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The main areas of the development and use of digital technologies and systems for forecasting the yield of agricultural crops based on satellite data are described. Proposals are given for the development of research in the field of the use of space technologies and their widespread use in agriculture.

The availability of spare capacities for the production of vegetable oil in Russia and the increased demand in the world’s industrial markets stimulate the development of domestic competitive technologies for growing, storing and processing sunflower, soybean and rapeseed. Reducing the level of dependence of oilseeds on foreign analogues is considered as one of the key tasks. Currently, the share of foreign varieties in Russia occupies about 56 % of the acreage of spring rapeseed, 76% of winter rapeseed, 74% of sunflower and 26% of soy. It is shown that the inclusion of foreign varieties of oilseeds in the State register of varieties approved for use in the Russian Federation is not always justified. It is recommended to include in the state register only those varieties of foreign selection that have a statistically significant difference in the indicators of domestic and foreign varieties obtained as a result of their tests in the regions of Russia.

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Storage of seeds is the final and longest operation in the complex technological process of their production. Violation of storage conditions leads to a decrease in not only sowing, but also commodity and feed qualities of oilseeds. The main characteristics that need to be monitored during seed storage are: humidity, temperature, pest infestation status, and freshness index. Controlling the moisture content of seeds is of great importance when storing them and is standardized by GOST. The level of humidity when storing seeds up to a year should not exceed: for sunflower seeds and rapeseed - 7%, soy-12%. The article presents an analysis and comparative characteristics of modern methods and devices for measuring the moisture content of oilseeds.