Published 15.02.2023 In the first decade of February in the south and south-east of the republic in the areas of cultivation of winter crops, the temperature background was above normal by 1-6 ° C, precipitation fell mainly above normal.
Intense thaws that have passed from 1 to 9 days in the southern regions could reduce the winter hardiness of poorly developed winter wheat crops.
In the West Kazakhstan region, the minimum air temperature dropped to minus 23 ° C during the decade, which, with uneven distribution or absence of snow cover in the fields, could lead to the freezing of plants of underdeveloped wintering crops.
The minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node of winter wheat in the Turkestan region ranged from 0 ° C to minus 1 ° C, in the Zhambyl region minus 5 ° C and in the Almaty region minus 4 ° C.
In the past decade, cattle grazing has been carried out almost everywhere on the territory of pastoral animal husbandry.
In Aitekebiysky and Kobdinsky districts of Aktobe region, in Kaztalov, Zhanybek and Akzhaiksky districts of West Kazakhstan region, in Ulytsky district of Ulytau region, animals were transferred to stable maintenance. In the Karatal district of the Zhetysu region and in the Mangistau district of the Mangistau region, livestock feeding is carried out.
Pastures were poorly and moderately grazed, frost causing icing of shoots was observed everywhere. Pasture lands in Zhambyl district of Almaty region (Aidarly station), in Karatal district of Zhetysu region (Akzhar station), in Aktogay district of Karaganda region (Bektauata station) are severely strained.
The condition of the sod is mostly damp and frozen.