From August 30 to September 1, the 32nd International Agroindustrial Exhibition "Agrorus" was held in St. Petersburg at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Center, the largest specialized event of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation in the field of agroindustrial complex, which is among the priority projects of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.
The scientists of the 68th Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute’s Russian Antarctic expedition have completed their joint experiment with Agrophysics Research Institute and Institute of Biomedical Problems colleagues to grow watermelons at the Antarctic station Vostok, the coldest place on Earth. Using the soilless panoponic technology, they have grown eight watermelons, ripe and sweet, on six plants in only 103 days. Also, the scientists plan to grow the wild berries on Vostok station.
On June 28, 2023, an agricultural exhibition-seminar "Field Day of the Leningrad Region 2023" was held on the basis of the Krasnogvardeysky breeding plant in the Gatchina district, dedicated to the forage campaign in the region.
The event was attended by the Governor of the Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko, heads of federal and regional executive and legislative authorities, representatives of leading agricultural enterprises in the region, specialized companies that support the activities of the agro-industrial complex, scientists of the Agrarian University, the Agrophysical Institute, the Academy of Veterinary Medicine and other leading scientific institutions of St. Petersburg.
On April 18, 2023, a meeting was held at St. Petersburg State Agrarian University with the heads of organizations and enterprises of the agro-industrial complex of the Leningrad Region on the topic: "On the results of the work of the agro-industrial and fisheries complex in 2022, tasks and prospects for the development of the industry for 2023."
Scientists of the Agrophysical Institute took an active part in the exhibition and presented their own innovative developments
In accordance with Order No. 749/nc of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 2023, a new council for the defense of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences, for the degree of Doctor of Sciences 24.1.001.01 in the scientific specialty 4.1.5. "Melioration, Water Management and Agrophysics" began to operate on the basis of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Agrophysical Research Institute" (biological sciences, agricultural sciences).
On March 17, 2023, St. Petersburg Agrarian University hosted a meeting on the exchange of experience of agricultural producers of the Leningrad region in the field of crop production and scientific and technical policy. At the meeting, which was attended by the heads of agronomic, engineering services of agricultural enterprises of the region and specialists of the Agrophysical Institute, the results of the work of the sub-sector in 2022 were summed up and tasks for the current 2023 were set.
On February 16, 2023, a meeting of the Reclamation Section of the Scientific Council of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Actual aspects of scientific support of Reclamation in modern conditions" was held, which was attended by employees of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the K.A. Timiryazev Moscow State Agricultural Academy, the Emperor Alexander I and the St. Petersburg State University of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as managers and representatives of reclamation complexes Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Pskov and Leningrad regions of the Russian Federation. The meeting discussed the possibility of practical application of innovative approaches in ensuring the tasks of assessing the condition, restoration and design of reclamation systems in modern conditions.
with this letter we invite you to participate in the 4th International Conference ''Agrophysics Trends: from actual challenges in arable farming and crop production towards advanced technologies”. The Conference will take place at the Agrophysical Research Institute, Saint-Petersburg, on 13-15 September 2023.
