A brief agrometeorological overview for the 2nd decade of April, 2025.
In the second decade of April, in the south and south-east of the republic, in areas where winter crops were cultivated, the temperature background was above normal by 1...4 °C. Precipitation was mostly less than normal, only in some areas of the Almaty region it fell more than normal.
In the observed areas of the Almaty region and the Zhetisu region, the minimum air temperature ranged from plus 3 °C to minus 3 °C. In the observed areas with winter wheat, there are phases of development "formation of nodular roots" - "exit into the tube", in the vicinity of the Taldykorgan meteorological station "the appearance of a lower stem node above the soil surface". In Zhambyl and Turkestan regions, the minimum air temperature was in the range of plus 1...5 °C. In the observed areas with winter wheat, the phases of development "formation of nodular roots" - "exit into the tube" are observed. In the vicinity of the Kazygurt and Shymkent meteorological stations of the Turkestan region, as well as the Kordai agropost of the Zhambyl region, "the appearance of a lower stem node above the soil surface." The condition of the plants is generally good.
In the south of the country, in the Kelessky district of the Turkestan region, the first "shoots" appeared in the observed areas at the end of the decade. In Maktaaralsky (agricultural post Zhalyn), Ordabasinsky (agricultural post Bogen) districts, cotton sowing began after preliminary tillage. The "plant germination" phase of development was noted in the plots. The crops are in good condition.
In the Zhambyl region, in the vicinity of the Sarykemer weather station, onion planting began in the observed areas after pre-tillage. The crops are in good condition.
In the south of the country, perennial grasses have a "stem growth" phase of development, while in the north, west, and center, the vegetation of perennial grasses continues to resume. The condition of the herbs is mostly good.
In the second decade of April, productive moisture reserves in the meter layer in the observation fields of the southeast, south and west were mostly formed as optimal and satisfactory, only in some areas in the west and southeast fields with insufficient soil moisture were noted.
On the last day of the decade, cattle were grazing everywhere in the pastures. In Karatal district of Zhetysu region, Mangystau district of Mangystau region and Ulytau district of Ulytau region, livestock breeders feed breeding stock and young animals. In the Sozak district of the Turkestan region, cattle herders drive cattle to summer pastures. Veterinary measures have been carried out in the Kzylkoginsky and Kurmangazinsky districts of Atyrau region since the beginning of the decade.
Most of the pastures have dry sod, while the Aktobe, Kostanay, and Ulytau regions have wet sod. At the end of the decade, pastures in the West Kazakhstan region were heavily drained, and pastures in the rest of the territory were poorly drained.
