On September 4, PAP "Agroprodservice" in the Ternopil region hosted the final National Farm Day of the 2025 season—an event that gathered hundreds of participants from all over Ukraine. We are delighted with the wave of warm feedback from partners and attendees. This means our goal, shared with the "Agroprodservice" team—to inspire the dairy community toward development and innovation—has been achieved!
How the Event Unfolded
During the official opening, Ivan Chaikivskyi, founder of PAP "Agroprodservice," and Andriy Baran, CEO of PAP "Agroprodservice," spoke about the development of the farm's dairy sector, including technology, construction, and management decisions, and shared their plans for the future.
Andriy Dykun, head of the Ukrainian Agri Council and president of the Association of Milk Producers, delivered an inspiring speech.
Caroline Spaans, Agricultural Counsellor at Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine, which partnered with the event, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech delivered entirely in Ukrainian. She spoke under the slogan "The Netherlands is a partner of the Ukrainian dairy industry" and highlighted planned practical trainings and video courses with the AMP to share Dutch experience with Ukraine's dairy community regarding the implementation of cattle welfare requirements and farm efficiency improvements. She also emphasized the Embassy's ongoing work to deepen ties between Ukrainian agricultural associations and their Dutch counterparts and government bodies: "We need Ukrainian farmers: for the food security of Ukraine, Europe, and the world! This is what you provide every day, even during shelling!"
During the lecture portion, Hanna Lavreniuk, Director General of the Association of Milk Producers, provided an overview of the current state of the dairy industry and emphasized the urgent European integration requirements for farms, especially regarding the welfare of cattle and calves, which come into effect on January 1, 2026.
Oleksandr Nazarko, head of the Dairy Farm Management department and CEO of GAF, spoke about milk production benchmarking in Ukraine—a system for comparing the economic and technological indicators of dairy farms based on the model of leading countries. The project's updated product analyzes approximately 200 indicators from 29 enterprises in 13 regions of Ukraine each month, helping users find answers to the question: "Where are the money and reserves of a dairy farm?"
Experts from the event's partner companies shared their best practices on:
- Modern approaches to effectively growing alfalfa and silage corn in hot conditions.
- New leaders among corn silage hybrids.
- Automation systems for health monitoring and herd management.
- Leading solutions for in-house feed production.
During the practical part, participants visited and learned about all the sections of the Holstein farm, which finished 2024 with 13,300 kg of milk per cow in corrected weight, and saw the largest Jersey farm in Ukraine and Europe (2,600 head), learning about the specifics of working with this breed, which impresses with the fat (5.75%) and protein (4.21%) content in its milk. The farm's team arranged a great opportunity for all attendees to taste chilled milk from both farms to compare the milk from the Holstein and Jersey cows. Special attention was paid to the demonstration of forage harvesting equipment for field and farm work, and an introduction to a portable blood analyzer for cows to monitor their health and feeding quality.
The final highlight of the practical part was a tour of the unique "Agroland" ethnopark, founded by the farm.
On behalf of the AMP, THANK YOU: to all partners and sponsors who supported the event; to all experts who shared their knowledge; to all participants who came to the meeting of the dairy community; and to everyone on the "Agroprodservice" team for their openness, excellent organization, and wonderful emotions!
Professional photos by: Agroprodservice.
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