On October 14-19, within the framework of business program BRIDGES "From Farmer to Farmer" representatives of the Support Center for Projects of Regional Development of the Kherson Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in a business meeting between the specialists of sheep farms and consultant Mr. Glenn Erickson – one of American leading experts in the field of artificial insemination of animals.

The meeting was held in the largest sheep farm in Ukraine “Borodino-A” (Odessa region, Tarutino district, Frumushika Nova village). The main event was a special training "Methods of artificial insemination of sheep and goats", during which Mr. Erickson, who had developed and successfully implemented a number of programs on insemination in sheep and goat breeding in USA, shared with our sheep farmers the secrets of laparoscopic and embryonic sheep insemination methods, technological novelties, best practices of breeding. Participants immediately put into practice obtained knowledge and experience.

Representatives of the Kherson CCI had also an opportunity to get acquainted with the activity of the farm “Borodino-A”, which specialization is Karakul sheep breeding (this summer there were over 6000 animals). Taking into account harsh climatic conditions of the year, a culling of animals was conducted at the farm, and the livestock dropped to 4500. However, the owners of enterprise, father and sons Palarievs, intend not only to restore and increase the number of animals, but also to improve significantly indicators of karakul quality and milk yield. For this purpose the farm is constantly working on improving breed of sheep, carrying out a serious breeding work. That is why the meeting with the American breeder Mr. Glenn Erickson was held in “Borodino-A”.

The farm diversifies its activities by introducing more and more new projects of “green tourism”. Here is proposed a holiday in a cottage house, museum complex, wine cellar with wines from the own vineyards and many more interesting things.