This year, the start of the harvest in Donetsk region will fall at the end of the last decade of June - the beginning of July.
The key to reducing crop losses is the optimization of harvesting times and its quality execution. The main factor determining the choice of harvesting time is the condition of the crops in terms of grain ripeness.
High organization of harvesting work, carried out in a short time (within 10–12 days), prevents the delay of grains and deterioration of grain quality indicators.
The main requirement for conducting the harvest is the optimization of the technological process, taking into account the biological and morphological features of cereal crops, varieties, yield levels, speed and uniformity of grain ripening, and the physical and mechanical properties of the harvested mass.
In order to create safe working conditions during the harvesting campaign in the context of hostilities in Ukraine, farmers need to jointly organize with representatives of the relevant structural units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Emergency Service the inspection of agricultural lands and adjacent areas for the presence of shells, explosive devices, and other items and materials that create or may create a threat to agricultural workers. This is especially relevant for areas adjacent to combat operations.
The Donetsk State Agricultural Experimental Station of NAAS has prepared methodological recommendations for harvesting cereal crops under martial law and limited resource provision.
View the recommendations in PDF format at the link: https://agro.dn.gov.ua/.../06/Rekomendatsiyi-zhnyva-2025.pdf