About a month later, flour problems may arise in Kyrgyzstan. The chairman of the Committee of Millers of Kyrgyzstan Rustam Zhunushev told about this to the Sputnik Kyrgyzstan portal. 
Scientists have reorganized the genes of piglets to help them strengthen the process of fat burning. In nature, pigs lack the UPC1 gene that other mammals have and that helps them regulate body temperature. With the help of CRISPR technology, Beijing specialists took the UPC1 gene in mice and placed it in pig embryos, which were then implanted into thirteen sows. Three of them became pregnant and gave birth to 12 piglets. 
Since early 2017, the Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsk branch is a member of Omsky Biocluster) has issued about 116 billion rubles ($ 2 billion) of loans for current and investment purposes to enterprises in the field of crop production. The volume of lending in this segment increased by 20% compared to the same period in 2016, which contributed to the growth of the technological development of the industry, the development of a fleet of agricultural machinery and equipment, the improvement… 
November 1, 2017 a working meeting of the Omsky Biocluster's leadership with the Minister of Agriculture and Food of Omsk region Maxim Chekusov was held. 
In October, the Expert Veterinary Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (member of Omsky Biocluster) received 244 samples, with which 671 tests were carried out. As a result, experts identified about 40 incidents of non-compliance with regulatory documentation. 
October 30, a delegation of specialists from the organizations of Omsk, Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions visited the Pushkinsky Feed Mill Titan-Agro LLC (member of Omsky Biocluster) as part of the 2nd track of the Winter Session of the Interregional Program 'Effective Animal Husbandry'. The interregional program is conducted by Omsky Biocluster's 'Genetics and Breeding of Cattle Practice' with the support of the All-Russian public organization 'BUSINESS RUSSIA'. 
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Central State Administration for Quality Control, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for wheat, oats and flax seeds exported from Russia. 
October 31, 2017 Agreement on the establishment of the Interregional Center for Agro Industry Engineering was signed in Omsk. The agreement was signed by Association for Advancement of Agrobiotechnological Industrial Cluster of Omsk Region (Omsky Biocluster Association), the Agrarian Center of Tomsk region (organization of the Government of Tomsk region) and IK Sibagrocomplex LLC (Novosibirsk). The Center goals are to coordinate the activities of stakeholders by combining intellectual, logistical, information and other resources to improve business performance in the Russian agro-industrial complex.