News from the areas: The real farming dynasty from the Arsky district
At the recent XX Congress of Farmers, Peasant Farmsteads and Agricultural Cooperatives of the Republic of Tatarstan, Fatihov farmers from the village of Nizhny Pshalym, Arsky District, were awarded as the best farming dynasty.
The production base of the farm “Fatikhov IK” looks very impressive: two capital granaries, an indoor current, a potato storage. There is a fleet of equipment: 2 combine harvesters, 4 tractors, a set of trailed sowing and tillage machines. But perhaps the most important thing is a 100-head barn.
“I have been working in agriculture all my life,” says the oldest of the Fatikhovs, Kamil Shamilevich. - In collective farm times, he was a mechanical engineer, chief economist, instructor of the CPSU district committee, and chairman of the collective farm. And in 1998 he became the first farmer of the region.
At first it was difficult for the farmer. When Kamil Shamilevich left the collective farm, he had only a decommissioned combine harvester and a Belarus wheeled tractor as the property share prescribed by law. And over 20 years - such an increase. It is no coincidence that 95 local residents have entered into lease relations with the farm, transferring their land shares.
It became easier both physically and mentally when, after graduating from the Kazan State Agricultural Academy, his son Ilnaz returned to his native land. He created his own farm, but father and son work together: in one crop rotation, one technique.
On 400 hectares of their own and unit land, father and son cultivate grain, fodder crops and potatoes. Cereals in successful years yield up to 40 centners per hectare, potatoes - up to 300 centners.
The farm received an impulse in development with the receipt of a state grant in the amount of 2 million rubles, which made it possible to exert strength and build a family farm for 100 cows. Now farmers have 40 breeding milk cows, 9 heifers and 15 repair heifers, not counting the rest of young cattle. Daily milk yield is more than 20 kg per cow.
“We dream to increase the dairy herd to 100 cows,” Ilnaz shares his plans. - For this we will have to build another barn and stretch out a half-kilometer paved driveway.