For the thirteenth year in a row, the Komsomolskaya Pravda-Kaluga newspaper has hosted the Kaluga Brand 2019 award ceremony. The top prize is given on the basis of an opinion poll among the residents carried out by the periodical within the year. Over time, the award has become a true symbol of national recognition and success. This year, EkoNiva Group notched up a win in the Farming Enterprises category.

It is hard to overestimate the efforts that agricultural producers make in order to achieve the best results. Every year, at the end of the harvest season, the industry leaders all over Russia are commended for their hard work. The farmers of Liski district, Voronezh oblast, have celebrated Agriculture and Processing Industry Workers' Day.

In late October, the 2nd International Forum ‘Agricultural business and education: interaction, quality assurance for farming sector specialists’ took place in Voronezh.

Anatoliy Artamonov, Kaluga Oblast Governor, has met with one of the finalists of the competition Leaders of Russia 2019 Stanislav Goryanskiy, Deputy General Director of Detchinskoye farming enterprise.

Stefan Duerr has delivered a speech at the meeting on establishment of a scientific and educational centre (SEC) in Voronezh oblast. Tatiana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for Social Policy, chaired the meeting held in the capital of the Black Soil Region.

Specialists of EkoNiva-Semena have taken part in the round-table discussion of the Council of the National Plant Breeders and Seed Growers Association.

EkoNiva’s representatives headed by the President Stefan Duerr have attended the annual general meeting of the Association of Holstein Cattle Breeders. The session was held at VDNH as part of the first International Agro-Industrial Forum (IAIF 2019).

EkoNiva has taken part in the main agricultural forum within the country, namely the Russian agro-industrial exhibition Golden Autumn 2019. It is the best platform for cultivating relationships with potential commercial partners. Besides, there is a growing tendency for the forum exhibits and the business programme to get more and more varied year after year. The company presented its booth featuring all the key activities and participated in the panel discussions and seminars.

EKONIVA organic milk is about to appear on shop shelves. On 21 October, residents of Moscow oblast will be able to buy the organic milk at Globus hypermarkets. The new high-quality product will be supplied to the same retail chain in Kaluga on 31 October.

On 4 October, the third stage of the EkoNiva-sponsored inter-municipal swimming competition took place at Davydovka children’s sports school, Voronezh oblast.