Waited! The peak of popularity of columnar apple trees is over. And all because the "happy owners" of these trees increasingly began to face unpleasant phenomena. Increasingly, the columns do not grow in the form of columns, but in the form of shaggy brooms, in addition, very strong. But the most annoying - columnar apple trees refuse to bear fruit.

On June 20, 2018, the International Hotel-Practical Conference "Technologies and Innovations: From Land to Finished Product" took place in the capital's Bratislava Hotel with the participation of about 200 representatives of horticultural, grape, wine and other processing industries from all over Ukraine. The participants of the conference shared the peculiarities of modern fruit growing and the secrets of production of unique Ukrainian drinks and other products from fruits and berries.

A round table of heads of horticultural, berry farms and honey beekeepers, dedicated to the peculiarities of production of natural high-quality wines, juices, ciders and other beverages will be held on June 20 during the III International Conference "From land to finished product". The two-day event - June 20-21 - will include an informative conference, a conference day in Kyiv at the Bratislava Hotel and a business tour. The organizers are the publishing project "Technology and Innovation" and the magazine "Horticulture and Viticulture. TI "- aims to promote and implement modern technologies for growing and processing fruits, berries and nuts, as well as promoting the revival of traditional Ukrainian drinks based on fruits, berries and honey, the production of other value-added products based on fruits, berries and nuts.

For four months of 2018, the territorial bodies of the State Geocadastre at land auctions exercised 639 lease rights to state-owned agricultural land. The total area of ​​leased plots amounted to 14.53 thousand hectares.

On April 26, representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy acquainted agricultural producers of Transcarpathia in detail with the state support programs during the next practical seminar. The event was supported by the Office of Reform Support (ODA) of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and the EU Project "Support to the implementation of agricultural and food policy", as part of a broad awareness campaign of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy in the regions on government support programs for farmers in 2018.

In order to disseminate reliable information on the quality of products of the wine industry of Ukraine and for healthy competition between industry regulators, GS "UKRSADVINPROM" in September 2017 initiated the establishment of an independent Sectoral Tasting Commission (MPC GS "Ukrsadvinprom"), whose main task is to produce wine , fruit wines, ciders and honey drinks.

The Commission will include about 30 wine experts, which will ensure the impartiality of the conclusions. The Commission will provide comprehensive and objective information about the product, both for the consumer and for producers of wine, wine and soft drinks.

Currently, the final composition of the MPC of Ukrsadvinprom is being formed, which will include representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the State Fiscal Service, relevant institutes, industry associations, representatives of wineries, low-alcohol products and juices. The first meeting of the commission will take place on March 30, 2018.

The main focus of the Commission's activities is fruit and berry wines and honey drinks, the production of which has every chance to resume and develop due to the abolition of the license fee of UAH 500,000 per year and due to the simplification of the permitting procedure. Bill № 6693 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Development of Production of Terroir Wines and Natural Honey Beverages”.

For detailed information on participation in the tasting, please call +38 (068) 703-93-93