This year, the Rodina Plant Growing Enterprise in the Gavrilovo-Posad District has threshed 18.8 thousand tons of grain, which is one tenth of the entire grain harvest in the Ivanovo Region. The enterprise has also achieved the highest yield in the region - 49.8 centners per hectare.
As part of a working trip to the Gavrilovo-Posad District, member of the Ivanovo Region government - DIRECTOR of the department of agriculture and food Denis Cherkesov visited the grain storage facility of the agricultural enterprise in the village of Podolets.
The Rodina Plant Growing Enterprise grows grain, leguminous crops, oilseeds, vegetables, and produces MILK. The enterprise is also a breeding plant for breeding black-and-white cattle and Vladimir heavy draft horses.
According to the director of the agricultural enterprise Pavel Mikhasev, almost 19 thousand tons of grain were harvested this year, which is 40% more than last year. 11.6 thousand tons of winter and 2.7 thousand tons of spring wheat, 4.5 thousand tons of barley were threshed. "Currently, food grain is being shipped to our branch for processing," said Pavel Mikhasev. In addition, 2.7 thousand tons of carrots were harvested in 2023, which is a third more than last year. "Next year, we will increase the area for carrots. We received one and a half times more harvest than we planned. Sales are underway, everything is positive here, contracts have been concluded with large retail chains," the HEAD of the farm added.
According to Denis Cherkesov, this year the region's farmers have harvested a record grain crop in 25 years - 188.7 thousand tons in weight after processing, which is 40% more than last year. A record yield was also noted - almost 29 c/ha. "The Rodina plant growing enterprise is the leader in the harvest and yield of grain crops in the region," the head of the agricultural department noted.
Denis Cherkesov explained: 80% of the produced grain is fodder, forage grain is mostly not sold by farms, but used for their own needs in animal husbandry.
He also focused on the increase in EXPORT deliveries of grain. "This year, 15.6 thousand tons of grain were sent for export from the Ivanovo region , including 5 thousand tons from this year's harvest," Denis Cherkesov noted.
To clarify, the grain storage capacity of the Rodina plant growing enterprise is 17.5 thousand tons. As of November 1, the cattle population amounted to 1,142 heads, including 420 heads of cows. Over 10 months, 2.8 thousand tons of milk were produced (+4.5% compared to the same period in 2022), the milk yield per forage cow was 6,664 kg (+4.5%). In 2023, the farm received state support funds in the amount of 31.7 million rubles, including 8.7 million rubles for the development of crop production.