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The tragedy broke out on the farm of the British agrarian Derek Mead. The man was the victim of his own carelessness and unconscious actions of his beloved dog. “Derek started his car and stepped out of the cab to close the gate leading to the courtyard,” the friends of the deceased tell. “In the cabin, meanwhile, was Derek's dog.

The project "Creating a Center for Bioenergy and Local Energy Management" allowed Ukrainian researchers to create an extraordinary agroinvention. We are talking about a special farmer, on which plants are grown for space heating. And the developers were made by enthusiasts from the Ternopil region.

Specialists of the Republic of Tatarstan, who for decades have devoted to breeding, presented to the public a new breed of sheep. According to scientists, this breed provides for a strong and resilient livestock, which will allow farmers to get and sell even more meat and wool! Agrofermers got acquainted with the new breed in the framework of the seminar, which was held on the farm "Karmaly" (Nizhnekamsk region of the Republic of Tatarstan).

The mass production of cheese this year contributed to the large accumulations of this product in European warehouses. In this regard, many distributors are willing to significantly reduce the price of this product so that the cheese does not lie around and does not lose its taste and price qualities. "The demand for cheese has recently dropped a little," retailers say.

According to the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, in his country the virus of African swine fever was taken under complete control. Jan Krzysztof Ardanovsky, the head of agricultural issues in Poland, stresses that since September 19, among the pigs, there have been no reported cases of the virus in the Polish farms. However, the domestic boar was not good enough - among them 276 infected individuals were identified, which immediately after fixation of the infection were sent to quarantine and further liquidation.

While prices for Bulgarian pepper all over the world grew steadily, in Ukraine the same vegetable was rapidly losing price positions. The fall in prices for sweet peppers on the Ukrainian shelves was so significant that today this product can be bought 15% cheaper than just a week ago. Especially cheapened red pepper - by as much as 23%.

The authorities of the Moscow region saw an impressive potential in increasing the number of enterprises for the production and processing of goat milk in the region. Having analyzed the state of the industry, the experts came to the conclusion that there are quite a few places in the region that are suitable for opening new enterprises.

Egyptian farmers have signed a lucrative contract with Delta Sugar: the farmers in the new season sow about 50,000 hectares of land with sugar beet, and the commercial company in turn receives large deliveries of vegetables at a favorable price. "Last year, we sowed 8,000 hectares of beets less than we would have in the coming season," farmers say, adding that growing sugar is more profitable than, for example, growing reeds, which were previously planted as much as possible.

Employees of the Ural Research Institute of Agriculture with the assistance of the breeders of the company "KRiMM" presented a new potato variety to the agrarian community. The developers have already managed to patent their invention and awarded him a funny name - "Bear." According to scientists, "Bear" cost them many years of hard work and thorough experimentation.

Citrus fruits are healthier to eat unpeeled, with the skin, say Ukrainian researchers from the Kharkov Independent Laboratory. In their opinion, it is in this form that they can bring more benefits and taste to the body of people. "Citrus fruits are known for their high vitamin C content," say scientists.

A farmer from the Tajik village of Ruzvayi, Rakhmiddin Nazhmitdinov, has devoted over twenty years of his life to growing various fruit trees in the Pamirs. Selection and inoculation of various types of plant crops is Rakhmiddin's favorite occupation. In his Darvaz district of the Badakhshan Autonomous Region, he is known as a true professional, in love with his work.

A gardener from the Transcarpathian region, Violetta Obryko, cannot but boast of her fragrant and impressive achievement - fruit trees in the courtyard of the Ukrainian woman gave a generous harvest of huge lemons. According to Violetta, the weight of one of the smallest lemons in her garden is about 400 grams. The largest fruits weigh almost kilograms.

A high-yielding variety of Lyubasha garlic, which was developed by Ukrainian breeders, this year settled in vast Georgian territories. “We have transferred planting material to farmers from Adjara,” Ukrainian agronomists note, who work with the Ministry of Agriculture of Adjara in the framework of the project “Promoting the development of high-yield annual agricultural crops - garlic”.

The impressive experience of beet growers from the Lipetsk region extremely delighted farmers from Kazakhstan. Today, Kazakh farmers intend to maximally learn from the experience of their Lipetsk colleagues in order to develop a potentially successful national program for the development of the sugar industry in their country. Lipetsk beet growers invited Kazakhs to visit several of their sugar enterprises.

Visiting Buenos Aires on an official visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement with his Argentinian counterpart on the joint work of both countries in the development of the fisheries of Argentina and the Russian Federation. The meeting was held as part of the G20 summit. According to the Russian ambassador in Argentina, the two countries worked on the "fish" agreement a long time ago: "We are talking about the development of aquaculture and the modernization of fish farms," ​​Dmitry Feoktistov said.

Kherson region in the near future will become the All-Ukrainian center of rice supply. According to Alexei Vadaturinsky, who heads the Nibulon company, their enterprise has a large investment program, one of whose priorities is to update rice processing in the Kherson region.

The sprayer equipped with artificial intelligence was tested by American researchers. According to the developers, the plant recognition system will help farmers reduce the use of pesticide fertilizers by 70%. The unique technology was presented by scientists of the University of Tennessee (USA). They admitted that they had developed an innovative sprayer based on the Smart Guided Systems system.

In Iran, this year, October 12, the export of tomato pasta was officially banned. This decision was issued by the Ministry of Industry of the country. However, the ban has now been lifted. According to the Ministry, the cancellation is valid until further notice. The reason for lifting the ban was a letter from the Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade, Reza Rahmani.

2018 is the jubilee year for the Russian Union of Rural Youth. This public organization originates in 2008 and since then has brought a lot of benefit to both its participants and the country as a whole. The support of the rural youth throughout the 10 years is provided personally by the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Aleksey Gordeyev.

A resident of Murovanokurilovets district of Vinnitsa region, ex-serviceman Mikhail Gvyazdovsky gladly recalls his former officer life. However, his hobby is helping him to brighten up the present weekdays - growing stunning varieties of nutmeg, sweet melon and fragrant pears. "Growing pumpkins is still a novelty for me," Mikhail admits.