Today, the Siberian Agro-Industrial Exhibition and Fair took place in the regional Congress Hall, which has become a specialized platform for the presentation of the development and achievements of the agro-industrial complex. The food and processing industry, a full range of food products, equipment and raw materials for the food and processing industry, agricultural machinery, inventory, technologies for growing, collecting and storing products are presented here.
"Today we are summing up the results of the agricultural year, honoring the leaders, awarding the winners and prize-winners of competitions, young specialists. In total, 900 people were presented for the award. There are restrictions related to COVID-19, but in compliance with all the requirements and regulations of the Rospotrebnadzor department, we found an opportunity to congratulate our farmers," said Nikolai Bustard, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk Region.
According to him, this year has prepared serious weather challenges. Due to the drought, crops were lost and damaged, but using new technologies, mineral fertilizers, and thanks to the dedicated work of people on farms and fields, good results were achieved. 1.9 million hectares of grain and leguminous crops were threshed, and the harvest amounted to 3 million 100 thousand tons of grain. The gross harvest of oilseeds has been increased to over 400 thousand tons. The productivity of animals has increased – milk yields per feed cow this year exceeded 5,200 liters. More fodder was harvested than last year – more than 30 quintals of feed units per conventional head.
"The growth in production rates this year is obvious. Federal and regional support has been very helpful. Governor Alexander Burkov has decided to support dairy farming and pig farming: in November and December, more than 400 million rubles will be brought to our farmers. Additional funds have been allocated to stimulate milk production, to compensate for the purchase of feed in dairy farming, pig farming and poultry farming," said Nikolai Bustard, head of the industry department.
The main task of farmers for the coming year is to strengthen work on the development of the processing industry and the efficient use of arable land. Technical modernization of the entire industry is also planned.
Departmental awards were presented to rural workers, heads of advanced districts and farms. The best milking machine operators, winners of the regional competition. Milking machines "AID-2" were awarded for high production and economic indicators.