Success Factors the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia Reports a Record Harvest of Grain in Russia in 2016: 124 Million Tonnes
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December 2016 52 The corporate journal of EkoNiva Group Success factors The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reports a record harvest of grain in Russia in 2016: 124 million tonnes. However, the quality of the grain leaves much to be desired. Our journal will tell you how to reach impressive results both in terms of grain volume and quality — see p. 14, 16, 17 and 19. One more start before the John Deere on favourable end of the year terms EkoNiva marks the end of 2016 with A number of John Deere machines are an opening of new dairy facilities in now available on favourable terms under Voronezh and Kaluga oblasts. the Federal Subsidy Programme 1432. Page 4 Page 11 2 Contents Contents News Livestock farming Start button pressed! Smart technologies for Perfect cow exits! EkoNiva completes 2016 by launching record yield EkoNiva has reached the perfection dairies in Voronezh and presented at Agrosalon — 2016........12 farmers have been dreaming of...............20 Kaluga oblasts........................................... 4 Power contest in New opportunities for Buturlinovka fields cooperation The owners of John Deere tractors share discussed at the Russian-German their impressions....................................13 Our people Forum ........................................................5 Import substitution Be prepared to win Women’s work done in operation Machines for the next farming season..... 6 demonstrated by Russian manufacturers by men Rural area of the future of grain-handling equipment ROMAX and The only male calf caretaker from Liski farmers celebrate their professional Voronezhselmash...................................14 Zashchitnoye is telling about his holiday........................................................7 Solid foundation for an colleagues, women’s work and the peculiarities of calves’ diet................ Immersion into profession efficient farm 21 A lecture for students took place at EuroTier presented the most innovative EkoNiva’s service centre...........................8 achievements ............................................15 Our academy Guest of the Issue First-hand experience Teach me to be a farmer! Family farming traditions The Academy of Dairy Sciences Quality over quantity performs career guidance for of farmers from Gubari village, Voronezh Willi Drews holds a master class on schoolchildren...................................22 oblast ..........................................................9 growing high-quality wheat ....................16 Academicians at Golden Zero waste farming Autumn revolutionary system of manure The guests of the agricultural trade Technical inspection transportation..........................................18 fair enjoyed dairy products made in accordance with state standards......22 John Deere on favourable conditions Stress-resistant wheat See you in GRAD! Subsidies for the purchase of John Deere Andrey Zvyagin shares his The Academy of Dairy Sciences opened machines are granted under the Federal expertise in winter a café at the largest shopping centre of Programme 1432...........................10-11 varieties....................................................19 the Black Soil Region........................23 р. 23 р. 9 р. 16 № 52 December 2016 From the 3 first person A rapid rise Since August, the dairy market has enterprises, which were repaying Russian consumers? This is a sore been going up significantly. There has investment loans, were not able to fulfil point. In order to keep the prices been a solid rise in milk prices all over their liabilities to the bank. In Ireland stable, many processors will use the world. Some processors in Germany and the Netherlands production volume vegetable fat for dairy production. have doubled the price. If previously, the continued growing, but the growth rate Generally speaking, there is nothing price per 1 litre of milk was less than 20 was slower than it could have been with bad about that if it is indicated at the eurocents in Europe, now it has reached normal prices. label. Then the consumer will make the amount of 35 eurocents. I believe that On the whole, milk production volume a rational choice: to buy inexpensive in a couple of months the prices will grow in Europe declined by 10%. My milk containing vegetable fat or a more to 40 eurocents. Nobody expected that acquaintances in the German milk expensive natural product. butter would cost 4,000 euro per tonne, processing industry tell me that if the Next year, EkoNiva will continue р. 23 and Gouda cheese — four euro per kg. Russian government removed the dairy increasing milk production volumes. The primary reason for this dramatic product import ban tomorrow, they Provided that we receive the subsidies increase in prices is the drop in milk would not be able to supply cheese and the conditions for production are production volume. Western milk to Russia because they simply do not favourable, we will consider a possibility producers spend approximately 30- have enough of it. of construction of further dairy facilities. 