Today Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov paid a working visit to the Pestrechinsky municipal district. On a working trip, he was accompanied by the head of the district, Ilham Kashapov.
Upon arrival, the minister got acquainted with the facilities of Agrostroy LLC. It is engaged in the cultivation of grain and perennial grasses for hay. In 2021-2022, the farm built two sheepfolds with a capacity of 1,800 sheep, including 400 ewes, at its own expense. To date, 37 sheep are kept here, by the beginning of September another 400 will be delivered.
Further, in the village of Pimeri, Marat Zyabbarov got acquainted with the activities of Ak Bars Pestretsy LLC, which is engaged in animal husbandry and crop production. The number of cattle on the farm is 4048 heads. Two more farms are currently under construction. The farm has 21,031 hectares of arable land, of which 8,972 hectares were sown in 2023 with grain and leguminous crops, 3,758 hectares with industrial crops, and 3,867 hectares with fodder crops.
On the fields of the company, the Minister awarded combine operators who fulfilled the conditions of labor competition.
The next object of the visit was the poultry premises of the Voronin and Selivanov farms.
Both farms are engaged in raising day-old chickens for egg production with subsequent sale. Peasant farms are grant holders, the design capacity is 160 thousand heads in two stages. For 7 months of the current year, 102 tons of poultry meat in live weight have been grown.
Further, the minister visited OOO Pestretsyagrokhim. Its main activity is the cultivation of perennial crops. The farm has 1,170 hectares of arable land; in 2023, 602 hectares were sown with grain and leguminous crops. Here he got acquainted with the experimental plots of soybeans.
The working visit ended in the village of Staroe Koshchakovo. Here Marat Zyabbarov got acquainted with the activities of Khairullin MZ farm. He breeds horses of trotting and heavy draft breeds. At the moment there are more than 40 heads of horses. There is an equestrian sports club "Raduzhny", where horseback riding services together with an instructor are provided.
“In general, planned work is underway in the district, but there is room for improvement. There are reserves in the Pestrechinsky district, it is necessary to work to increase the business activity of the population,” Marat Zyabbarov said in an interview with reporters.