Dear colleagues!
We invite you to take part in the fourth webinar of the Potato Union "HARD IN TRAINING - EASY IN THE FIELD", Which will take place on May 18, 2021 (Tue) at 11:00 (Moscow time) on the Zoom platform.
The webinar will be attended by representatives of the following companies:
JSC SHCHOLKOVO AGROCHEM is one of the largest domestic producers of pesticides and is in the TOP-3 in the market of plant protection products in the Russian Federation. The company has a large scientific base and 78 patents for its own inventions. The production is based on the basis of the Shchelkovo chemical plant and has an almost 145-year history.
Today Shchelkovo Agrokhim produces: unique chemical plant protection products, introduces innovative technologies, actively develops domestic breeding and seed production.
In the Shchelkovo Agrokhim portfolio there are more than 150 types of products - herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed dressing agents, fumigants, rodenticides, desiccants, pheromones, microbiological preparations, amino acid biostimulants, micronutrient fertilizers for foliar feeding, plant growth regulators, etc.
The company is part of the largest investment holding AFK Sistema and is engaged in the production of paper packaging for various industries, including the food industry: bulk products, fruits and vegetables. In terms of the production of paper bags, Segezha Group is No. 1 in Russia and No. 2 in Europe, and in the production of sack paper, 1st place in Russia and 3rd place in the world.
Agropak has been a member of the Potato Union since 2011. The first Russian trading and manufacturing company among the participants - producers of potatoes and vegetables. Agropack has been developing the packaging industry since its inception in Russia to this day, for 24 years Agropack has remained a leader due to constant improvement, research and investment in the potato packaging industry.
The main task of Agropack is to help potato and vegetable producers increase the capacity of the enterprise, automate the packaging process and carry out the planned modernization of the installed packaging line.
The company specializes in the comprehensive provision of agricultural producers with the necessary resources: agricultural machinery, irrigation and storage equipment, seed material (potatoes), plant protection products, etc. It implements projects for the construction and reconstruction of vegetable and potato storage facilities.
In 2020, 2 new Ural varieties were developed: Terra - an early white potato for table use, proved to be resistant to drought and late blight in tests; Alaska is a red, medium grade, for processing. The varieties are included in the FNTP program for 2017-2025. The company has more than 10 promising and demanded varieties of domestic, including Ural, and foreign breeding in various directions of use at different stages of breeding. The organization is actively working to popularize domestic varieties and expand their geographic potential.
Offer in advance register for participation in the conference. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on entering the conference.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuc—pqzMrG9Fp9lD3szGBMLIAm_kx5B5c
Webinar program:
Moderator: Tatiana Dmitrievna Gubina, Chief of Staff of the Potato Union
11:00 Registration of participants
11:00-11:10 Greetings from Tatyana Dmitrievna Gubina, Head of the Potato Union Administration.
11:10-11:30 Integrated system of protection of potatoes with preparations of Shchelkovo Agrokhim JSC. Natalya Valentinovna Ermolaeva, head of the Nizhny Novgorod representative office of Shchelkovo Agrokhim JSC.
11:35-11:55 Eco-friendly paper packaging for vegetables and fruits. Natalia Izhutova, Industrial Packaging Project Manager, Segezha Group.
11:55-12:10 The paper bag is the most underrated type of packaging for potatoes. Ivan Chumanov, head of the Agropak equipment sales department, Agropak company.
12:15-12:30 Modern equipment used for packing fruits and vegetables in paper bags and bags. Mikhail Alekseevich Afarinov, Head of Packaging Equipment, Agrotrade Group of Companies.
12:35-12:55 Ural potatoes. Promising varieties of the Ural selection. Igor Nikolaevich Krupskiy, executive director of LLC SSC Uralsky Potato.
13:00 Discussion of reports. Summarizing. Answers on questions. Closing remarks by the moderator.
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