Lukashenko wants several tasks completed before mass harvesting campaign begins

During a working trip to Shklov District Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled the tasks that have to be accomplished before the campaign to gather in cereals begins on a massive scale, BelTA has learned.

The head of state asked Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov how much barley had been harvested. The minister reported that 40% had already been gathered in. He remarked that recent rains had interfered with more active harvesting efforts. The weather is more favorable for the harvesting campaign now.

The president reminded that it is important to begin the mass harvesting campaign after accomplishing two main tasks: get the machines and vehicles ready in addition to skilled drivers to operate them and make sure the grain storage facilities are in order. “Grain has to go through a dryer at least once. Or maybe two times. This is why the grain drying facilities must be available,” the Belarusian leader stressed. “Well, the harvesters, too. I think every harvester needs one operator or even two already.”

“Every harvester has dedicated operators,” Yuri Gorlov assured while talking about the availability of manpower.

“The same applies to forage harvesters and tractors. Sensible people need to operate high-horsepower vehicles. And the other kind [that is less powerful]. It is not simple. But this is the most important thing,” the Belarusian leader stressed.

Yuri Gorlov remarked that it is necessary to “tear away” grass cutting this week, too.

“Well, go ahead,” the president responded. “But there is no need to rush it. Otherwise, you will cut the fields and will break the machines. Once it gets drier, you can go ahead. If we have the weather like this for 24 hours, everything will dry up.”

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