Preparations for the spring sowing campaign continue in the Lipetsk region

Readiness for the new agricultural season was discussed this week in the Gryazinsky district at the site of a cultivator plant.
Representatives of federal and regional services, banks and dealerships told agricultural specialists and farmers about the availability of machinery and components, the requirements for passing the annual technical inspection of agricultural machinery in 2023, lending for spring field work, and much more.
In 2022, Lipetsk farmers again updated the record by purchasing new agricultural machinery and specialized equipment for 6.1 billion rubles. In total, more than 850 units of agricultural machinery were purchased during the year. The support provided by the state plays an important role in the modernization of the agro-industrial complex. This allows, in particular, to purchase equipment using preferential leasing. “Last year, 402 units of agricultural machinery were purchased under leasing programs for the amount of 2.5 billion rubles,” said Oleg Dolgikh, HEAD of the Lipetsk Region Agriculture Department. – This is an order of magnitude more than a year earlier, when 150 units of agricultural machinery were delivered in the amount of 850 million rubles. This year, Lipetsk farmers have already purchased 78 units of agricultural machinery for the amount of 602.6 million rubles.”
If you look at the whole, the agricultural machinery fleet in the region consists of almost 5 thousand tractors, more than 2 thousand grain harvesters, the same number of trucks and seeders. Combines for harvesting corn, potatoes and fodder, as well as beet harvesters, cultivators, plows, mowers, harvesters, balers - all this is presented in sufficient quantities to carry out field work in 2023.
During the seminar, the participants were also shown some new agricultural equipment and machinery. For example, a two-row disc harrow, which is used for traditional and pre-sowing tillage for grain, industrial and fodder crops, exists so far in a single copy. In March, it will be delivered to the Krasnodar Territory, where it will be tested in field conditions. Tractors planned for production in the Lipetsk region aroused great interest. They are suitable for basic agricultural work in conjunction with mounted, semi-mounted and trailed implements.