Potato Tour: “YarOvoshi” — a family farm, three potato streams, and a strong vegetable lineup
Since 2012, the Popov family — Vyacheslav and his son Artyom — has been growing the classic “borsch set” and ...
Tag: container storage
Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery: How the Brotherhood Grows and Stores Potatoes on 18 Hectares
Key points: 600+ years of history, monastic self-sufficiency, 18 ha of irrigated potatoes, containerized storage, priority on taste and long ...
Potatoes without a rotary tiller: how “autumn ridges + deep ripping” cut energy use by up to 80% and make irrigation predictable
From the “Potato Tour across Russia.” A technology talk: skipping the rotary tiller on chernozems, forming ridges in autumn, using ...
Aurora (Lipetsk Oblast): containerized potato storage at scale — slotted floors, fast turnarounds, and 110–120k-ton capacity in sight
International Potato Tour visit to Lipetsk Oblast. One of the stops: Aurora’s multi-site storage hub https://youtu.be/2m1uWQe1D4U?si=H001_VvJFgC6u1sQ Aurora is building a ...
Andrey Babushkin (Mari El): from accordion & conducting to a “cabbage district” and seed potatoes with 400 ha under irrigation
International Potato Tour visit to Gorno-Mariysky District. Conversation with farm head Andrey Babushkin https://youtu.be/LuWZvCeUxmg?si=ngum18iW9i1puxAp The Babushkin farm’s arc runs from ...
How do you keep people in rural areas—and grow potatoes? An interview with Maxim Kislyakov, Samara Solana
At a glance: 3,000 ha farmed (≈1,500 ha under irrigation); 12,000 t total storage (including a new 3,600-t container store); ...
