About

000 Heartland Farms Penza is the wholly owned Russian Company of Heartland Farms (UK) Ltd which is part of the Monk Group Limited. In May 2009, Heartland Penza merged with Volga Farming through an asset buy-out. Heartland will carry on under the name of Volga Farming. The Company farms prime agricultural land in the Belinsky sub region of Penza, 650km south east from Moscow in the Volga region.

14,000ha is presently farmed in the Penza region which Heartland Farms has brought back into full production and an additional 4,500ha is in process by auction bringing the total to 18,500ha

The combinable crops include wheat, malting barley, rye, protein crops and sunflower seeds. Sugar beet is also an important part of the rotation and trials are taking place of oilseed rape, potatoes and beans. All of the produce is specifically for the domestic market and many crops are grown on contract for food producers based in Russia.

The company uses imported as well as Russian agricultural equipment specifically suited to maximize work rates and for the efficient establishment, growing and harvesting of crops. Agronomics used are a combination of European techniques implemented with relevance to the conditions and historic data by agronomist with in depth knowledge of the local conditions.

Heartland Farms has many years of direct experience of operating in the Russian agricultural sector before establishing Heartland Farms Penza concentrating on primary production for the Russian market. This includes trading & logistics, contract harvesting, input and buy back agreements and running demonstration farms for major world producers of seeds, agricultural inputs and machinery. The company works closely with the Penza Agricultural Ministry, Academy, Administrations, local suppliers and farmers.

Agriculture and increasing production are a key Government objective and the Heartland Farms initiative will promote the production of arable crops by the rejuvenation of the very fertile ‘’Black Soil’’ in the heartland of Russia.