Diary

The Heartland Farms cultivation team starts work on the next 3,000ha

Winter wheat planting was trouble free and over 5 weeks in favorable weather conditions

After a stop / go start due to showers, the weather has now turned hot; dry and harvest is in full swing and the forecast is to remain good for the next week or two.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR VISITS HEARTLAND FARMS

The winter wheat harvest may get underway at the end of July, depending on the intervening weather, and predicted yields are good to excellent

The Heartland Farms cultivation team starts work on the next 3,000ha

Planting of all cereals, oilseed rape, peas and sugar beet were completed by 3rd of May

This is 3 weeks earlier than normal and ahead of last year where we started at the same time but rain stopped any field work for the following two weeks.

The ceremony took place on October 18th at the Investment Forum organized by the Penza Government...

One in ten loaves of bread sold in Penza is produced from wheat grown and supplied by Heartland Farms and cooperation with Penza’s biggest miller & baker, Penza Khleb Product, will see this increase in future years.

Pictured Greg Page, Cargill President & Chief Executive Officer and Dave Rogers, Senior Vice President, with Colin Hinchley, Heartland Farms Operating Director during Cargills recent visit to Belinsky to discuss Russian agriculture and crop prospects for 2007.

Planting completed after a 10 day period of rain which was then followed by rising temperatures (up to 40C week 28th May) and no rain until 19th June. The crops suffered during the drought but have recovered well after the rains and the weather now is warm and showers which is ideal.