In Novgorod region chose the winner of “Agromotivator”, announced by Dronov

On October 14, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Novgorod region held a meeting of the competition commission for the Agromotivator program, announced earlier by the Governor of the region Alexander Dronov. The winner of the selection was Anton Prokofiev, who presented the project of a dairy farm in the Novgorod municipal district, the press service of the government of the Novgorod region reported.

Veteran SVO plans to develop dairy farming in the Novgorod district. The bet is on the Ayrshire breed: by 2030 the herd will grow from 10 to 20 dairy cows. The farm is based on the Ayrshire breed of cows: by the end of 2030, the farmer plans to increase the herd from 10 to 20 milking cows.

The project already has a solid base: 35 hectares of land have been leased for feed, the construction of a barn has almost been completed. A grant of 7 million rubles will be used to buy a tractor and attachments, including a disk harrow and rake-throwers. According to the business plan, the production stage will start in 2027.

About the program "Agromotivator" and the amount of funding for 2026 became known from the annual message of Alexander Dronov to the deputies of the Novgorod regional Duma, which took place on March 5. The governor stressed the importance of supporting small and medium-sized businesses in the agricultural sector, especially in remote districts. According to him, it is in such enterprises that the local economy is largely maintained.

According to Deputy Governor Oleg Shakhov, the region has been systematically helping agricultural producers since 2012: during this time, 240 farms and 16 agricultural cooperatives received grants, and the total amount of support exceeded 1 billion rubles. The Agromotivator program is focused on targeted assistance to SVO veterans.