The agricultural sector of the Loevsky district is confidently moving towards stable development, continuity of the best traditions, and modernization of production processes. On the eve of the Day of Workers in Agriculture and the Processing Industry of the Agro-Industrial Complex, we learned from the first deputy chairman - head of the department of agriculture and food of the district executive committee, Anastasia Dzigovskaya, what results the region's agrarians have achieved over the past nine months, how the livestock and crop production sectors have performed, and where the main efforts of rural workers are focused.

Anastasia Nikolaevna, summing up the results for nine months is an important stage that allows us to assess the sustainability and effectiveness of the entire agro-industrial complex of the district. What are the key economic achievements of this period?

The main criterion for evaluating the work of our agricultural sector has traditionally been the rate of growth of gross output. Over the past nine months, this figure for the district was 108.5%. In value terms, agricultural products worth 61.1 million rubles were produced, which allowed for an additional 4.7 million rubles to be earned.

It is worth noting that all agricultural organizations have ensured an increase in gross output compared to last year. At the same time, the KSSUP "Byvalki" and KSSUP "Sovkhoz Zarya" were able to fulfill and exceed the planned task by 135.5% (with a plan of 130.2%) and 172.0% (with a task of 128.0%), respectively.

Animal husbandry largely determines the economy of farms and food security. What are the successes in the dairy and meat sectors?

The animal husbandry sector is showing a confident positive trend, especially in milk production. The volume of milk production for the nine months of this year was 23.3 thousand tons, which is 11.5% more than in the same period last year (or 2.4 thousand tons). Notably, all agricultural enterprises in the district have ensured an increase in milk production.

The productivity of the dairy herd is also steadily increasing: it was 3956 kg, which is 14.9% higher than last year (or 512 kg). The volume of milk sales has increased by 11.8% (plus 2.3 thousand tons), and the marketability of the product was 93.7%, exceeding last year's figure.

In the cultivation of cattle, growth has been ensured at a level of 102.5%. The average daily weight gain of cattle in the district was 568 grams, which is 53 grams higher than the level in 2025 (110.3%). The highest daily weight gains were achieved in OAO Urozhainy (730 grams) and OAO Kolpen-Agro (701 grams). Along with this, systematic work is being carried out in the district to improve the qualitative characteristics of the herd and strengthen the feed base.

Agriculture and feed production lay a solid foundation for future achievements. What are the results of this work?

The agriculture sector requires strict adherence to agronomic deadlines and constant attention to detail. Particular attention is paid to rapeseed in the structure of sown areas. The sowing of winter rapeseed was carried out on an area of 1420 hectares (146.4% of the 2025 indicator). Today, it can be confidently said that the groundwork for next year's harvest has already been done. The sowing of winter cereals was carried out on an area of 7782 hectares (127% of last year's level), excluding areas sown for green feed. At the same time, work is being carried out in farms on autumn tillage of the soil.

The district's agricultural enterprises have formed a solid reserve of feed for the winter. KSUP Sovkhoz Zarya particularly excelled in feed preparation, increasing silage production by almost three times (279.7% compared to last year's level).

Financial and economic indicators of enterprises reflect the overall viability of the sector. What are the results here?

The economy of enterprises is developing in line with the set tasks. According to the results of work for January-August 2026, agricultural organizations of Loevshchina received revenue from the sale of products in the amount of 45.3 million rubles, which is 23.6% higher than the level of the same period in 2025. The largest growth dynamics of revenue are demonstrated by KSUP Sovkhoz Zarya (158.1%) and KSUP Malinovka-Agro (125.9%). A positive factor is also the growth of workers' incomes: the average monthly salary in agriculture, according to the results of January-August, was 2.2 thousand rubles, which is an increase of 18.8% compared to last year.

What would you like to wish to the workers of the agro-industrial complex at the end of the agricultural year?

— I would like to express my sincere gratitude to every mechanizer, livestock farmer, agronomist, zootechnician, manager, and specialist for their conscientious, daily, and devoted work. Agriculture is a calling that requires full dedication and genuine love for one's homeland. I am confident that the high professionalism and cohesion of our farmers will allow us to successfully consolidate the results achieved and confidently move forward for the prosperity of the Lyevsky region.

Interviewed by Roman Nedbaylo, “LK”.