Unusually warm weather brings bright yellow blossoms to the region much earlier than normal.

Russian scientists are attempting to bring tea cultivation to more Northern regions of the country. 

A new and unusual dairy industry has entered the Moscow region. 

A dairy farmer in Russia's coldest village has found a way to keep his cow's udders warm in the dead of winter.

A well-to-do Russian tries to bring his green new ideal to life in a Russian village. Not all goes to plan.

It mows and fertilizes. What could possibly go wrong?

In this week's Odder News: post-Soviet leaders propose innovative treatments for coronavirus, phone chargers go bad, and Russian buyers have an opening in the European real estate market.

Sakhalin Island deputies introduce legislation to revive a shrinking livestock trade: reindeer herding.

Russia is a little out of touch with reality this week: gates lead to nowhere, cows get VR, and bankers think the economy is like Harry Potter.

Russian scientists have restored the steppe of Kulikovo – just as it was when the country's seminal battle was fought in 1380.

Vladimir left the big city to set up a farm in rural Lipetsk Oblast. And he doesn’t regret it one bit.

The Caucasus had a fast-growing plant that the Soviets wanted to plant up north to use for animal feed. What could possibly go wrong?