The most beautiful thing about the farm is waking up
in the morning and walking along the road,
through the forest and... and smelling that fresh air.
Admiring the landscape, seeing the
birds next to the road, the animals,
and watching to see how the sun rises.
Our business started somewhere in the 90's.
It was created by our grandfather.
He started with a few hectares in the 90s
and now in 2017 we have a fairly large farm.
Being a family business, each member has a specific responsibility.
I'm in charge of field crops; the youngest uncle is in charge of the purchasing of the land and grains;
the senior uncle is in charge of the maintenance of the machinery, and my mother handles the accounting part.
Our grandfather, keeps an eye on everything.
Together, we can be constructive, creative, and each member has a contribution in the development of the family business.
In the future, as I understand it from Brussels, they want to ban neonicotinoids for sunflower and corn (n.b. Romania benefited from an exemption to still use neonicotinoids in the past 3 years).
I think that by banning these substances, corn and sunflower can no longer be cultivated in our area.
Pesticides are very important for us and for our farm. Without them, I do not think we could produce what we are producing now.
If we were not using pesticides we would be losing about 50-70 percent of our production.
You have to pay a lot of attention to the crops.
You have to give them love. Just like with babies,
until they are grown up, they do not speak;
you have to understand them, to deduce what
they are saying. It’s the same with crops.
You have to give them what they need for as long as possible.
