Miratorg builds soil conservation system on diagnostics and precision farming

Miratorg has moved to integrated soil fertility management. The system includes agrochemical and agrophysical land surveys, GIS data, variable-rate application of inputs and equipment replacement. In this way, the company aims to take into account the specifics of each plot.

Agronomists proceed from the premise that each field needs its own solution. GIS helps collect data on individual plots and monitor crops. These data are used to refine crop rotation, tillage technologies and application rates of fertilizers and crop protection products, so as to avoid overuse and not overload the soil. Terrain is also taken into account: on slopes, land is cultivated across the gradient to reduce erosion and retain moisture.

The grain production fleet is being upgraded. The company has purchased new seeding complexes that apply two types of fertilizer, sow and cut a technical furrow in a single pass. Machine operators use this furrow as a guide in subsequent operations. As a result, machinery makes fewer passes across the field, labor costs and material consumption are reduced, and machines drive onto sown areas less often.

Miratorg has been engaged in crop production for more than 20 years. Over this time, the company has returned more than 217 thousand ha of unused land to agricultural use.