EkoNiva Group, the largest raw milk producer in Russia, has ramped up the volume of daily milk yield per cow to 40 kg on several dairy farms in Bashkortostan and Kaluga oblast subdivisions. Although the top performers have set the bar high, Ryazan oblast is about to reach the mark milking over 39 kg per lactating cow a day.

‘EkoNiva is continuously upgrading the production processes: the farms are improving the forage quality and the specialists’ qualifications. EkoNiva employees constantly hone their skills by taking part in the workshops and interacting with the colleagues from other subdivisions. Operating in one information space, all the dairies have open access to each other’s protocols. Such an approach ensures quick employment of the practices that prove efficient, and, consequently, enhances the evolution of the overall business’, says Mikhail Gurnov, Livestock Production Director.

The herd genetics is another key element. The company uses top-quality semen to breed in-house grown replacement heifers with a higher genetic potential than the imported ones.

Besides, EkoNiva farms keep up improving milk production. As per 10 August, the average yield per dairy cow across the holding amounted to 34.1 kg of raw milk, which is nearly a 4 kg boost as compared to the beginning of 2022. In the first 6 months, the Group’s herd size amounted to 200,000 head of cattle, thereof dairy cows making over half of it.