The Field Day at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University – Agroexperiment 2013!

On this page:
1. The Field Day on technology of vegetables cultivation.
2. The Field Day on the technology of cultivation of sorghum.
3. Photos.
4. Videos.
5. The offer of cooperation.

On August 28, 2013 Field Day on technology of vegetables cultivation was held at the Educational, Scientific and Practical Center of Mykolayiv NAU together with the "S-Rostok company" and with participation of Mykola Kruglov, the Head of Mykolayiv Regional State Administration.

Genius lies in simplicity, as well as the Mykolayiv NAU and the "S-Rostok" company's idea to combine efforts of university science, agrarian education and business in order to realize the common pilot project. The point is – the creation of experimental demonstration field with nearly 150 new breeds and hybrids of vegetable crops of the best-known world producers.

The world famous companies in vegetable seed business from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, the USA, Israel, and the Netherlands (16 countries in total) participated in the event.

On the demonstration field, located in the village Senchine, Mykolayiv region, guests of event had the opportunity to learn more about new technics of modern vegetable growing and see new breeds and hybrids of onion, tomatoes, sweet pepper, table beet, carrot and cabbage, presented by well-known world producers: CLAUSE, BAYER, NUNHEMS, Nickerson – Zwaan, Agri Saaten, SAKATA, Enza Zaden, ESASEM, Bejo, Tazier, KR, FS, Hazera Genetics, Seminis.

The Field Day was opened by the rector of Mykolayiv National Agrarian University professor Dr. Vyacheslav Shebanin.

Dr. Shebanin sincerely thanked to participated representatives of Ukrainian and worlds' companies and leading manufacturers of vegetable products for given possibility to learn more about modern state and further development of vegetable breeding.

He also expressed appreciation to reliable partners of Mykolayiv NAU – company "S-Rostok" for effective co-operation and assistance in organization of the Demonstration Field. A company "S-Rostok" is one of the most modern and dynamically developing enterprises, specializing on growing, storage and realization of vegetable crops.

Well-known companies presented their products on the Field Day. These companies provide vegetable-growers with drip irrigation, mineral amendment and microfertilizers, with chemical and biological crop-protection agents. There are such companies: LLC "Biozahyst", public joint-stock company "Agrimatko", LLC "Terra Tarsa Ukraine", trading company "Agrotek", Private Company "Skhid", LLC "Khimagromarketing", LLC "Ukrdryfood", LLC "Syngenta", LLC "Bejo Ukraine", LLC "Buyer", LLC "Vladam-Yug", LLC "Irrigator Ukraine", LLC "Nickerson-Zwaan Ukraine", LTD. "Pivden' Agrokhim", LLC "Rijk Zwaan Ukraine", LLC "Rosko Trade", Private Company "SV Impex", LLC "Green Team", "VPK-АGRO", "Еvrika".

Also Mykola Kruglov, governor and Vitaliy Travyanko, director of Agroindustrial Development Department of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration took part in the event. They actively support all initiatives of Mykolayiv NAU in agrarian science and production.

The Head of Mykolayiv Regional State Administration emphasized the importance of this event. He said: "It is very good that the representatives of science and leading companies in vegetable production gathered together. Especially we are pleased with correct relationship between science, production and business. Business contacted with science. It is important because the majority of businessmen did not have agronomical education when they launched a business. Nowadays businessmen speak about need to interact with science in order to have good results. I think that finally it will positively influence on land capability".

Close cooperation of Mykolayiv NAU with farms provides exceptional opportunities for university graduates, because all the work on planting, growing seedlings, care and harvest is performed by university students, so that they gain valuable practical experience.

Nowadays we have talented young people, who will already have 4 to 5 years of experience after graduation.

But less words, more action. Immediately after the official opening the demonstration of the experimental field had begun. Quests were expected by representatives of the seeds producing companies, who did short presentations of vegetable varieties and answered the participants' questions. Representatives of agricultural enterprises of Mykolayiv Region had a unique opportunity to see the real result on the field firsthand so they could compare the competitive quality seeds and get advice from the scientists of Mykolayiv National Agrarian University.

As part of the Field Day there was an exhibition of agricultural machinery, provided by the company "Agrymatko – Ukraine".

For University Field Day is a great opportunity to combine science, educational process and practical training. For scientists and post-graduate students – it is an opportunity to promote their own developments in the agricultural chemistry, soil science and agriculture. For manufacturers it is a unique opportunity to compare their own results with others' as well as to learn about global developments in this area.

Sorghum

September 10, 2013 at the Regional Research and Training Center of Mykolayiv NAU Field Day on the technology of cultivation of sorghum was held.

The event was attended by the regional administration, representatives of the leading companies in the production and sale of seeds of sorghum from the USA, France, India, Russia, Hungary, Moldova, as well as national sorghum breeding centers and producers from 10 regions of Ukraine and Crimea.

Participants had the opportunity to compare the available varieties and hybrids with modern achievements. At the demonstration fields 180 undergraduate and graduate students of the University had their practical tasks and experiments with sorghum. Each of the varieties was assigned to a student who was leading it from sowing to harvesting.

According to Ukrainian and foreign experts, a collection of nearly 100 varieties and hybrids of sorghum (broomcorn, sugar sorghum, sudanese sorghum) is the best in Ukraine.

Mykolayiv NAU has an industry field of sorghum besides the research fields. After visiting the demonstration field, participants took part in the Round table discussion "Sorghum is the culture of great opportunities". Representatives of foreign companies, breeders and all participants expressed a unanimous desire to develop and improve international cooperation. It was planned to transform the Demonstration fields into the Research and Production training ground next year, where they are going to practice sophisticated technology of cultivation, protection and harvesting vegetables and sorghum.

Photos

Sorghum

Photos by A. Bortovez, V. Ivanov

Videos

The offer of cooperation

Taking into account the importance and value of information for attraction of the potential buyers and partners, we suggest you also use our possibilities for this purpose. NNAU already has experience of such events, which can become a launching pad for further development and the finding a new directions for business.

We can provide space for the event (including cropland, advertising space, modern rooms for the final conference), the target audience (farmers, would-be entrepreneurs, representatives of regional and local authorities, students etc.), scientific and information support.

1320 hectares of arable land make up 16 experimental fields with variable land composition and terrain features. It allows us to recreate any conditions that may occur within our climatic region.

Scientists from our faculties of agronomy and biotechnology can conduct research and accurately gather scientific data, providing you with necessary information for your R&D and marketing departments. We can perform the soil analysis, weather and climatic conditions analysis, plant analysis, phytosanitary analysis, and productivity analysis.

Basically, we offer you a way to outsource some of your research and development tasks while increasing the depth and the scope of the research by using our research facilities.

Contact person:
Karbashevsky Vitaliy
Senior Program Officer
Mykolayiv National Agrarian University
Tel. / Fax: +38 0512 582959
E-mail: karbashevsky [at] mnau.edu.ua
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