Miratorg division in Kaliningrad has raised its output of cattle-farm fodder to 120,000 tonnes a year.
Kaliningrad, 26th August, 2016. Miratorg division in Kaliningrad – the largest operator of cattle-rearing farms in the Region, has announced that on 26th August its output of fodder production exceeded one-hundred-and-twenty thousand tonnes of dry and raw feeds which provide for its cattle feed throughout the year – a 12% increase year-on-year.
Miratorg raises more than forty-five thousand head of cattle on its six high-tech cattle farms in Kaliningrad Region, specialising in producing premium Aberdeen Angus cows. The company's facilities in the region fulfil a very important function – reproduction of the herd, and rearing young calves. Miratorg division in Kaliningrad is the industry leader in the region, and its land holdings exceed 53 thousand hectares. This land provides both for the cultivation of fodder crops that go to feed the animals, and for grazing pastures for the herds. Miratorg provides for the fodder needs of its growing herds with its own naturally-grown feeds – corn and perennial grasses. These make up the main components of the daily diet of Aberdeen Angus cows.
Miratorg has been scaling the production of top-quality beef into the framework of an interregional project. In 2016 the land holdings of Miratorg division in Kaliningrad grew by 10%, to 53 thousand hectares. This enabled the company to increase its head of herd to 45,000 animals. Of course, the growing herd prompts a need for ever-increasing quantities of feed. This means that in this year, Miratorg division in Kaliningrad had to make record harvests of perennial and annual feed hay-based crops. This year the harvest of fodder crops exceeded 120 thousand tonnes.
Zhanna Malkova, CEO of Miratorg division in Kaliningrad, said “Let's give an overview of the results of our fodder campaign. Right now, we've been able to amass over 120 thousand tonnes of dry and succulent fodder, which is 12% up on last year. Despite adverse weather conditions, we plan to put aside more than 10 thousand tonnes of grain, and more than 160 thousand tonnes of corn into silos. to provide for an adequate reserve of fodder for the needs of the herds of Kaliningrad Meat Company.”
