site.btaDecember 13, 1879: Ruse Institute of Agriculture and Seeds Established
Senior researcher Gavrail Mihailov and his assistant Katya Toromanova are evaluating soft wheat variety 165 at the experimental field of Obraztsov Chiflik, near Ruse, October 29, 1953 (BTA archive/Violeta Popova)
The Institute of Agriculture and Seeds was established near Ruse 145 years ago Friday. It was named "Obraztsov chiflik", or Model Farm, and existed as a stand-alone research unit until 1962.
The history of the institute dates back to December 13,
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