I Mid-Russian Grain Forum and VI Field Day “Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer in Russia”: results, awarding and a photoreport. (2016-07-04)

In July 1, 2016 Grain Producers’ Union and Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer Union held I Mid-Russian Grain Forum and VI Mid-Russian Field Day “Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer in Russia. Business events took place in the Culture Centre in the village Manturovo and LLC “Lutch” at the territory of Manturovsky district of the Kursk Region.

The General partner was a company BASF, the General sponsor of agricultural equipment – CNH Industrial.

These business events were supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the RF, the State Duma and the Federation Council of the RF, followed by welcome letters for participants and guests. Awarding of the best representatives of the industry by parliamentarians and the Federal Ministry is also bears noting.

The Minister of Agriculture of the RF A.N. Tkachev highly appreciated the activity of partner Unions focused on the development of the Russian agricultural complex:

So, I’d like to underline an important role of the Grain producers’ Union and Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer Union in solving of key problems of food safety of our country and the development of the domestic crop industry and a whole agricultural complex.

Over 300 companies of the agricultural complex and the brewing industry – participants of the technological chain: research and scientific institutes, breeding and seed production companies, grain, hop, malt and brewing, plant protecting and agricultural equipment producers took part in the discussion of the current industry problems. Guests from neighboring countries and beyond visited our country to share the experience and demonstrate new products of selection, agro-chemistry and technological devices.

It bears noting that all largest malting barley producers of the Central Federal District and representatives of foreign malt and brewing companies (excluding two) took part in the mentioned events.

Dear colleagues, unfortunately, there were two companies that prohibited their staff to visit our business events. We won’t name them; they will find themselves in our caricature. Nevertheless, we’ll inform the Minister of Agriculture of the RF A.N. Tkachev about this incident and point responsible persons. We are sure that continuation of confrontation with agricultural producers does more harm than good. The Ministry of Agriculture of the RF created the Working Group for brewing issues and such boycott looked silly. It’s a pity but these two companies haven’t realized it yet.

to Directors of departments of the Ministry of Agriculture (A.V. Sirotkin, P.A. Chekmarev, A.A. Kutsenko, A.O. Minyaev) with involving of interested federal agencies and branch associations – to organize a special working group focused on dialogue with participants of the brewing industry and possible ways of the development of the agricultural industry.

Period – August 1, 2016.

Participants of the Forum and the Field Day underlined high potential of the Russian crop production and particularly, malting barley and also grain export success. They also discussed circulation of raw materials and alcohol products. All reports were further instantiated in trial plots.

The problem of hindering of the industry development and ways of solving were also discussed within the mentioned business events. According to the results of the discussion, participants carried a Resolution that will be directed to the Ministry of Agriculture of the RR, relevant departments and commissions of the State Duma, the Federation Council and the Public Chamber.

It bears noting that according to the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the RF, the CEO of Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer Union Alexey Rubtsov was awarded a honorary title “Honorary Worker of the Russian Agricultural Complex”.

According to the tradition the best grain producers and representatives of the production chain “malting barley – beer” got Notes of Acknowledgement of the Ministry of Agriculture and relevant departments of the Federation Council Committee and the State Duma:

Boldin Anton Alexandrovich	Director of the Trial Selection Station of the Russia Academy of Sciences, the Kursk Region
Davydov Mikhail Alexandrovich	Vice-President of Grain producers’ Union, Moscow
Polyakov Igor Yuryevich	CEO of LLC “Tambov Farms”, Tambov
Tarazanov Vladimir Alexandrovich	Manager for Agro-resources, Moscow Brewing Company, Moscow
Chistyakov Yury Vladimirovich	Adviser of the Director of FSBI “Quality Assessment Centre”, Moscow

Areshin

Yury Yuryevich

Deputy Director of LLC “Rosservice”, Yaroslavl

Ryabov

Vasily Grigoryevich

Presidential Adviser of Grain producers’ Union, Moscow

Skurikhin

Pavel Valeryevich

President of Grain Producers’ Union, Moscow

Bobin Nikolay Nikolayevich	Chairman of the Board of Directors of “ZEROS”, Lipetsk
Goryainov Ivan Mitrofanovich	Sales Manager of LLC “BDA Capital”, the Voronezh Region, Pavlovsk
Korotaev Konstantin Alexandrovich	Manager for production Efficiency, CJSC “Moscow Brewing Company”, Mytishchi
Lobach Igor Alexandrovich	Chairman of Agro-Industrial Union of Kuban, Krasnodar
Parinov Nikolay Vasilyevich	CEO of JSC “Novonadezhdinskoye”, Voronezh Region, Anninsky d.
Parshukov Yury Borisovich	Director of the Grain Union of Agricultural producers of the Rostov Region
Popov Alexander Fedorovich	CEO of CJSC “Zarya”, the Tula Region, Kireevsky d.
Sadriev Anfis Glimkhanovich	Director of the plant of LLC “CNH Industrial Russia”, Tatarstan, Naberezhny Chelny
Tsukanova Elena Anatolyevna	Commercial Director of LLC “Soufflet Agro Rus”, the Lipetsk Region, Gryazi

Golenishchev Ivan Alexandrovich	CEO of LLC “Lutch”, the Kursk Region, Manturovsky d.
Prozorov Vyacheslav Ivanovich	Chief Agronomist of LLC “APK-Chernozemye”, the Kursk Region, Zheleznogorsk
Fomin Igor Sergeyevich	First Deputy Executive Director for Production of LLC “Zashchitnoye”, the Kursk Region, Shchigrovsky d.
Shevchenko Vyacheslav Anatolyevich	Production Director of CJSC “Agrofirm Pavlovskaya Niva”, the Voronezh Region, Pavlovsk