The current crop year for the farmers of the Rostov region became a serious test. First, the bad weather has adjusted the schedule of sowing of winter crops. Then rain intervened in spring sowing of spring crops, by sliding the field work for two weeks. However, despite the obvious difficulties, the growers don managed to grow a rich harvest. It remained to solve the main task – to gather grain without loss in a very short time.

In the battle for the harvest on area of 2,9 million hectares was attended by almost 11 thousand combine. Many of them had to work in a big bread. In some fields the yield was 90 kg/ha. Pleased and samoloty. Leaders for the harvest gathered to 4 thousand tons of grain and over. At the end of the harvest decided the top three.

Third place in competition was taken by OOO "Krasnokutsky" Oktyabrsky district, where the largest yield of the combine amounted to 2 thousand 994 tons. The second was the farmer Vasily Antipov of krasnosulinsky area with 3 thousand 870 tons one grain car.

The absolute winner of the Harvest-2017 recognized Stepnoe, OOO Zimovnikovsky district. The maximum individual yield achieved on the harvester "Polesie" - 4 541 thousand tons. A combiner speaker session and also shows the best daily result – 214 tons of grain. Agriculture received the main prize the company "bison" – a car.

- In the field went out, but worked without any breaks – no lunch, no dinner, shared the secret of success Andrian session. – Stayed only for unloading grain.

Many factors played into the victory, - said the head of the farm Victor Zaitsev. – First of all hard work people. And technique worked perfectly. 16 area harvested thousand hectares, so the Park of combine harvesters have powerful.

In 2017, the anniversary of the Rostov region year farmers have collected more than 12 million tons of grain with an average yield of over 40 centner per hectare. The biggest gross for the entire 80-year history of the region. Thus, growers don broke its own record in 2016 and the second time were the first harvest of early grain crops. According to farmers, the key to success were favorable for cereals crops, weather conditions, application for the village of new farming technologies and also updating of Park of equipment, which allowed to increase productivity and reduce production costs.