A breeding trial evaluation has finished at EkoNiva Group’s Breeding and Variety Maintenance Centre. It was attended by the managers of the holding and key production enterprises, breeders, agronomists as well as students undergoing internship at the company. The breeders, variety testers and agritechnologists from Kursk, Voronezh, Ryazan, Novosibirsk and Volga subdivisions demonstrated nurseries and trial plots, which will help in the creation of new varieties, as well as cultivation technology trials conducted with in-house bred varieties.

The traditional crop production workshop has taken place at EkoNiva’s premises in Voronezh region. The two-day event provided a platform where over 150 managers and specialists from every region of EkoNiva’s presence could share their know-how.

EkoNiva Group, Russia's largest dairy holding, announces operating results over January-June 2026 across the main business segments: dairy farming, milk processing, crop growing, plant breeding and seed production.

Russia’s major dairy holding EkoNiva Group has once again been recognised as the undisputed leader in the rating of domestic raw milk producers. The annual ranking is compiled by analysts from the National Association of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko), Streda Consulting and the Milknews industry agency. EkoNiva has topped the list of the country’s 30 largest companies in terms of gross milk yield in 2025.

The employees of the Group’s Voronezh subdivision have received keys to two new houses in Bobrov district. They were built under the Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas state programme, in which EkoNiva has been participating since 2020. The financing of the two dwellings totalled 20 million rubles, with the company’s share amounting to 45%.

Vadim Tsukanov, Head of Seed Quality Control Department at EkoNiva’s breeding and seed production division, has been recognised with honors from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for many years of conscientious work in the agro-industrial sector.

EkoNiva Group, Russia’s largest dairy holding, announces the start of cash crop and commercial seed harvesting. The Group’s Voronezh subdivision is at the forefront of the 2026 campaign.

The personnel issue is particularly acute in the Russian farming sector. One of the tools to tackle it is the creation of agritech-classes. In the 2025-2026 academic year, this specialisation was officially included in the curricula of the country’s schools as part of the Technological Support for Food Security national project. EkoNiva Group started carrying out career guidance for pupils more than 10 years ago. With the launch of the initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the company has become one of the leaders in the systematic development of agritech-classes in Russia.

The Progeny section features varieties from EkoNiva’s portfolio. Today, the spotlight falls on the Group's in-house soya bean variety EN Proton, a major breakthrough in the breeding of high-protein crops. Let’s take a look at its genealogy and find out how it was created.

EkoNiva Group’s first soft spring wheat EN Sirius has been added to the portfolio of in-house bred varieties and entered into the State Register of Plant Breeding Achievements Approved for Use. The latter was made possible due to the company’s participation in the Federal Scientific and Technical Programme for the Development of Agriculture aimed at strengthening Russia’s food security and introducing advanced domestic solutions.