In the Kaluga region as of 19 of July, the grass mowed on the area of 82 thousand hectares, which represents 48% of the plan. Already prepared 55 thousand tons of hay (about half of the planned amount), 340 thousand tons of haylage (57%), 40 thousand tons of silage. About IA REGNUM reported in the Ministry of agriculture in the region.

According to the head of the agricultural Department of the region, Leonid Gromov, the most actively forages are economy Baryatinsky, Sukhinichi, Mosal, Dzerzhinsky and other areas. The number of farms began a second mowing of grass.

Forces forage units regional MTS harvested about 10 thousand tons of haylage and silage, which is slightly less than for the same period of 2017.

Meanwhile, Kaluga, the Minister reminded the heads of households about the necessity of preservatives and biologics, emphasizing that in spite of rainy weather, and the proper conduct of ramming these processing methods are indispensable for obtaining high-quality feed.