The first hay cutting is nearing completion in the Vitebsk region
The first mowing requires clearing 240 thousand hectares of grasses. As of July 10, over 215 thousand hectares have been mowed, which is 90 percent of the plan. Verkhnedvinsk, Vitebsk, Postavy, Rossono, Tolochin, Ushachi, Chashniki, and Sharkovshchina districts have already completed the mowing. The remaining regions will soon catch up with the leaders. What prevented them from keeping up with the green harvest on time? The prose of life – rainy weather and periodic equipment breakdowns due to wear and tear.
At the same time, there are no problems with fuel or machinery operators this year, states the situation Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Fodder Production of the Vitebsk Regional Agricultural Production Department, Yuri Romanov:
— 36 inter-farm mechanized fodder harvesting teams have been created, and equipment is being transferred to lagging farms. There are also successes. To date, the region leads the country in fodder harvesting: 11.15 centners of fodder units per conventional head of cattle. A few more fine days, and the first mowing will be completed. People and equipment are giving their all — the wait is not long.
The mowing at OJSC "Elnia-Agro" of the Sharkovshchyna district worked very successfully. From the first mowing, they planned to store a little more than 14 centners of fodder units per cow, but in reality, they received 21.7 centners. Impressive!
The experienced director of the agricultural enterprise, Mikhail Yakimovich, shares the figures:
— We were going to harvest 5200 tons of silage, and to date, we already have 8800 tons in our piggy bank. And this is not the limit — we will add about two thousand.
In this smallest, but strong and promising farm, they bet on leguminous-cereal grass mixtures and clover in its pure form. They correctly believe that a protein-rich diet for cattle is always appropriate.
The components of success have long been known: if you work with full dedication, the result will not be long in coming. So, at "Elnia-Agro," the equipment has not stood idle for a single day due to breakdowns or lack of fuel. But the main driving force of any process, insists the director, is people:
— The employees are coping excellently, they understand the task from the first word. And now it is the same for everyone — to start the grain harvesting, let's say, without burdens.
Together with Mikhail Yakimovich, we drive to the tract of Bely Dvor, where the young machine operator Evgeny Orekh is working. He has been at "Elnia-Agro" for three years, he moved here from the neighboring Gluboksky district and does not regret it at all:
— The management is competent and understanding; if you work as you should, they will always support you with both words and money. The salary is decent, the team is friendly, what else do you need for the work to be a joy.
The machine operator is busy hauling green mass. In total, he has already transported about 2560 tons. Whether he will switch to a grain harvester this season is an open question:
— I once dreamed about it, but now there are enough worries on other equipment.
Although Evgeny Orekh is a tough nut to crack, if he wants to, he can certainly handle a combine harvester.
Mechanizers Vasily Krasovsky and Viktor Matskevich are consistently among the leaders, the latter having forty years of farming experience:
— Every field is in the palm of my hand, I know every terrain by heart. I don't work alone at "Yelnya-Agro", but together with my younger brother Alexander. It's great that our director is also from these parts, a hereditary plowman who has managed to work both in the workshops and in the combine cabin. His two brothers also work on our farm.
By the way, the total agricultural work experience of the Yakimovich family is 140 years. The dynasty was started by Mikhail Nikolaevich's grandfather, and was worthily continued by his father Nikolai Yakimovich and his sons.
Director of OJSC "Elnya-Agro" of Sharkovshchina district Mikhail YAKIMOVICH with machine operators Viktor MATSKEVICH and Vasily KRASOVSKY.
At the same time, there are no problems with fuel or machinery operators this year, states the situation Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Fodder Production of the Vitebsk Regional Agricultural Production Department, Yuri Romanov:
— 36 inter-farm mechanized fodder harvesting teams have been created, and equipment is being transferred to lagging farms. There are also successes. To date, the region leads the country in fodder harvesting: 11.15 centners of fodder units per conventional head of cattle. A few more fine days, and the first mowing will be completed. People and equipment are giving their all — the wait is not long.
The mowing at OJSC "Elnia-Agro" of the Sharkovshchyna district worked very successfully. From the first mowing, they planned to store a little more than 14 centners of fodder units per cow, but in reality, they received 21.7 centners. Impressive!
The experienced director of the agricultural enterprise, Mikhail Yakimovich, shares the figures:
— We were going to harvest 5200 tons of silage, and to date, we already have 8800 tons in our piggy bank. And this is not the limit — we will add about two thousand.
In this smallest, but strong and promising farm, they bet on leguminous-cereal grass mixtures and clover in its pure form. They correctly believe that a protein-rich diet for cattle is always appropriate.
The components of success have long been known: if you work with full dedication, the result will not be long in coming. So, at "Elnia-Agro," the equipment has not stood idle for a single day due to breakdowns or lack of fuel. But the main driving force of any process, insists the director, is people:
— The employees are coping excellently, they understand the task from the first word. And now it is the same for everyone — to start the grain harvesting, let's say, without burdens.
Together with Mikhail Yakimovich, we drive to the tract of Bely Dvor, where the young machine operator Evgeny Orekh is working. He has been at "Elnia-Agro" for three years, he moved here from the neighboring Gluboksky district and does not regret it at all:
— The management is competent and understanding; if you work as you should, they will always support you with both words and money. The salary is decent, the team is friendly, what else do you need for the work to be a joy.
The machine operator is busy hauling green mass. In total, he has already transported about 2560 tons. Whether he will switch to a grain harvester this season is an open question:
— I once dreamed about it, but now there are enough worries on other equipment.
Although Evgeny Orekh is a tough nut to crack, if he wants to, he can certainly handle a combine harvester.
Mechanizers Vasily Krasovsky and Viktor Matskevich are consistently among the leaders, the latter having forty years of farming experience:
— Every field is in the palm of my hand, I know every terrain by heart. I don't work alone at "Yelnya-Agro", but together with my younger brother Alexander. It's great that our director is also from these parts, a hereditary plowman who has managed to work both in the workshops and in the combine cabin. His two brothers also work on our farm.
By the way, the total agricultural work experience of the Yakimovich family is 140 years. The dynasty was started by Mikhail Nikolaevich's grandfather, and was worthily continued by his father Nikolai Yakimovich and his sons.