The ban on surgical castration of animals will operate in Europe in 2018. In addition, according to the new regulations of the European Union, slaughter enterprises will have a manager responsible for animals. 
June 16, 2017 in Nanjing (China), Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Evgeny Gromyko met with the leadership of agricultural departments of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, reported the Press Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. 
The first meeting ERASMUS+ 'International Credit Mobility' in conjunction with the Polygraphic Institute of Braganca (Portugal) was held in Omsk SAU (member of Omsky Biocluster). ERASMUS is a program of the European Union aimed at supporting cooperation in the field of higher education, vocational training, youth and sport support, which has been implemented in the Omsk State Agrarian University since the beginning of the 2000s. The new generation ERASMUS + program includes various areas of cooperation - mobility of students… 
June 15, 2017, Omsky Biocluster Association signed an agreement on the entry into Omsky Biocluster of the Logistics and Foreign Economic Operations Center (governed by EVK Group) established in the region with the support of Government of Omsk region and Omsk city administration. 
June 9, 2017, the graduation of business incubator's residents (Omsk State Agrarian University, member of Omsky Biocluster) was held. The results of the work for the last academic year were summed up, and plans for the future were outlined. 
While President Trump talks tough about trade agreements that don’t well serve U.S. interests, the U.S. pork industry is quietly setting export records this year. And it’s basking in a profit windfall as a result. 
June 9, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Omsk region held a conference 'Building a system of cost-effective production. Economics of Technology'. This significant event, which gathered an audience of more than 100 people, was organized for managers and specialists of agricultural enterprises in order to focus attention on the economic efficiency of any attracted investments in the livestock sector. 
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the production of livestock and poultry for slaughter in live weight in farms of all categories for 5 months of 2017 amounted to 5.4 million tons, which is 3.1% more than the corresponding period last year.