The Gorkunov Group plans to build farms and feedlots for raising cattle in six districts of the Novosibirsk region. By 2027, the company plans to have 160,000 head of cattle, having invested RUR 30 billion ($ 423.9 million). 
The Expert Veterinary Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) received 44 soil samples for testing within the framework of the state task to identify anthropogenic soil pollution. 
China is expected to see a bumper summer grain harvest this year, amid government efforts to keep grain production stable, an official said on May 14. 
In January-March, Russia increased the export of butter by 24.8%. The supply of milk and cream increased by 6.7%, according to reports from the Federal Customs Service (FCS). 
In Russia, grain processing for flour and animal feed is growing. So, in comparison with the level of the previous year, the processing of grain for flour and animal feed increased and the processing of other products decreased. In July - March 2019/20 of the grain year, wheat processing for flour and cereal increased to 7.5 million tons (+ 3.3%), and rye - exceeded 483,000 tons (+ 1.5%). 
The Veterinary Expert Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) received three samples of frozen fish for parasitological and microbiological tests. 
The new co-owner of Eurodon - Bisersky Foundry (BLZ) - intends to keep the enterprise’s capacities at the same level, while the volume of production is supposed to be maintained at least. Now the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation transaction is being verified. Possible dates for the resumption of the enterprise are not known. 
In the face of restrictions caused by the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the Omsk regional branch of the Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsky Biocluster member) continues to systematically provide loans to farmers in the region. RusAg has successfully implemented a set of measures to organize remote work to review applications and make decisions on granting loans to customers. The bank holds online meetings on the topics of the sowing campaign and the issuance of loans.