35 eurocents to produce 1 litre of The global milk price trend is influencing We have completely mastered the skill milk. Considering the investments, the Russian market. Our processors do of building dairies, while in the area the production costs even reach 40 not quite understand what is going on of milk processing and sale of dairy eurocents. When the milk prices stayed but they are also increasing the prices. products, we still feel like first-form at the level of 20-25 eurocents per litre I think next year, the average price will students. However, we are sure that in for a long time, many family farmers reach 30 rubles. time, we will master this art as well. simply gave up their business. Why Stefan DUERR, Will this price be acceptable for keep on making losses? Large farming President of EkoNiva Group № 52 December 2016 4 News Start button pressed Marking the end of the year with opening another dairy operation has become a good tradition at EkoNiva. ast year, another mega-dairy in The dairies are almost identical: both ‘Pedigree cows were imported to Voronezh oblast was launched just have the capacity of 2,800 cows, three the new dairies from Germany, the Lbefore the New Year. This year, on the barns, a 72-stall rotary and a 16-stall Netherlands, Hungary, but a part of New Year’s Eve, rotaries will be operating herring-bone milking parlour, five them were raised in Russia’, reports at two dairies simultaneously — in manure lagoons and silage bunkers Ramon Schenk, Deputy Director Voronezh and Kaluga oblasts. located at the facility. About 100 General for Livestock Production people will be employed at each dairy. Construction of both Vysokoye Dairy of EkoNiva-APK Holding. ‘By our Around 2.2 billion rubles was invested (Liski district, Voronezh oblast) and estimation, each dairy is going to individually in Bushovka and Vysokoye produce 26,000 tonnes of milk a year.’ Bushovka Dairy (Peremyshl district, Dairies, of which 80% was the funds Kaluga oblast) started in April 2016. loaned by Rosselkhozbank. By Oleg PANOV and Ekaterina VORONKOVA Innovative ideas EkoNiva’s ‘specialist force’ landed at EuroTier in Germany, the largest livestock farming trade fair. The herd managers, veterinarians, genetic breeding specialists and engineers examined innovations, searched for partners and upgraded their qualification, looking into the latest achievements of the industry. he trade fair also housed a milk production efficiency, and then, products to offer: the best alfalfa varieties conference ‘Exporters of Future in Russia could become a global supplier of of worldwide genetics — Dakota and TGlobal Dairy Market’. As it was stated milk powder, butter and cheese. 4020 MF. The varieties are prominent at the conference, such countries as The visitors interested in highly productive in terms of high protein content, winter Brazil, Pakistan, India and Uzbekistan can seeds, pegidree cattle and livestock hardiness and lodging resistance. become new milk exporters in the global farming machinery were simply gravitated OAC Prudence soybean variety is market by 2025. to the EkoNiva’s booth (see more distinguished for consistently high yields, The topic of the export capacity of Russia on p.15). EkoNiva, one of very few in resistance to lodging and shattering. was presented by Stefan Duerr, EkoNiva’s Russia, can offer big batches of pedigree Each day of the trade fair was bringing President. According to him, considerable Holstein, Simmental and Red-and-White new ideas and discoveries to specialists. growth of milk production in the next five cattle for sale. The company has already ‘It is interesting to learn about new years is unlikely. Besides, the processors sold 4,000 head in the first ten months of herd management trends allowing a in Russia have low-efficiency production 2016 and the orders are still coming. The more detailed analysis of the current facilities, which is a considerable obstacle customers are attracted by good genetics herd state’, points out Sergey Lyakhov, to going into global markets. of the cattle that are adapted to Russian Siberian Region Director of EkoNiva-APK In terms of input costs, Russian milk is environment and management at large- Holding. ‘We looked into equipment not competitive without the government scale commercial dairies. optimising bedding management and subsidies at the moment. However, loan The guests engaged in livestock farming got aware of new medication for calf interest rates may be reduced in the understandably