Weed found in onion seed batch
Specialists of the Omsk reference center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) found in the batch of onion seeds as a result of herbological examinations a dangerous weed - dodder (banned in the Russian Federation). 
Vostochno-Sibirsky Pig Farm JSC (Buryatia) plans to open new export destinations. "We have passed surveys with an application for Hong Kong and Vietnam," said Vladimir Borovkov, head of the company. "We will begin contracting after obtaining permission from importing countries to import our products."
A working meeting of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut with the board of directors of the Zerno Sibiri JSC Logistics Company was held in the Government of the Omsk region. The meeting was attended by members of the Board of Directors of Zerno Sibiri, Deputy Prime Minister of the Omsk region Dmitry Ushakov, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk region Nikolai Drofa, Deputy Minister Ivan Trofimov, major exporters of the country of…
The annual rating of agricultural universities, the founder of which is the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, is published. Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member) took ninth place in it.
For 9 months of 2019, the production of pigs for slaughter in live weight in all categories of farms amounted to 3.55 million tons, which is 4.7% or 157,900 tons higher than the level of the same period in 2018, including production in agricultural organizations amounted to 3.17 million tons (+ 6.2%).
Russia sees the potential for increasing deliveries of grain, sunflower oil, confectionery and other products to African countries, the head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev told reporters.
The Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Animal and Plant Products, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) received 531 samples for the first half of October, with which 4601 studies were conducted. As a result, seven samples were found that did not comply with regulatory documentation.
The PwC | Legal | Senior Manager | Lawyer | CEE - Russian Business Group Tanja Galander, told Omsky Biocluster in an exclusive interview about the outcome of the 2nd Catherine Forum in German Zerbst, differences in ideologies of Russian and German business, as well as the readiness of German business to invest in the Russian economy.