On August 8, the Republic of Buryatia will host its annual “Field Day”—a major agricultural event expected to draw nearly 1,000 participants, including farmers and officials from various districts of the republic, Irkutsk Oblast, Trans-Baikal Krai, as well as delegations from Mongolia and China. The program features practical seminars on export logistics, seed breeding, and workforce development in the agro-industrial complex. Attendees will tour experimental plots displaying dozens of crops bred locally and from other Russian regions—grains, forages, oilseeds, potatoes, and even industrial hemp. Notably, the Buryat State Agricultural Academy has planted several varieties of medicinal herbs, a promising new direction. As Minister of Agriculture Amgalan Darmaev explained, the goal is to demonstrate cultivation techniques to local producers and gauge Chinese partners’ interest in sourcing these herbs for the Chinese market.
Beyond crop exhibitions, the event will include a showcase of modern agricultural machinery from Russian manufacturers and live demonstrations of agro-drones, including multispectral models for field treatment and monitoring, presented by the local agricultural academy. Smart “weather gadgets” that measure soil moisture and send drought alerts—already in use by some Buryat farmers—will also be on display. Mongolian partners, traditionally active buyers of Buryat grain seeds, will have the chance to evaluate new varieties. A cultural program and a trade fair offering semi-finished goods, dairy products from “Molo Buryatii,” and other local produce will be open to the public, making the Field Day both a professional forum and a celebration of regional agriculture.
