combine SK – 110 and others. The representative of JSC "Roselkhozbank" provided information on lending as a business development tool.

A representative of Rosagroleasing JSC made a presentation explaining the advantages of this preferential program for agricultural producers. It should be noted that this program is valid for agricultural producers who have been working for more than 1 year. Additional advantages of working with Rosagroleasing JSC are subsidies from the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, discounts from manufacturers and extended warranty periods. For the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal districts, as well as the Republic of Crimea, the federal city of Sevastopol and the Kaliningrad region, there is a 20% discount on products of domestic agricultural producers within the framework of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1432. For other regions of the Russian Federation, this discount is 15%.

After the official part, the heads of peasant farms of the Omsk region visited the experimental fields of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, where they were presented with varieties of soft spring wheat, barley, peas, soybeans and winter wheat. A demonstration of modern agricultural machinery from Russian and foreign manufacturers was held in the experimental fields.

Tomorrow, July 26, within the framework of the AgroOmsk exhibition, a seminar on vegetable and potato growing will be held. Agrarians will visit modern greenhouses of the Omsk State Agrarian University and visit the Knysh farm in the Omsk region, where they will inspect the planting of potatoes and vegetables, as well as vegetable storage facilities and equipment for growing vegetables and potatoes.