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Agro-industrial complex "Yubileiny" of Orsha district can rightfully be called a leader in agricultural production and processing not only of the Vitebsk region but also of Belarus. Based on the results of last year's work, the enterprise was inscribed on the Republican Board of Honor.
Agro-industrial complex "Yubileiny" invests more than 20 million rubles in production development. The goal of the strategy is one – to increase the efficiency of the technological chain, which at the enterprise is built in accordance with the head of state's requirement to ensure the production cycle "from field to counter".
The scale is evidenced by the figures: 17 thousand hectares of land, 12.5 thousand heads of cattle, 30 thousand pigs.
Today, the complex sells more than 138 tons of milk daily. This is half of the total volume of the entire Orsha district. The profitability of production last year without state support was 20%.
– Over the past 5 years, we have reoriented the revenue structure. If a decade ago the main share was in pig farming, we developed a branded store chain, processing, then today pig farming provides only 1.5 – 2% profitability, – says the head of the agro-industrial complex Alexander Firsin. – The costs in pig farming are huge. Therefore, first of all, we changed the structure of sown areas – we started sowing more rapeseed. So, last year we harvested 7.5 thousand tons of gross yield of this crop. This is a good indicator. Grain together with corn – 30 thousand tons in barn weight. We worked well with feed – we prepared 35 centners of feed units per conventional head. This allowed us to fully provide the livestock with high-quality feed in sufficient quantities.
The number of cows at the enterprise has significantly increased. 4 years ago, the MTK "Kupalinka" for 2 thousand heads of dairy herd was put into operation. Today, this complex produces 66 tons of milk per day. And in 2022, SUP "Borzdovka-agro" and the robotic dairy complex "Pavlinka", which produces 55 tons of milk per day, were joined to the agro-industrial complex "Yubileiny". By the way, 2 years ago this was less than 20 tons.
– Due to milk and rapeseed, we achieved overall profitability for the enterprise, – notes Alexander Firsin. – We commissioned a feed mill with a capacity of 10 tons per hour, and we are launching a new grain drying complex with a capacity of 100 tons per hour. Its trial run was carried out on the 2023 harvest. A grain storage facility for 10 thousand tons was installed on the territory of the grain drying complex. Plus, meal storage, which is important.
The head emphasized that following the President's visit in 2022, the agro-combine received funds for the modernization of the "Babiniči" machine yard. It was concreted, gas was supplied, and infrared emitters were installed. A new heating system for the workshops was also introduced. Today, it is a showcase facility with state-of-the-art equipment, offering all conditions for repairs of any complexity.
Currently, the agro-combine is implementing a project for the construction of additional buildings for the "Pavlinka" RMTK. By October of this year, it is planned to commission 5 buildings for housing heifers and raising high-quality heifers for the production of its own herd.
– The first phase involved the construction of a building for the dairy herd and a calf barn; the second phase of the project is currently underway. Upon commissioning all these facilities, we will have a complete cycle, – notes Alexander Firsin.
Significant work is being done to equip the combine with modern machinery. For instance, just recently, a new self-propelled feed mixer was acquired using company funds.
Regarding pork production, it operates on a complete cycle. The livestock raised is processed in the company's own facility and sold in the enterprise's branded stores, of which there are currently over 20.
The "Yubileyniy" agro-combine sets an example in its approach to people, land, and equipment. These are the components of success.
– To achieve anything, it is necessary to meticulously work through the entire technological process down to the smallest details, – the head is confident. – Individual links form a single chain. Today, if you do not keep pace with the times, or even stay ahead of them, nothing will be accomplished. Where there is a dictatorship of technology, high-tech machines and equipment, that is where young people will be in agriculture.
Indeed, young men and women, upon starting their first job at "Yubileyniy," choose to stay and work here.
All conditions have been created for young specialists:
housing;
good wages (average across the combine – over 2 thousand rubles);
an excellent social package;
medical insurance.
– I am originally from the Chashniki district, I have been working here for three years and have no intention of leaving. My responsibilities include the prevention and treatment of diseases in young livestock, – says Elena Bet, a veterinarian at the "Pavlinka" RMTK. Incidentally, Elena's portrait adorns the enterprise's Honor Board.
Ulyana Ryzhik and Alexander Orlovsky, operators of the livestock complex, gladly shared information about their first jobs and the conditions created for people.