We will remind, about the beginning of the contest announced by the Deputy Prime Minister — Tatarstan Minister of agriculture and foodstuff Marat Akhmetov on July 27 at a meeting in the Government House of the Republic.

This year, the Ministry's tender Commission will determine the 500 winners at Republican and district levels on indicators for the highest threshing and the largest area cut in RT. 280 combiners that have achieved the greatest results in the harvest, will be awarded in the amount of 60 thousand rubles, they will determine 4 groups of harvesters.

Awards in the amount of 60 thousand rubles will also receive 20 machine operators for the largest area of the mowing groups mowers. Also, the results of the competition in the areas of the 200 best combine will receive awards for 35 thousand rubles.

For objectivity of competitions the technique is divided into groups according to capacity. All 4 groups. The first group includes harvesters from 140 to 230 horsepower, the second — from 230 to 290 horsepower in the third — from 300 to 326 horsepower and the fourth — from 351 to 530 horsepower.

In the group of self-propelled mowers - MacDon, Challenger, John Deere, new Holland, Massey Ferguson, EC-1, SIC-1, CS-200.

To identify the best combiners of the Republic by the Ministry of agriculture and food of the Republic of Tatarstan is continuously monitored, according to which today in the competition take part 820 of the combine for threshing and 98 on the reaping of crops.

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