The director of the agro-complex, Alexey Doylin, said that all 12 harvesters available to the farm are harvesting winter wheat on an area of 250 hectares. The head said that, considering the adjustments made by the rainy weather, they are implementing an algorithm that allows them to catch up on what was lost.

In particular, equipment is being repaired on-site, harvesters are being refueled, and they are left in the field overnight under reliable guard.

Chief Agronomist Maria Krupenko proudly reported that the yield this year is about 76 centners per hectare, which is approximately twice (!) higher than last year. Among the six varieties of winter wheat, two are domestic, the same number are German, one is Austrian, and one is Polish (with the cute name "Markiza").

In total, grain is to be harvested from approximately 4220 hectares. By the time of our arrival, less than 10 percent had been harvested.

In parallel, the land is being prepared for the future sowing of winter crops for the 2026 harvest.

Among the participants of the harvest is a family team: senior combine operator Andrey Prudnikov and his son, combine operator Alexander Ershov. The head is confident that the experienced machine operator will be among the first "thousand-tonners" (achieving a harvest of 1000 tons).

And 23-year-old Ilya Evdokimov sat behind the wheel of a combine harvester for the first time in this year's harvest. He proved himself excellently as a driver and tractor driver during the sowing campaign, so he was entrusted with operating the "ship of the fields".

When we spoke with the harvest participants, a mobile canteen arrived in the field. The canteen worker, Daria Pisareva, was serving delicious borscht, dishing out millet porridge, and pork cutlets. The apple compote also pleased the grain growers, who also received rations for the evening. The machine operators saved time during their lunch break, so there was no time for a leisurely meal. They had a quick bite and returned to the fight for the harvest, because they perfectly understand that all hope is on them, and they will not let anyone down. They proudly showed the inscription on their branded t-shirts: "Nobody but us!" – just like the paratroopers. They work according to this principle. And they are also working for our food security.

Workers from the Surazh Forestry of the Vitebsk district are assisting the agricultural workers. For example, the driver of logging equipment, Andrey Artyomenko, is involved in the current harvest as a tractor driver. The forester, Yuri Bekeshev, has also taken the controls of a combine harvester. In total, six representatives from the forestry are helping the agricultural workers.

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