British farmers visit Agroosnovy – not just a visit, but a live meeting of like-minded people On April 16, my wife Halyna and I accompanied a group of British farmers who came to Ukraine as part of another humanitarian mission. These people are not just interested in agriculture – they have been helping Ukraine for two years now by donating …
After getting acquainted with the technical park of Thinus Glitz’s farm in Germany, we stopped at a seeder that particularly attracted attention – MULTISEM from the Ukrainian company Avers-Agro. This time the conversation was joined by Thinus’s father, Willi Glitz, who gave up the plow in 1997, and Timur Sharabidze, the head of Avers-Agro. “We have been working without plowing …
From Germany – through Hungary, with those who, like us, are restoring the soil Timur Sharabidze and I were traveling from Germany to Ukraine via Hungary. And we simply could not miss the opportunity to meet with our good friends Ferenc Berend, Victoria Arvai and Daniel Rachman. Not long ago, we were together in Kyiv at the ReAgro conference. And …
In Germany, I visited the farm of Thinus Glitz, a farmer who combines crop production with pig feeding. During the visit, we not only saw how the automated pig farm works, but also took a look at the machinery park of his farm. This video shows the real machines that work in the field every day: tractors, seeders, sprayers, harrows …
During our visit to the Czech Republic, we had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Markovy farm, which was recognized as the Farm of the Year in the Czech Republic this year. Our meeting with Czech farmers took place on this unique farm, and the couple Jiří and Marcela Marková gave us a tour, sharing their experience and history. …
I have recently returned from the Czech Republic, where I had a great opportunity to learn about the experience of local farmers in regenerative agriculture. It was an intense and very useful trip, which included visits to farms, fields and discussions with members of the Society of Regenerative Agriculture. We saw the machinery on the farm, learned about the crops …
Greetings from Slovakia! Today I arrived in this wonderful country, where I have already visited the field together with our Slovak farmers and an English speaker. In this field, I saw a very interesting and unexpected example – growing sugar beet without tillage! For me, this was a real discovery and an example of innovative approaches in this country, which …
In preparation for the Field Day of Regenerative Agriculture in Kyiv region, which will take place on August 23, I visited the fields of Mriya LLC again. Mykhailo Voitovyk said that the soybeans and corn on his fields had withstood almost a month of heat and were finally waiting for rain. The condition of the plants on the field is …
The most interesting thing for me in foreign trips is to visit farms. Because it is there that you can gain invaluable practical experience of farmers from any country. And each farm is unique and interesting in its own way. The Parkland Ventures farm (Humboldt, Canada) is an excellent example of this uniqueness. Mark Silzer and Kenton Possberg have not …
Having visited Mriya LLC (Kyiv region) again during the harvest, I am delighted to see how calm and organized the harvesting process is. The harvesting campaign at this farm, headed by Mykhailo Voitovyk, is so calm that there are no signs of tension that would be typical of such a crucial moment. Everything goes efficiently and quickly, with the feeling …