Chelyabinsk region helps to purchase agricultural machinery

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Chelyabinsk Region is accepting documents for registration of subsidies for the purchase of agricultural machinery. During the year, farmers bought tractors, combines and other agricultural machinery and equipment, and now the region is ready to reimburse them for part of the costs. In 2024 , the volume of subsidies for the purchase of machinery will amount to 202 million rubles. In addition, funds from the regional budget in the total amount of 8 million rubles will be paid for the purchase of precision farming systems.
Since the beginning of 2024, using federal support measures such as preferential lending , financial leasing, and the 1432 program, which provides federal subsidies for agricultural machinery manufacturers, farmers have purchased machinery and equipment for 2.9 billion rubles.
One of the leaders in equipment renewal is the Chesmensky District. This year, a total of 33 units were purchased there: energy-saturated tractors, grain harvesters, a seeding complex, a sprayer and other equipment. A very important acquisition for Chesme farmers is grain dryers purchased from four farming enterprises. 2024 was a rainy year, and grain drying equipment is in demand more than ever.
Grain dryers are also installed in other municipal districts of the Chelyabinsk region. For example, in the Uvelsky district, modern drying equipment was purchased at the Agros-T-Veles enterprise along with a whole batch of equipment: “We built several grain warehouses and, in order to ensure the quality of grain this year, we built a grain dryer - we purchased equipment, connected gas. We have completed the grain harvest, the dried grain is now in the warehouse. It remains to harvest the sunflower, ”said company representative Andrey Klassen. This year, Agros-T-Veles acquired four Kirovets tractors, two Palesse grain harvesters, one forage harvester and a complex of machines for cultivating and harvesting potatoes. The enterprise, established in 2020, currently processes almost 9 thousand hectares of arable land in the Uvelsky and Etkulsky districts: they grow grain crops, sunflowers, and potatoes .
Among the recipients of state support this year is farmer Sergei Kulpin from the Verkhneuralsky district. He purchased a powerful tractor, a front loader, an Akros 595 grain harvester, and a Vector 450 tracked combine. These machines have replenished the farm's fleet, which previously had only two tractors and two combines.
"The new combines were purchased in the summer and have already been used in this year's harvest. We have harvested almost 2.5 thousand tons of grain, 24 centners per hectare," said Sergey Kulpin. "I purchased a tracked grain harvester because of the rains that have watered us well this year. I think that in the future it will also be a good help in harvesting grain and oilseed crops. Only such equipment can be used for harvesting in a wet field. We are currently using this combine to harvest sunflower seeds, there are still 300 hectares left out of 500. There are no problems with drying the grain, we have our own dryer and grain cleaning equipment. We had to take out loans to buy new equipment."
The area of ​​cultivated arable land in the farm is more than 2 thousand hectares, soft and hard wheat, oats, oil flax and sunflower are grown.