Agroholding Agraine has begun sowing winter rapeseed in the Cherkasy, Kharkiv, and Zhytomyr regions, with over 1,000 hectares already sown, according to the agroholding’s press service on Facebook.
The agricultural holding specified that sowing in the 2025 season is early and began on August 2 thanks to favorable soil moisture conditions. No-till farming and direct sowing are used to preserve the soil.
“Early sowing will allow for friendly germination, and reducing the area will maintain soil fertility in the long term,” the company said with confidence.
At the same time, Agrain emphasized that compared to last year, the area under winter rapeseed has been reduced by almost 60% to optimize crop rotation.
“Reducing the area allows us to maintain proper crop rotation, preserve soil fertility, and return rapeseed to rotation at the optimal time,” the agricultural holding explained.
Agrain is engaged in the cultivation and storage of grain and oilseeds, as well as livestock farming. Before the full-scale Russian invasion, the agricultural holding company comprised 11 agricultural enterprises. It cultivated about 110,000 hectares in the Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Cherkasy regions.
The holding company is owned by SAS Investcompagnie (France).
The farms of the Agrain group of companies have completed corn sowing on 70% of the planned area, which will be allocated over 14,000 hectares in the 2025 season, the agricultural holding’s press service reported on Facebook.
“This year, we paid special attention to the selection of hybrids that demonstrate not only high yield potential but also good adaptability to local climatic conditions and increased drought resistance. These are key criteria in conditions of unstable moisture,” the agricultural holding said.
To ensure the effectiveness of the sowing campaign, Agrain farms use high-precision Horsch Maestro 24.70SW and Kinze 3600 seeders with the Precision Planting system. This equipment provides farmers with 100% seed separation, uniform planting depth, and soil moisture retention.
“We sow corn to a depth of 5 cm at a rate of 65-74 thousand seeds per hectare. At the same time, we apply nitrogen fertilizers: 50 kg/ha of urea or 70 kg/ha of UAN,” the agricultural holding summarized.
Agrain is engaged in the cultivation and storage of grain and oilseeds, as well as livestock farming. Before the full-scale Russian invasion, the agricultural holding consisted of 11 agricultural enterprises. It cultivated about 110,000 hectares in the Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Cherkasy regions.
The holding company is owned by SAS Investcompagnie (France).
