ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER 11 JUNE/JULY 2022 "Some of our buyers' warehouses and stores in Kyiv region were destroyed, so they cannot pay their debts to us," he says. "Banks also closed overdraft limits because we are in red zone with a high risk of occupation and combatant actions." "Still, despite all these challenges, we are optimistic," he concludes. "We will work and find all necessary solutions, we will have a successful season, and we will win the war." l "Still, despite all these challenges, we are optimistic. We will work and find all necessary solutions, we will have a successful season, and we will win the war." Always read and follow label directions. AgSolutions, COTEGRA and PRIAXOR are registered trade-marks of BASF; all used under license by BASF Canada Inc. COTEGRA and/or PRIAXOR fungicides should be used in a preventative disease control program. © 2022 BASF Canada Inc. Protect your soybeans with our advanced fungicides. Visit agsolutions.ca/soybeanfungicides to learn more. Tough diseases in soybeans? Two can play at that game. 2971_SoybeanSolutions_Ad_OGF_2022_v2.indd 1 2022-01-24 9:48 AM sunflowers, wheat, and organic vegetables and berries. Although he did not flee the region when the war started, Ostrovskyy could not work on the farm for over a month. Airstrike alarms forced workers underground, disrupting work. "Although there are no life losses in our town, we are close to combat operations as well as to air and rocket attack locations where we can also observe civilian damages and deaths," he says. Ostrovskyy managed to purchase seed, fertilizer, and fuel for his grain crops before the war started. Vegetable production will be difficult, though, as supply chains are blocked, and many supply warehouses were destroyed in attacks. Irrigation and mulching materials are difficult to secure, he says. Like his fellow farmers, Ostrovskyy is also short on funds.
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