The location

Location:

HORSCH Rus

Roshinsky

Chapliginskij rayon

Lipetskaya oblast

399921 Russia

Ropa Rus

Roshinsky

Chapliginskij rayon

Lipetskaya oblast

399921 Russia

General information:

13,239 inhabitants (as of 2006)
Currency: rouble (RUB)
Time zone Europe/Moscow
Latitude: 53.2413889
Longitude: 39.958333

Soil conditions:

approx. 360 km south-east of Moscow
Agricultural conditions: favourable
Low precipitation limits scope for increasing yields (approx. 400-500 mm/year)
Soil type: black alkali soil
pH value: 5.8
Humus content: 6.4%
Typical crops: winter wheat, spring barley (feed or brewing), grain maize, sugar beet, hay grasses and green forage
Also ploughless cultivation!
Large field surfaces

Sunrise:

26.04.2012: 05:52 hrs.

Sunset:

26.04.2012: 20:42 hrs.

Hours of daylight:

26.04.2012: 14.49 h

HORSCH Rus Ltd is the official representation of the HORSCH Maschinen GmbH in Russia. In March 2010 it was founded together with Ropa Rus on the same site in Roshinsky (Lipetzk region). The large premises serve as a base for the technology and the whole team.

The field is about 5 km from the farm.