A brief agrometeorological review for the 3rd decade of September 2025.
In the third decade of September, harvesting of spring grain crops continues in the north, east and center of Kazakhstan. The average air temperature was 1 higher...At 3°C, precipitation was observed near and above normal in most areas of Kostanay, Akmola, Pavlodar, Abai, East Kazakhstan regions and in some areas of Karaganda region. Snow fell 2-5 cm high in the vicinity of the Dievskaya meteorological station in the Auliekolsky district and Arshalinsky in the Denisovsky district at the end of the decade, 9-18 cm high in Zhitikara in the Zhitikarinsky district, Kostanay in the Kostanay district and Tobol in the B. Mailina area. Such meteorological conditions made harvesting operations more difficult, and harvesting was suspended in some areas.
In the south-east of the republic (Zhetisu region), in the vicinity of the Taldykorgan meteorological station and the Shokan agricultural post, winter wheat sowing began at observation sites after pre-tillage. The quality of the sowing is good.
In the south and south-east of the republic, heat-loving crops (rice, corn for grain, sugar beet, soybeans, cotton) are mostly in excellent and good condition. Cotton harvesting has begun near the Bogen meteorological station in Ordabasi district of Turkestan region.
In the south and southeast, perennial grasses have a development phase of "regrowth after the 2nd mowing" - "regrowth after the 3rd mowing", in the Zhetisu region "regrowth after the 4th mowing", in the center of the "2nd mowing of the green mass", in the Pavlodar and Ulytau regions on observational The "regrowth after the 1st mowing" phase of development is observed everywhere on these sites.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. In some areas of the west and southwest, as well as in the center of the country, farmers continue to supply feed, and grass harvesting continues in the Kyzylkoginsky and Kurmangazinsky districts of Atyrau region, in the Janybek and Akzhaiksky districts of West Kazakhstan region, and in the Mangystau district of Mangystau region. In the Kyzylkoginsky district of Atyrau region, cattle breeders are carrying out the second (autumn) shearing and bathing of sheep. In the Yenbekshikazakh district of the Almaty region and in the Ulytau district of the Ulytau region, livestock breeders began to drive animals. Dry sod is noted on most of the pastures, raw sod was observed on pastures in the Shalkar, Irgiz and Kobda districts of the Aktobe region, in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, in the Syrym district of the West Kazakhstan region and in the Mangistau district of the Mangistau region.
In the third decade of September, according to the results of soil moisture observations, the most favorable conditions for soil moisture accumulation developed in the north and east of the country, productive soil moisture reserves were noted as satisfactory and optimal, similar soil moisture conditions were observed in irrigated areas in the meter-deep soil layer in the south and southeast of the country, and in in the West, mostly as insufficient.
