The expert veterinary laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Center is a member of Omsky Biocluster) received 75 samples in January, with which 240 tests were conducted. As a result, experts identified 9 inconsistencies in regulatory documentation. 
A month ago, Anatoly Shulakov, the head of 'Genetics & Breeding of Cattle Practice' of Omsky Biocluster, Anatoly Shulakov, visited one of the leading biotechnological enterprises of the Siberian Federal District - Sibbiofarm LLC (Novosibirsk) - to expand the scope of the Interregional Engineering Center in the agro-industrial complex. February 9, the commercial director of Sibbiofarm LLC, Maxim Silin, visited Omsk on a return visit. 
February 13, the Omsky Biocluster leadership met with First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee, Director of the Coordinating Council on Industrial, Scientific and Technical Policy of the Interregional Association 'Siberian Accord' Gennady Guselnikov. 
Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsk branch is a member of Omsky Biocluster) was the first of the banks in 2018 to prepare and sent to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia a register of potential borrowers under the state mechanism of concessional lending. The total amount of declared loans was about 53 billion rubles ($ 917.27 million). The funds are planned to be used for various purposes related to the current activities of agricultural enterprises. 
China plans to conduct a study of contaminated soil and find a way to clean it for further use in agriculture. About 90% of unsuitable lands can be put into circulation by the end of 2020, said Minister of Environmental Protection Li Ganjie. 
From January 1, 2019, the new State Standard (GOST) will begin to operate on semi-smoked sausages. Requirements to the quality of products and production equipment, technologies will be tightened, the use of certain brands will be possible only if the GOST is observed. 
January-February, Moscow hosted the events within All-Russian Meeting of Agronomical Services. 
According to the results of 2017, the export of food products from Belarus amounted to almost $ 5 billion, said Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats, BelTA learned.