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COVER STORY

Infrastructure Labyrinth p. 12

While in developed countries infrastructure makes the flow of goods more effective, in Russia infrastructure objects seem to complicate this process. For example, in many countries connection to electric and gas grids is free for farmers. Russia has a licencing system and it facilitates corruption, experts believe. Thus, farmers and agricultural companies have to wait for months for being connected to utility grids and pay large sums for this service.

Plant Growing

TEST DRIVE

Citan 12000

Seed Drill p. 20

According to experts, Citan 12000 seed drill by Аmazone is the ideal solution for large agricultural companies of high culture of farming. It is capable of conducting technologically complex operations, simplifying field works and reducing costs. Its seed bunker is close to tractor which helps to shift the machine weight to rear axle and thus to improve traction and fuel economy.

MACHINERY

In One Pass p. 24

Seeding complexes are relatively new in Russia. Not all farmers are aware about this equipment and not every producer can give a clear-cut definition of it. For many specialists, this is just a wide-cut seed drill that makes several operations in one pass across the field. Elder agronomists may recollect that in the past ‘seeding complex’ was used to name just a complete set of seeding machines.

TECHNOLOGIES

Beer Matter p. 29

For centuries, barley has been associated with beer. It was used to produce malt which, in turn, was used to make beer. But in recent years, barley has been facing competition from maltose molasses which is used now to produce malt. So, some Russian brewers stopped using barley altogether.

EQUIPMENT

Kolkhoz

Navigation p. 34

The technology of presentation on electronic maps of objects whose position is detected with the help of satellite navigation, came in use along with the US Global Positioning System, GPS, about 30 years ago. But Russian farmers began to use ecletronic maps of the fields only eight years ago. According to experts’ estimates, only 5% of farms use them.

Cattle Breeding

TECHNOLOGIES

Diet for a Cow p. 42

Intelligent feeding is one of farmers’ key tasks in dairy cattle breeding. While composing a diet, a farmer has to take into account a host of factors, including a cow’s age and its pregnancy period. Use of bulky forage, qualitative mixed fodders, carefully chosen vitamin-and-mineral premixes help to make an animal healthier, take preventive measures against some illnesses, and increase yield of milk.

Fish Business p. 48

It appears that food deficits have not sunk into oblivion. There is still a good in short supply, and that is live fish. This country falls short of about 80,000 metric tonnes of it annually. The deficit is so obvious that customers do not always think of concrete species when choosing live fish. So, now it is profitable to breed any species of fish if it is to be sold live, specialists believe.

EQUIPMENT

Legal Slaughter p. 55

One of the significant problems of the Russian meat industry is conditions in which slaughter and cattle primary processing houses work. Even the exact number of slaughter houses in this country is unknown. But one thing is clear, almost no new such slaughter houses were built in the last 17-18 years while many were closed down. There was no demand for their services because of the lack of domestic raw stuff and increase in imports.

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