Tractors of the future

Kuzbass Field Day has been held in Kemerovo, with the major events of the trade fair taking place at Tanay airbase and Vaganovo village, Promyshlennovskiy district. AgroCentre displayed two tractors: the Fendt 1046 and the Massey Ferguson 6713.

The Massey Ferguson 6713 tractor is a compact model capable of developing 132 hp. It will be fully manufactured in Russia. The Fendt 1000 Series is a wheeled tractor of conventional configuration with the engine power of 450 hp. The machine of German assembly was unveiled only last year and it has been released on the Russian market this season.

‘The machines are globally recognized as the most innovative ones’, says Denis Tyurin, Director of AgroCentreZakharovo for Siberia. ‘Farmers of Kemerovo oblast are fully aware of the fact that these are machines of the future and they are eager to buy them. Maybe they are more expensive than other imported counterparts, but they are worth it.’

This year, AgroCentre has already supplied two Fendt tractors into Kemerovo oblast: to Movsesyan Sole Entrepreneur and to Pecherina Farming Enterprise.

‘Currently, farming is the driving force behind the country’s economy’, says Denis Tyurin. ‘Around $17 billion worth of Russian farm products was exported last year. This is even more than our export of military equipment. Most urban citizens simply have no idea what modern Russian agriculture is like. For example, all our tractors are equipped with satellite navigation, they can steer themselves! I believe our importing of the most advanced machinery into the country has contributed to the transition of the agricultural sector to the new level that we are witnessing today.’