The start of the republican competition "Best Combine"
The start of the competition was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov on July 27 at a meeting in the Government House of the Republic.
The competition is held to increase the prestige and popularization of the combine operator profession, to encourage combine operators who have achieved high rates in the harvesting campaign in 2019, as well as to ensure efficient and high-quality harvesting, effective use of the harvesting equipment park in the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Tatarstan.
This year, the competition commission of the Ministry will determine 500 winners at the republican and district levels in terms of the highest thresher and largest mowing area in the Republic of Tatarstan. 280 combiners who achieved the greatest results in harvesting will be awarded with prizes in the amount of 60 thousand rubles, they will be divided into 4 groups of combines. The premiums in the amount of 60 thousand rubles will also be received by 20 machine operators by the largest area of mowing by groups of mowers. Also according to the results of the competition in the areas of the 200 best combiners will receive awards of 35 thousand rubles. In total, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan will determine 500 contest winners.
For the objectivity of the competition held technique is divided into groups according to performance. Among the combines, the first group includes - SK-5 Niva, Vector-410/420, KZS-7, KZS-812, Massey Fergusson - 5650, Nova-320, Yenisei-1200; in the second - DON-1500/1200, Lida-1300, Akros-530/550, KZR-10 Polesye, KZS-10K, Case-2366, Klaas MEGA-204/208, New Holland TS-56, TX-65 Sampo - 306SL. The third group - Acros-580/585/595, KZS-1218, New Holland CSX, CX, CS, Klaas Mega-360/370, Klaas Toukano 430-450 / 470-480, Klaas Lexion-480/540, John Deere- 9560/9660/9670, John Deere W540, Challenger CH 647С, Massey Fergusson-7347. In the fourth group, machine operators compete on Klaas Tukano-570/580 combines, Torum-740/750, Klaas Leksion-560/570/580/650/670/740/770, Polesye-GS16.
In the group of self-propelled mowers there are McDonn, Challenger, John Deere, New Holland, Massey Fergusson, EU-1, KSU-1, CS-200.
To identify the best combine operators of the Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan is constantly monitoring the process. Information about the participants of the harvest will be published on the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan and updated throughout the harvesting campaign.