
2024
Expert explains the importance of boron feeding for soybeans
Yurii Yakubchuk, DEFENDA manager in Lviv Oblast, explained why boron is critical for soybeans: its deficiency delays growth, disrupts flowering and ...

2024
Anti-Crisis Savings: No-Till Corn — Specifics of Preventive Treatments
Kurkul.com and LNZ Group have launched the «Anti-Crisis Savings» project, in which an LNZ expert supports a farm throughout the season to find ...

2024
Weed control strategy in a changing climate
Oleksandr Khmeliuk, Head of the LNZ Group Agro Department, explains why no single herbicide can solve weed problems and how to build a systematic weed...

2024
The phenomenon of soybean seed productivity formation
Soybean is one of the world's five leading crops and a high-margin crop in Ukraine. LNZ Group expert Serhii Ivaniuk explains the role of nitrogen, ...

2024
Be better today than yesterday. A career path from seller to head of a regional office
Oleksandr Kelypa went from selling seeds at a vegetable market to heading the Vinnytsia office of LNZ Group at 25. His motto is to be better today ...

2024
Signs of nutrient deficiencies and sunflower fertilization
The article describes the main signs of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, boron, copper, manganese and molybdenum deficiencies in sunflower. It ...

2024
Sugar beet growth stages, key points in cultivation and crop care
The article describes sugar beet growth stages according to the BBCH scale and the typical problems at each stage. LNZ Group expert Yurii Baranchuk ...

2024
Sand darkling beetle and click beetle larvae begin damaging early sunflower seedlings
Early sunflower seedlings are being damaged by soil pests, primarily wireworms, as well as the sand darkling beetle and other early pests. LNZ Group ...

2024
The nuances of successfully growing a high-quality sunflower crop
In 2023, Ukrainian farmers expanded sunflower area by 10%, but yields and quality varied widely across regions. LNZ Group expert Serhii Korniushenko ...

2024
Winter crops under the scorching April sun
Winter crops resumed spring vegetation earlier than usual due to abnormal April warmth, shifting field work and protection plans. LNZ Group's Serhii ...

2024
Farmers should consider productive moisture reserves when applying mineral fertilizers
Mineral fertilizer prices have dropped by about 50% this year, allowing farmers to apply them in full. However, Oleksandr Khmeliuk of LNZ Group ...

2024
Sunflower and soybean are displacing corn from the fields
Compared to the pre-war period, Ukraine's 2024 crop rotation has changed, with farmers reducing grain areas, especially corn, in favour of sunflower ...