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22 Aug 2019

UCABAgTech 2019: tested agricultural machinery, celebrated Makoviya and set records

On August 14, 2019, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association together with the UCABevent agency held the largest celebration of Makoviya and the largest field event of this summer. In the village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, on the basis of Agro-Region agriholding , the long-awaited day of the UCABAgTech field took place, which was visited by more than 1300 participants.

On a 21-hectare field, 30+ legendary agricultural machines from the world's leading brands demonstrated their effectiveness in practice. We tested ploughs, disc harrows, deep rippers, heavy disc harrows, stubble cultivators, strip-till machines, vertical tillage machines and mineral fertiliser spreaders. More than 50 companies presented innovative agricultural technologies and up-to-date technical solutions for primary and pre-sowing tillage. The most anticipated new product of 2019 — Fendt IDEAL — was also presented in the static area.

Everyone was able to join the discussion of the case “Innovative technology of corn sowing Agrility” from the product manager of Limagrain Ukraine Vladimir Kuzmich. “Since 2000, the company's hybrids have been tested for different densities and investigated for behavior under different conditions. The main basis for the initiation of this process were the factors that affect the yield: density and hybrid. We, as a company, can help each farmer increase the yield potential at optimal cost. The company analyses satellite data and based on this develops its own algorithm for each hybrid. In 2017, we conducted tests in fields with low and high heterogeneity. The results demonstrated that the service of variable norms of sowing seeds presented by the company will be most effective precisely in fields with high heterogeneity. The service is suitable for use by large and small farms,” said Vladimir Kuzmich in his speech.● 
During the discussion of the case “Comprehensive inspection of crops and monitoring of the state during the season,” the leading consultant of SmartFarming Vadym Ostapenko spoke about how to most accurately assess the results of climbing: “The classic method of evaluating the results of the seeders is expert observations and calculations, but the human factor often affects the objectivity. At the moment, there is a more accurate and modern solution from Precision Planting — Pogo Stick, which fixes the reference point, counts the number of plants and the distance between them. “ The expert also stressed the importance of assessing external factors: “It is important for all technological operations to track weather conditions, especially for the conduct of work with sprayers. The main indicators are temperature, humidity and wind speed. Such studies are possible using mobile anemometers or small weather stations that are installed on a tractor or self-propelled sprayer.”

As part of the event, visitors were waiting for pleasant surprises, including the establishment of a national record. Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association with the support of catering company grilled 1000 halves of apples with honey and cinnamon for the shortest period of time — 30 minutes. Guests of the event were treated with a sweet surprise.
Also, in partnership with the online edition of the AgroPortal.ua, the winners of the Agro Champions Award — the best agro-specialists of Ukraine — were awarded. Top managers of companies whose land bank exceeds 10 thousand hectares competed for the title of the most effective in 10 nominations.

- Dmitriy Skornyakov, CEO of HarvEast Holding, won in the CEO category;
- Yuriy Melnyk, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of MHP, won in the category ‘Chief Operating Officer’;
- Alyona Krysenko, IMC, won in the category ‘Commercial Director’;
- Volodymyr Bondarenko, Chief Financial Officer of Signet, won in the category ‘Financial Director’;
- Volodymyr Kravtsov, Chief Operating Officer and Production Director of Agro-Region, won in the category ‘Production Director’;
- Yulia Kameneva, Director of the Marketing Department, won in the category ‘Marketing Director’.
- Ksenia Prozhogina, Director of Human Resources and Communications at MHP, won in the HR Director category;
- Vadym Skrypnyk, Head of Crop Production at Astarta-Kyiv, was the most effective in the Chief Agronomist category;
- Serhiy Ishchuk, Chief Engineer, Svarog West Group, won in the Chief Engineer category;
- Nonna Schmidik, Director of Communications and Social Projects, Continental Farmers Group, won in the Communications and Social Projects category.

The winners of the Agro Champions Award were determined on the basis of the assessments of the Expert Council. This included companies specializing in the search and evaluation of senior executives, international organizations, audit companies, consulting and resource companies operating in the agrarian market of Ukraine or related to it.
The guests of the field event were waiting for a drawing of valuable prizes. The following companies provided gifts: New Holland, Gran Format, Amazone, AMAKO, AGRO-SPECIAL-SPARE PART, HORSCH, POLYTECHNIC, Trimble, Great Plains, Lemken, KUHN, Albion, Limagrain, Volyn Stock Company, Bueling, Innovative Agricultural Technologies, Astra, Prime Lab Tech, TITAN MACHINERY and AgroOne.

Next year, the event promises to be even larger, so follow our news, we will soon announce the date and time of the next field event. And very soon, on September 18, the organizers of the event will hold the X International Conference LFM, which has established itself as the №1 event in the world sphere. Attending the conference is a must for those who simultaneously want to learn about innovations in the management of agricultural companies and technologies from the best practitioners.

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