Published 11.03.2024 In the first decade of March, in the areas of winter crops in the south and south-east of the republic, the weather was colder than usual, the air temperature anomaly dropped to minus 1 ... 6 ° C, precipitation was mostly less than normal, only in some areas of the south about normal.
At the end of the decade, the resumption of vegetation of winter wheat and alfalfa was noted in the Turkestan region against the background of positive air temperatures. The condition of winter wheat and alfalfa crops is assessed mainly as good, and satisfactory in the vicinity of Shymkent station. The height of wheat reaches 7 cm, the average number of plants per 1 m2 is 239 pcs.
In the south-east, the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node (3 cm) of winter wheat was minus 7 °C.
The agrometeorological conditions for winter wheat wintering were satisfactory.
Most of the pastures at the end of the decade were moderately grazed, pastures in the Almaty region (Aidarly station), in the Zhetysu region (Akzhar station), in the West Kazakhstan region (Buldurt, Taipak stations), in the Karaganda region (Bektauata station) were severely grazed, pastures in the Kyzylorda region (Zlikha station) were poorly grazed.
Wet sod was observed on most of the pastures, frozen sod was observed mainly in the West Kazakhstan region, on some pastures in the Karaganda and Kostanay regions, dry sod in places in Aktobe, Almaty, Mangystau regions.