On September 20, 2018, with the active participation of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, a scientific-practical seminar was held on the basis of the KhNTUSG training center for farm engineers and farmers on efficient operation of modern agricultural machinery. in the conditions of the Eastern region of Ukraine “Optimal technical and technological solutions in crop production” with demo demonstrations of equipment. The event was moderated by the director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Mechanotronics and Management Systems Vlasovets Vitalii , who greeted the participants and noted that the holiday is always bright impressions and new experiences, new events and new meetings, and today’s seminar is a combination project theory and practice. The seminar was opened by the rector of KhNTUSG Nanka Oleksandr and the deputy director of the Department of agro-industrial development of the Kharkiv regional state administration – the head of the department of agricultural production Panfilov Kostiantyn . He noted that with the increase of efficiency of operation of equipment and introduction of modern agrotechnologies it is possible to increase grain yield three times.
The seminar participants were addressed by Oleh Oleksiiovych, Director of Agristar LLC, and Frol Kliauz, Director of the Equipment Sales Department. They shared their plans for the future of the company and agribusiness in general.
The director of the Kharkiv branch of the Ukrainian Farm Support Fund Sviatchenko Maksym acquainted the participants with the state support programs for the purchase of modern agricultural machinery. The head of the department of tractors and cars Lebediev Anatolii noted the importance of creating new specialized classrooms to improve the level of preparation of students, acquaint them with modern agricultural machinery and conduct research. MP Hatsko Anatolii spoke about the need for state support for agribusiness in the purchase of modern equipment.
After the official opening of the first speaker of the seminar, the Deputy Director of the Institute of MSM Shuliak Mykhailo was presented by the Vice-Rector for Research Melnyk Viktor made a report criteria of productivity and specific fuel consumption on the example of a plowing unit with variable width of capture “, which was completed by a demo demonstration of the tractor with the maximum width of capture at a lower speed.
Then the seminar was continued by a master class “The impact of operational factors on the efficiency of John Deere tractors.” Representatives of Agristar LLC Yuziuk Pavlo and Fedyshyn Oleksandr considered the following issues: optimization of operating modes of John Deere 8R series tractors and 6 series models, features of models, integrated solutions of precision farming systems, John Deere Generation 4 CommandCenter, tires with low pressure and large contact area, technological adjustment and quality of cultivation when using disc cultivators, features and benefits of using plows with innovative design and options of working bodies. During the master class there was a demo demonstration of rearranging the plows when changing the width of the grip.
Blyk Oleksandr – a representative of Agristar LLC held the following master classes. The second “Influence of operational factors on the efficiency of sowing of seeders” considered the optimization of seeders, ensuring accurate sowing in difficult conditions, features of sowing with minimal technology or stubble to create ideal conditions for seed germination, the use of precision systems agriculture, field management and crop care. The master class ended with a demo demonstration of the drill with control of sowing depth.
The third master class discussed the “Influence of operational factors on the efficiency of spraying at high speeds – up to 40 km / h”, namely the optimization of spraying modes, control of new systems for supplying working solution and control of the rod in accordance with operating conditions, CommandView ™ II PLUS Cab and BoomTrac, Section Control systems. There were demo demonstrations of the John Deere 4730 self-propelled sprayer and a tractor with a minimum working width at high tillage speeds.
The next master class “Efficient use of low-power tractors CASE IH” was conducted by Antonov Serhii – a representative of Ukrfarming LLC.
Antoshchenkov Roman, Head of the Department of Mechatronics and Machine Parts of KNTUA, concluded the seminar with information on tests and results of traction characteristics of tractors.
The organizers warmly express their sincere gratitude to all who came and shared with us an important event, to all who took part in the seminar and its preparation!