Kharkiv region · Zmiiv Hromada
Big things start with a small field
Ingenta is a family farm. We started on a 2.9-hectare plot that belonged to our parents — today we farm 37 hectares using No-Till.
- first season in the field
- 2016
- under cultivation
- 37 ha
- crops
- 6
- seeding technology
- No-Till
Field operations
Seeding, spraying, stubble disking, harrowing, ploughing, cultivation, grain cleaning — with our own machinery.
Agronomy support
Field monitoring, diagnostics, crop protection programmes, harvest support. Provided by a qualified agronomist.
Our story
From 2.9 hectares and a single tractor to a farm whose case study was included in the “Syla Ahrozmin” (The Power of Agri-Change) collection.
Products
Commercial grain on 37 hectares
Our crop rotation changes every year depending on soil condition, moisture reserves and the market. We use seed of Ukrainian breeding that has proven itself in our conditions.
We alternate cereals with oilseeds and legumes: soybeans return nitrogen to the soil, while sunflower and millet use moisture in different ways. Together with No-Till, this maintains soil fertility without depleting the field.
- Wheat
- Barley
- Maize
- Sunflower
- Soybeans
- Millet
Where our produce goes
Bespalivka grain elevator · oil extraction plant · part of the harvest is sold straight from the field
Next step
Our own storage hangar — so we don't have to sell at harvest, when prices are lowest — and processing into oil, meal and feed
Machinery
A seed drill rebuilt with our own hands
We upgraded an SZ-3.6 grain seed drill for No-Till: we fitted turbo discs and openers with individual press wheels.
5field operations in a single pass
Tractors
- MTZ-80
- “Bizon” — being upgraded
Seeding and tillage
- SZ-3.6 seed drill, converted for No-Till
- Cultivator · stubble disc
- Harrow · press rollers · plough
Other equipment
- Sprayer
- Winnowing machine — grain cleaning
- Trailer
Field operations
select an operation to see the details
- 01Seeding
Seeding of cereal and oilseed crops with our upgraded SZ-3.6 drill — direct drilling into untilled soil.
- 02Spraying
Application of crop protection products with our own sprayer at the right time.
- 03Stubble disking
Stubble disking after harvest — preparing the field for the next crop.
- 04Harrowing
Sealing in moisture and levelling the field in spring.
- 05Ploughing
Conventional tillage on request — for farms that use traditional technology.
- 06Cultivation
Pre-sowing soil cultivation to the required depth.
- 07Grain cleaning
Cleaning grain with a winnowing machine after harvest — bringing the batch up to marketable quality.
Seeding
Seeding of cereal and oilseed crops with our upgraded SZ-3.6 drill — direct drilling into untilled soil.
Spraying
Application of crop protection products with our own sprayer at the right time.
Stubble disking
Stubble disking after harvest — preparing the field for the next crop.
Harrowing
Sealing in moisture and levelling the field in spring.
Ploughing
Conventional tillage on request — for farms that use traditional technology.
Cultivation
Pre-sowing soil cultivation to the required depth.
Grain cleaning
Cleaning grain with a winnowing machine after harvest — bringing the batch up to marketable quality.
Pricing by agreement, depending on the area. We work in Zmiiv Hromada and neighbouring communities — for farms, land share owners and smallholders.
Call us
Where the name comes from
Inna, Zhenya, Tanya — wife, husband and daughter. A family farm not just in name, but in substance.
Who runs the farm
Yevhen Shekhovtsov is a trained agronomist and a graduate of Lypkovativka Agricultural College. In the field since 2016.
History
From 2.9 hectares to our own technology
Our first harvests came from our parents' 2.9-hectare plot. We grew wheat and oats, mostly for our own livestock. Later we began renting land plots from fellow villagers, and in 2017 the farm was officially registered.
Today we farm 37 hectares: 10 of our own and 27 leased from local land share owners. The family works on the farm full time, and two more workers join us in season.
Longer droughts and unpredictable weather made traditional ploughing unprofitable: erosion, loss of moisture, rising costs. Our answer was the switch to No-Till and binary sowing.
Read the full storyRecognition
The farm's experience was included in the national collection of case studies “Syla Ahrozmin” (The Power of Agri-Change), in the category “Responses to climate challenges”.
Need an agronomist in your field?
Crop monitoring, disease and pest diagnostics, crop protection programmes, harvest support — in Zmiiv Hromada and neighbouring communities.