Abstract: The article analyzes a number of legal aspects of the implementation of state policy in the field of environmental protection in agriculture. The subject of the study is the legal norms governing the state policy on environmental protection in agriculture. The purpose of this study is to analyze the negative impact of agricultural activities on the environment and the existing organizational, legal and economic mechanisms for the conservation of natural resources and environmental protection, as well as to formulate conclusions and proposals based on this analysis to improve legal regulation in the field of agricultural development in our country. The relevance of the study is related to the development of an important issue – the implementation of environmental protection reform in Russia at the present time, which is carried out mainly by economic measures aimed at motivating social environmental responsibility and economic stimulation of economic entities to ensure the environmental safety of their activities. The author used formal legal, dialectical, systematic methods, as well as other general scientific methods. The article analyzes the provisions of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Environmental Protection", as well as the new Strategy for the development of agro-industrial and fisheries complexes for the period up to 2030, where serious emphasis is placed on import substitution as one of the key landmarks of Russia's development. It seems obvious that it is necessary to continue improving legal regulation and strategic planning in the direction under study. As a recommendation for improving legislation, the author proposes an addition to the formulation of one of the six goals of the state agrarian policy formulated in the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On the Development of Agriculture", which is necessary in order to bring the goal in line with the constitutional norm. The key result of the state policy on environmental protection in agriculture should be the sustainable development of agriculture. The author notes the intensification of work on the implementation of the Russian scientific and technical program for the development of agriculture and promising areas of state policy.

Keywords: strategic planning, legislation, national interests, implementation, agriculture, state policy, environmental protection, state, agricultural sector, agricultural products

Abstract: Spiraea are beautifully flowering shrubs that are valued for their high decorative value, a variety of bush shapes and flower colors, abundant flowering, unpretentiousness and high resistance. The exact dates of flowering may vary depending on the climatic conditions of region, so the study of flowering periods in a particular region of introduction is relevant. The purpose of the study was to determine the flowering dates of the species Spiraea in the Botanical Garden-Institute of the Volga State University of Technology (Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic). The observations were carried out in 2023. The objects of the study were 56 species and varieties in the exhibition "Fruticetum". The duration of flowering was 3 months – from May 6 to August 5. In the period up to mid–June, mainly plants with white flowers bloomed, and only 2 species with pink ones – S. Billardii and S. Densiflora. Since the second half of June, the flowering of pink-colored Spireas has prevailed. The distribution of the studied Spiraea into groups with early, medium and late onset and end of flowering has been carried out. A flowering calendar has been compiled. The species S. corymbosa had the longest flowering (56 days), also long-bloomed S. Rubella, S. Latifolia, S. Bumalda and its cultivar 'Antony Waterer', S. Salicifolia and its cultivar 'Alba', S. Humilis, S. Lemoinei, S. Syringaeflora, S. Rosthornii. The data obtained are of value to specialists in the field of landscaping. A limited number of Spiraea species are used in the plantations of settlements of the Mari El Republic, and thanks to the extensive collection of Botanical Garden-Institute, it is possible to enrich the range of Spiraea in urban plantings.

Keywords: botanical garden, spiraea, blossom, phenological observations, landscaping, ornamental shrubs, duration of flowering, flowering dates, introduction of plants, exposition

Abstract: Ensuring food security is impossible in the absence of proper functioning and development of agriculture. In turn, a set of measures implemented within the framework of the activity under consideration often has an adverse effect on the quality and condition of objects in the surrounding world, on the environmental situation. The purpose of the research is to study the specifics of regulatory and legal support for such areas of national security as environmental safety. An urgent direction for scientific, legislative, and practical activities is the consideration of the features of regulatory and legal provision of environmental safety in agricultural production. In the context of studying agriculture, it is worth noting the need to develop the level of knowledge and awareness of subjects not only at the stage of obtaining vocational education, but also within the framework of agricultural congresses, symposiums, etc. Theoretical and empirical methods of scientific research, such as formal legal, systemic, historical, as well as analysis, generalization, are used in the work. The combination of the indicated methods of cognition of reality made it possible to trace some dynamics of the formation and development of the population's attitude to environmental challenges arising in the implementation of agricultural activities. The article attempts to determine the current system of sectoral legislation and identify promising areas for further transformations. The course of scientific reflections, as well as the results obtained, can serve as a basis for further study of institutions within the framework of constitutional, environmental and agrarian law, as well as for the formation of an ecological culture among the reader. The conclusion is formulated about the need to create a single and at the same time comprehensive regulatory legal act capable of creating an order for ensuring environmental safety both in the direction under consideration and in general. Also, the main aspect that can ensure the achievement of the most positive effect from the adoption of appropriate norms and rules is the proper organization of environmental education and upbringing of the population. It is the high level of environmental awareness that serves as the main factor in achieving a safe and developed society.

Keywords: environmental education, Constitution of the Russian Federation, legal support, agriculture, environmental protection, agricultural law, ecology, environmental culture, environmental legal consciousness, environmental safety