February 9, 2017, extended agronomic meeting on the results of Omsk region agribusiness performance in the field of crop husbandry in 2016 and objectives for 2017 took place in the regional exhibition center. The meeting was attended by Omsk SAU (member of Omsky Biocluster) scientists, leaders of agricultural organisations and peasant farm holdings, municipal agribusiness authorities, head specialists of agriculture departments, scientists of scientific and educational institutions, staff members of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Omsk region, representatives of supply bases, dealership centres, and chemical bases of Omsk region.
In the framework of plenary meeting, Vice-Rector for Research of Omsk SAU, doctor of economics, Vitaly Aleshchenko spoke of the scientific support of the production processes in the regional agricultural production:
“Today, many of us discuss the importance of scientific commercialization in agricultural production. At the same time, it is also important to pay due attention to the way the scientific knowledge is delivered to the regional agricultural producers. Omsk SAU keeps up with the times by introducing new format of information and consultation support. We have designed a new web-site (http://open.omgau.ru) where agricultural producers are able to find useful reference information, take a look at works of leading consultants and place an order for any kind of consultation.”
An additional point is that Omsk SAU scientists participated as speakers in workshops on Farming and Fodder conservation. The scientists spoke about the issues of cereal crops resistance to illnesses and drought, challenges of crop rotation, the use of perennial grasses for fodder conservation and advancements in cattle feeding.
