The agro-industrial company "Miratorg" with the opening of its breeding and seed center (BSC) can now offer original maize seeds. According to information presented in the official press release, the company has prepared 300 thousand planting units, which will be used for both its own plantings and for sale.
The BSC was launched in the Kursk region in 2024. Its main task is to create maize hybrids, produce seeds of parental forms of hybrids, and first-generation hybrid seeds. The project's budget amounted to 4.2 billion rubles.
"For the planned planting campaign of 2025, the breeding and seed center of Miratorg has prepared 300 thousand planting units of seeds, some of which have already entered the market for domestic agrarians," the press release said.
The company emphasizes that next year hybrids of maize developed by their own selection will be used for planting on 40% of the areas intended for the interregional meat livestock project. In the Bryansk, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Smolensk, and Tula regions, hybrids "pandora" FAO 280, "aquinon" FAO 250, "impera" FAO 210, and "hyperborey" FAO 180 will be planted in the fields.
According to the company, these hybrids have the ability to yield a high harvest in different climatic zones of Russia, are adaptable to various agrotechnologies, and have high resistance to pathogens. The planting material also meets global standards. In total, 53 thousand units of hybrids will be planted.
Maize hybrids, aimed at grain and silage production, were created within the framework of the Federal scientific and technical program for the development of the agricultural sector and approved in the State Register of breeding achievements. Four more hybrids are in the registration stage.
The company reminds that for cattle of the meat breed "Aberdeen-Angus," maize is the main source of energy during the fattening period, and also ensures successful overwintering on farms. In terms of feed characteristics, maize surpasses barley, winter rye, and oats, being the most nutritious and digestible crop for all types of livestock and poultry.
"Miratorg" is the leading pork producer in Russia. The company carries out the full production cycle - from growing plants and meat production to processing and selling meat products in its own retail network. The main owners of the company are Viktor and Alexander Linnik.