Potato production in the Kostroma region is one of the traditional subsectors of agriculture. More than 60 farms are engaged in the cultivation of potatoes (table and seed) in the region, including such enterprises as LLC Mechta, LLC Kostromskoy Potato, LLC Minsk, IP GKFH Buravleva V.A.
KOSTROM POTATO LLC Kostroma District
Formed in 2005. Head of the enterprise - Alexander Alekseevich Pilipchuk
The production base is located in the village. Apraksino. In total, the farm cultivates about 1000 hectares of land, and also uses the fields rented for crop rotation. Specialization - production of seed potatoes, including on order, for Lam Weston Belaya Dacha LLC, HZP-C Sadokas JSC, Stet Rus LLC.
The enterprise successfully implements advanced technologies, is equipped with the entire line of equipment for the production of potatoes from GRIMME - from tillage to warehouse equipment, all production processes are automated.
LLC "DREAM" Kostroma district
Formed in 1998. Head of the enterprise - Galina Pavlovna Lazutina
The agricultural production base is located in the southeast of the region, 8 km from the city of Kostroma.
The history of the enterprise began in May 1993 with two hectares of land and a 1976 tractor written off by the collective farm. A family of novice Lazutin farmers planted an early variety of Isora potatoes. Harvest grew good. In the same year, with the proceeds from the sale of potatoes, they bought a new MTZ-80 tractor. They worked with the whole family: they planted, collected, sorted, carried for sale. The work brought income, which allowed it to develop further, increase the area, production volumes, buy equipment, build storage facilities. In 1998, the farm was reorganized into LLC Dream. Today, the company is one of the largest in the region and is engaged in the production of ware potatoes and open ground vegetables: white cabbage, table beets and carrots. The farm uses 600 hectares of land, 300 hectares of which are occupied by the cultivation of potatoes. Potatoes are harvested by the GRIMME BR 150 and SE 75-40 combines.
The company has modern storage facilities equipped with lines for sorting and packaging vegetables.
MINSKOE LLC Kostroma district
Head of the enterprise - Alexey Anatolyevich Volkhonsky
In 1963, a pilot production farm was created near the village of Minskoye. The main directions of the enterprise are the production of elite seeds of grain crops, potatoes and perennial grasses, as well as the breeding of the Kostroma breed of cows. In 2009, when, as a result of reorganizations, the farm was transformed into JSC "Minskoe", and in 2013 - into LLC "Minskoye".
The company has maintained and expanded all areas of activity.
Currently, the total land area of the enterprise is 2100 hectares, of which 125 hectares are reserved for potatoes.
Also, the farm is engaged in growing crops (600 ha), beets (5 ha), carrots (7 ha). Potato yield in 2019 was 32 t / ha. Potatoes are planted with GRIMME GL 430 planters, harvested with SE series trailed potato harvesters. Most of the crop is delivered to the stores of the Premier League trade network in the Kostroma, Ivanovo and Yaroslavl regions.
IP GKFH BURAVLEVA V.A. Kostroma region
Formed in 2005. Head of the enterprise - Victor Alexandrovich Buravlev
The production base is located in the village of Sukhonogovo. The current leader began his activity together with his father - Alexander Sergeevich Buravlev - from 20 hectares allotted for potatoes.
The first crops were harvested by the Ryazanets domestic potato harvester. Gradually, the economy grew, the area expanded and the equipment park was updated. To date, the company owns 150 hectares of land. In 2019, 60 hectares of potatoes were planted; the yield amounted to over 40 t / ha. The farm uses the GRIMME BR 150 combine harvester.
Potato growers of the Kostroma region today are faced with many problems, the key of which is close and understandable to all Russian agricultural producers of the same profile - these are extremely low prices for products that have persisted for several years in a row. The farms see the way out in increasing the efficiency of their labor, work on the quality of the grown product and the development of seed production.