The agricultural production department of NIBULON has reduced fuel consumption by 500 tons or 15% compared to the previous season. This was made possible due to the adoption of new production technologies and the modernization of the company’s agricultural machinery fleet.
We have managed to save USD 500,000 by reducing the number of technological operations, switching to wide-coverage and more productive equipment, partial transition to energy-saving tillage methods, combining fields and crops into arrays, which significantly minimizes unproductive use of machinery and, as a result, fuel. The result is more than convincing.
Oleg Veselov, Director of Agricultural Production, says that modern tillage and plant care techniques help save money, reduce carbon emissions, while increasing crop productivity. This is especially relevant in regions with insufficient moisture, where crop potential is limited primarily by lack of moisture. For this reason, strip-till, no-till, and mini-till are gaining increasing popularity around the world.
It is gratifying to note that NIBULON is among the progressive agricultural companies that have adopted these modern technologies and prioritized sustainable development.
Oleksandr Shevchenko, NIBULON’s chief agronomist, shares the details:
“Strip-Till technology is based on moisture conservation through the preservation and accumulation of plant residues that prevent rapid evaporation of moisture from the soil surface. Fertilizers are applied locally, in the place where the root system will develop, i.e. only where they will be most effective. This is especially important, for example, for phosphorus, given its inactivity. Minimal intervention improves soil structure, develops soil biota, and accumulates humus, whereas traditional cultivation methods often lead to soil degradation.”
We are proud of the results of our agricultural production department, which is committed to sustainability even during the war!
Earlier, we reported that NIBULON had completed the sowing of winter crops.
