During the first day, a number of seminars were held, farmers from the municipal districts of the steppe and northern zone visited the experimental fields of the Omsk ANTS, where modern agricultural machinery was demonstrated.
Today, 16 In July, work began for specialists in the field of agriculture 162nd Siberian Agrotechnical Exhibition and Fair «AgroOmsk» -2018». A seminar on field husbandry was held for the chief agronomists of agricultural departments, managers, as well as chief agronomists of agricultural organizations from the regions of the steppe northern zone.
The seminar was opened by Nikolai Bustard, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk region, who congratulated all those present on the start of the exhibition dedicated to the Year of Fertility, announced by the head of the region, Alexander Burkov. The seminar was also attended by representatives of the Agrochemical Center, Omsk Agricultural Research Center and Omsk Agricultural University.
As part of the seminar, farmers visited the experimental fields of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center, where they were presented with varieties of soft spring wheat. – «Katusha» and «Element – 22», It is resistant to stem rust, as well as varieties of barley, peas, soybeans and winter wheat.
A demonstration of modern agricultural machinery from the company took place in the experimental fields. «Pegasus» (representative in Omsk – «Siberian base»), «Rostselmash», bases «Agrocomplete», «Sib-Agro» and other manufacturers. I would especially like to highlight LLC «The Sortex», who developed the photoseparator «Focus mini», capable of sorting a variety of products, including grain.
In total, about are presented at the demo. 30 units of agricultural machinery of domestic and imported production, focused on increasing the fertility of agricultural land. All samples of agricultural machinery can be viewed at the fair itself, as well as ask questions to representatives of companies.
Tomorrow, on the second day of the exhibition, a seminar on field farming will be held for farmers from the municipal districts of the northern forest-steppe and southern forest-steppe zones, section «Food Industry Day», round tables on the prospects of using gas-engine fuel in agriculture with the participation of representatives the regional Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, as well as representatives of the agro-industrial complex operating tractor and special equipment.