About the Farm Products Points of sale Helpful information Questions and answers Contacts Good leadership is the reason for high profitability. According to the results of participation in the exhibition "Kaluga Autumn - 2011" JSC "Plemzavod Oktyabrsky" was recognized as the best agricultural organization for livestock breeding. The organizing committee of the exhibition for achievements in the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Kaluga region awarded the enterprise with a medal and a Diploma. Alexander Vasilyevich SHMARGUN, General Director of OAO Plemzavod Oktyabrsky, told our publication about the development of one of the largest agricultural organizations in the region. The breeding plant was founded in 2005. Currently, the organization has won the status of the regional leader in milk production, thanks to the new head and investors, it has risen to a higher level. To organize effective work, the main directions of development were determined: firstly, reducing costs by organizing a closed production cycle with its own milk processing: secondly, expanding the sales market; thirdly, improving the quality of milk and increasing production volumes. Milk processing was launched in 2011, but the production of dairy products has not yet recouped the costs due to the lack of feed last year and previous investments. But the payback rate is just around the corner! In the perspective of 2012, with the same development dynamics, we will have self-financing. In order to avoid a situation with a shortage of feed, as it was in 2010, we have prepared the maximum amount of feed on our own. If last year about 13,000 tons of fodder were procured for the entire period, today it is already 23,000 tons. In addition, we have organized a green conveyor, solving the problem of a lack of land plots, mostly rented. It was decided not to drive the cattle out to pasture, but to keep them in a loose system with walking areas where green fodder is delivered. In order to improve the quality of milk, starting from April 2011, we changed the system of keeping animals, placing them and providing feeding according to physiological groups. Dividing cows into four groups according to milk production, we select the appropriate ration for feeding each. Each group of livestock should receive all the nutrients that are necessary for the production of tasty and, most importantly, high-quality milk with the highest lactose and sucrose content. Now the farm is reconstructing dairy yards, installing a feeding table, replacing drinkers with more modern ones, installing a new ventilation system in the form of polycarbonate air shafts, which provide additional lighting and save on electricity, improve the microclimate in the barns. The expansion of the sales market and the increase in production volume can also be considered as successfully implemented measures. We managed to sell our products in three regions - Kaluga, Tula and Moscow, and in terms of gross milk production for seven months of 2011 in the Ferzikovsky district we rank first. Production volumes will increase, as in 2012 it is planned to build a complex for 600 cattle stalls and increase the number of dairy herds. According to the status of the breeding farm, we are obliged to sell 10% of the livestock for breeding. During the 2011 summer season, 63 heads were sold. Among other things, for about two years now we have been building a church and housing for our specialists - eight apartments by 2012. I would like to express my gratitude to the district administration and investors who support us. Все права защищены, ОАО "Октябрьский", 2009-2011 год.