The Western Bug Company began to harvest sugar beets. This year it is planned to attract 12 beet harvesters to the fields for harvesting.
Now the company collects sugar beets on an area of 60-75 ha. / Day, and during the peak period - 150-180 ha. / Day.
According to the West Bug agronomist Vasiliy Kosar, four Ropa combines, one Brochard loader and two Amity Technology, as well as three Kleine loaders have been involved in sugar beet harvesting.
Tractor Caterpillar 765
Caterpillar 765 and Fendt Vario 936 caterpillar tractors are used for transportation of material handling equipment on the farm. In addition, Vasily Kosar noted that the company rents combines, and material handling equipment is owned by the company.
“This is a conscious decision, because to maintain a large fleet of equipment for our own needs is financially unprofitable. It is very expensive, ”he added.
For information, the Western Bug Private Enterprise is an agricultural company whose main activity is the cultivation of grain, industrial and forage crops, their storage and sale.
Tractor Fendt Vario 936
In the spring of 2019, on the fields of the Western Bug company, natural disasters caused damage to sugar beet crops of 0.3 ha.