Farm Mika Kalna received Luminor bank financing in the amount of 650 thousand euros for the reconstruction of the farm building and the purchase of new equipment.
The innovations will increase production capacity, as well as ensure the sustainable operation of the farm and improve the welfare conditions of cows.
Z / S Kalnu Mikas is one of those SMEs that has qualified for more favorable loan terms, which has been offered in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) since the beginning of the year. Luminor. The total cost of reconstruction of the farm building and purchase of new equipment is 826 thousand euros.
The project is implemented by attracting co-financing from the Rural Support Service in the amount of 341 thousand, where part of the financing after the project implementation will be used for partial early repayment of liabilities.
Farm in the last five years Mika Kalna has already invested 1.5 million euros in the development of new equipment, tools, a warehouse and a drainage system.
“Kalna Mikas is one of those farms in Latvia, which we can consider as a model for the implementation of European Union projects and attracting the necessary funding, reminding of Latvia’s strong farms. We are pleased to support Z / S Kalna Mikas in their modernization process to help the farm purposefully adapt to the trends in the dairy industry. In addition, thanks to the cooperation with the European Investment Bank, we were able to offer the client favorable loan terms, ”says Ilze Zoltnere, Head of Luminor’s Corporate Department.
During the reconstruction of Z / S Kalna Mika farm, it is planned to replace the roof and doors, install a ventilation system and restore the facade of the building. With the allocated funding, the farm plans to purchase milk tanks and two feed storage towers, which will make it easier to store their own grain, as well as new feeders for farm cattle will be installed. In turn, in the transition to an automated milking process, two milking robots will be purchased, which will increase the amount of milk obtained from one cow by about 15%. The farm currently has 278 cattle, of which 186 are dairy cows.
“Reaching the maximum production capacity, performing milk production manually from the existing number of cattle, as well as facing the limited availability of labor, we have taken a new development step to automate the milk production process. With the support of Luminor, we will be able to increase the amount of milk produced and transferred without purchasing an additional herd, as well as continue to improve the welfare conditions of cows. Last year, the volume of milk produced per dairy cow already reached 9.7 tons, and we plan to increase production capacity by another 15%, ”says Jānis Brantevics, the owner of Z / S Kalna Mikas.
Z / S Kalna Mikas started its operation in 1992 in Turlava parish, Kuldiga district. The main activity of the farm is related to dairy farming and grain farming, managing an area of 449 ha.
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