Many farms engaged in cattle breeding face the problem of mass lame animals. Especially often the problem occurs when a high level of productivity is achieved. This has a negative impact on the productivity, reproduction and duration of use of animals, as a result of which causes significant economic damage to business. 
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) reports on the registration of African swine fever (ASF) in the Belgorod and Kaliningrad regions. 
At the end of 2017, the production of mixed fodders in Russia amounted to 27.6 million tons. This is almost 7% higher than in 2016. By 2020, as the Russian Ministry of Agriculture forecasts, the volume will reach 30.8 million tons. 
Scientists of Omsk State Agrarian University (member of Omsky Biocluster) conducted a soil survey and created a classification of fallow lands in Sargatsky district of Omsk region. 
Following the results of 2017, the export of Russian pig production increased by 34.2% compared to the same period of last year and amounted to 71.0 thousand tonnes, deliveries were made to CIS countries and foreign countries. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, by the results of 2017 the production of pigs for slaughter in live weight in farms of all categories amounted to 4.57 million tons, which is 5% higher than in 2016. 
Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich stressed that logistics is one of the key ones in organizing the supply of agricultural products to China. 
The chief engineers of the agro-industrial complex of the region increased their qualification within the state program. 
The Chinese government officially promulgated the National Strategic Plan for Rural Development for 2018-2022, which provides for a significant modernization of the country's agrarian sector in order to increase the profitability of this sector and improve the living standards of the population in rural areas.