On August 14, Omsk Experimental Plant FSUE (Omsky Biocluster member) took part in Field Day, which was held in the Akkayynsky district of the North Kazakhstan region. The company presented the Stepnyak cultivator KVU-12 with fertilizer application, which showed excellent performance in the fields of the North Kazakhstan Agricultural Experimental Station. 
Thanks to good weather conditions, the harvesting campaign in the Omsk region is gaining momentum. In total this year it is planned to harvest cereals and legumes on an area of 1,929,000 ha (21,100 ha less than in 2018), industrial crops on an area of 315,500 ha (4,700 ha less than the level of 2018), including: oilseeds - 308,600 ha (5,700 ha less than the level of 2018). 
Large reductions in the use of medically important antibiotics for broilers and turkeys have been taking place in the United States over the past five years. 
Russian Agricultural Bank JSC (the Omsk branch is the Omsky Biocluster member) has launched a new Micro Agroindustry Product for seasonal work and replenishment of working capital. The decision to open a credit line is made from three working days and on the basis of a minimum package of documents. Farmers can borrow up to RUR 5 million ($ 76,000) for a period of up to 1 year at a reduced rate of up to 5% per annum. 
The Omsk State Agrarian University’s International Relations Department (Omsky Biocluster member) informs about receiving grant support from the European Commission as a result of a joint application with the Estonian University of Life Sciences for student and teaching mobility under the Erasmus + Program. 
The Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Products of Animal and Plant Origin, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) for the first half of August received 191 samples. 1189 studies were conducted with them. As a result, specialists identified 12 samples that did not comply with regulatory documentation. 
For almost a month now, chicken eggs, which are in great demand among the country's population because of their low cost, have disappeared in state trade in Ashgabat (the capital of Turkmenistan), REGNUM reports. 
The National Meat Union expects a decrease in the wholesale price of pork in 2019 by 7-9%, and then another 3-5% in 2020 due to an increase in domestic production. This assessment was provided by the head of the National Meat Union Sergey Yushin.