In July, the Republican contest “Best Combiner - 2019” was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, which is held annually to increase the prestige and popularize the profession of a combine operator. The goal is efficient and high-quality harvesting, as well as the efficient use of the harvesting equipment park in the agricultural sector of the Republic of Tatarstan.
In total, 1464 agricultural workers participated in the competition, including: 1307 combine harvesters for threshing grain and 157 machine operators for mowing grain crops. The 500 specialists became winners of the competition.
To identify the best combine operators of the republic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted constant monitoring. Information about the participants of the harvest was published on the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tatarstan and was updated throughout the harvesting campaign.
The equipment was divided into groups according to performance. Among the combines, the first group included - SK-5 Niva, Vector-410/420, KZS-7, KZS-812, Massey Fergusson - 5650, Nova-320, Yenisei-1200;
the second - DON-1500/1200, Lida-1300, Akros-530/550, KZR-10 Polesie, KZS-10K, Case-2366, Klaas MEGA-204/208, “New Holland” TS-56, TX-65 , Sampo - 306SL.
The third group is Akros-580/585/595, KZS-1218, New Holland CSX, CX, CS, Klaas Mega-360/370, Klaas Tukano 430-450 / 470-480, Klaas Lexion-480/540, John Deere- 9560/9660/9670, John Deere W540, Challenger CH 647C, Massey Fergusson-7347.
In the fourth group, machine operators on combines Klaas Tukano-570/580, Torum-740/750, Klaas Lexion-560/570/580/650/670/740/770, Polesie-GS16 competed. The group of self-propelled mowers - MacDon, Challenger, John Deere, New Holland, Massey Fergusson, EC-1, KSU-1, CS-200.
This year, the tender commission of the Ministry determined 500 winners at the republican and district levels in terms of the largest threshing and the largest mowing area in the Republic of Tatarstan. 280 combine harvesters who have achieved the greatest results in harvesting will be awarded prizes in the amount of 60 thousand rubles. Bonuses in the amount of 60 thousand rubles will also be received by 20 machine operators for the largest mowing area for groups of mowers. Also, according to the results of the competition, the 200 best combine operators will receive prizes of 35 thousand rubles. Awarding will take place in the municipal regions of the republic.
The full list of winners of the contest "The Best Combine Harvester of the Republic of Tatarstan" can be found here.