AFI's participation in the exhibition "Agrarian Week of the Leningrad Region" on August 12-14, 2022

The Agrophysical Research Institute took part in the exhibition "Agrarian Week of the Leningrad Region", which took place on August 12-14, 2022 on the territory of CJSC "Prinevskoe" (village named after Sverdlov, Vsevolozhsky district) within the framework of the 9th Open Championship of Russia in plowing, and organized by the Committee for Agro-Industrial and Fisheries Complex of the Leningrad region. The events were attended by representatives from 40 regions of Russia, the Republics of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. A wide range of business meetings and conferences dedicated to topical issues of the development of the domestic agro-industrial complex has been organized for specialists.

On August 12, 2022, the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev and the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko solemnly opened the 9th Open Championship of Russia in plowing. The participants were welcomed by Vladimir Kashin, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues, and Pavel Kosov, General Director of Rosagroleasing JSC.

As part of the ceremony, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev conveyed congratulations to the participants of the championship from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who noted the great role of agriculture in the development of the country.


Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev. https://mcx.gov.ru/

"Today agriculture is a strategic branch of the economy. Leningrad Region is one of the leading manufacturers of agricultural products in Russia. We are pleased that the merits of the region are marked by the high honor of holding the Russian plowing championship on our land. For a week, the Leningrad Region became the center of agricultural life in Russia. We are always happy to welcome guests, we are happy to share our experience, knowledge and everything that our land brings," said Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region.

The Governor of the Leningrad Region and the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation got acquainted with the exhibits of the exhibition "Agrarian Week of the Leningrad Region", examined the expositions of equipment of Rostselmash Group of Companies, St. Petersburg Tractor Plant JSC.


The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev (center), the Governor of the Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko (left)
and the General Director of JSC "Rosagroleasing" Pavel Kosov (right). https://mcx.gov.ru/

About 200 pieces of equipment manufactured in Russia and the Republic of Belarus with a total value of more than 1 billion rubles are presented at the exhibition within the framework of the Plowing Championship.

"The professional and open dialogue that is taking place today within the framework of the business program of the agrarian week contributes to the search and active promotion of innovative, most effective forms and methods of work of agricultural producers, the establishment of constructive interaction and knowledge exchange. The region has provided a platform for this dialogue and is ready to share its experience with colleagues," said Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region.

Scientists of the Agrophysical Institute took an active part in the exhibition "Agrarian Week of the Leningrad region" and presented their own innovative developments.


 



 



 



 



  • Working bodies for flushing drainage and restoring the operation of drainage drainage systems that have been tested and tested in the farms of the North-Western region and received good feedback from reclamation engineers.
    A software and hardware complex for assessing the condition of crops, including a Geoscan-401 copter-type aircraft equipped with a Micasense RedEdge-MX multispectral camera, and a DJI Matrice 600 Pro hexacopter with a Resonon Pika L hyperspectral camera for obtaining images of crops in the range of 400- 1000 nm with a spectral resolution of 3.2 nm.
    Hybrid wireless sensor network for monitoring soil parameters, crops and weather conditions in real time. A hybrid BSS with nodes located both underground (sensor nodes with IoT sensors) and above ground (base stations) provides measurement of environmental parameters affecting crops, as well as assessment of potential risks of damage to crops.
    The implementation of joint ground-based and remote studies is necessary to extract additional characteristics for the formation of a problem-oriented knowledge base, and to validate algorithms and methods for decrypting remote sensing data. The information received in real time from the fields creates the basis for timely adjustment of technological operations.