On December 14, zonal seminars-meetings on the repair and preparation of equipment for spring field work started. The first of them was held in the Leninogorsk region with the participation of heads of agricultural departments, chief engineers and heads of agricultural formations of nine districts of Tatarstan.
The meeting was chaired by Ilnar Gabbasov, deputy head of the department of engineering and technical support of the agro-industrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan. In the plenary part, the floor was given to consultants on the mechanization of agriculture and food departments in all regions. Each of them reported on the progress of agricultural machinery repairs and preparations for spring field work.
Summing up the speeches, Ilnar Gabbasov recommended the districts to intensify the work on the repair of agricultural machinery, especially when the dealers of the factories provide seasonal discounts. The program of JSC Rosagroleasing "Earlier booking" was launched. Under the terms of the program, manufacturers of agricultural machinery offer equipment at 2020 prices with a deferred payment until September 1, 2021.
The practical part of the seminar was held in the machine and tractor fleet of Saturn-Ural LLC. The executive director of the farm Zulfat Tukhvatullin showed the guests a fleet of agricultural machinery, a repair shop and a repair station. It should be noted that in this farm, according to the program of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, a workshop was repaired for overhaul of machine and tractor fleets.