Olga Vtulkina, a calf tender, has been working at EkoNiva's enterprise in Voronezh oblast since 2010. For her labour achievements and many years of dedicated work, she has received a commendation from the President of the Russian Federation. The corresponding order was published on the Kremlin’s official website.

A significant part of accidents at enterprises is associated with the human factor: employees sometimes underestimate hazard risks. Various standards, rules and instructions are being introduced to address this problem. But a formal approach is barely adequate – everyone needs to be aware of the importance of safety and help improve it.

EkoNiva Group, the largest dairy holding in the country, has received the HR Talent Award and is thus rated as the most attractive employer in the Russian agricultural sector for the second year in a row. The ranking of the best employers is based on the results of an annual online survey prepared by ANCOR, an international staffing group, the Russia-Land of Opportunities platform and Romir research holding.

This year, the area under sugar beet in fields of EkoNiva’s subdivision in Kursk was increased by 44% from 2,700 ha to 3,900 ha. The farmers will be able to harvest around 215,000 tonnes of the crop as long as the weather allows.

The management of EkoNiva Plant Breeding and Variety Maintenance Centre has visited South American countries and learned the seed production systems in Argentina and Chile first-hand.

From February to April, EkoNiva’s employees and their families took part in fishing, volleyball, futsal, table tennis and billiards competitions as well as fun relay and ski races held at the company’s enterprises in Voronezh oblast.

EkoNiva, the largest dairy holding in Russia, has announced the start of spring sowing. Field works kicked off in Voronezh, Kursk and Ryazan oblasts.

EkoNiva Group, the largest milk producing holding in Russia, has announced the launch of spring fieldwork starting side dressing and harrowing in Voronezh oblast and fertiliser application in Kursk oblast.

Aleksandr Borodikhin, Deputy Head of State Labour Inspectorate for Voronezh oblast, has paid a preventive visit to EkoNivaAgro, a Voronezh subdivision of EkoNiva Group, where he took a close look at a machinery repair shop at one of the enterprises.

Savinskaya Niva organic enterprise, part of EkoNiva Group, has stepped up raw milk production and increased the herd productivity. Such growth stemmed from a successful experiment on improving nutrient values of feedstuffs. Besides, the end of the conversion period in the herd brought to the dairy last year facilitated the pickup in milk yields per day half as much again.