MINSK, Nov 5 (BelTA/APP): More than 100 workers of the Belarusian agro-industrial complex have been honored with state awards and presidential commendation for their years of productive work, high professionalism, significant personal contribution to the development of the agricultural sector, and the achievement of high production targets.
The corresponding decree and order were signed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.
A total of 61 workers of the agro-industrial complex have received orders, medals, and honorary titles.
The Order of Labor Glory has been awarded to Vladimir Lukyanov, Director General of Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky, and Tatyana Struk, Director of the Otor company in Chechersk District. Five more individuals have received the Order of Honor. These are Gelena Dremo, an operator of livestock complexes and mechanized farms at the commercial dairy farm Germanishki of the Gudogai agricultural production company in Ostrovets District; Nikolai Kurzenkov, Director of the Khotimsk Linen Mill; Galina Legkaya, a machine milking operator at the Rassvet agricultural company named after K.P. Orlovsky in Kirovsk District; Vasily Moroz, a tractor-machinist at the Kokhanovichi agricultural production company in Verkhnedvinsk District; Vladimir Pobegailo, a driver at the Put Novy company in Lyakhovichi District.
A large group of agricultural workers has been awarded the Medal for Labor Merits. Among them are Tatyana Guseva, a machine milking operator at the Gritskevichi company in Nesvizh District; Yevgeny Melnitsky, a tractor-machinist at the Larinovka cooperative in Orsha District; Ivan Prokurat, chief agronomist at the Sporovo company in Bereza District; Svetlana Russkikh, an operator of poultry farms and mechanized farms at the Rassvet Poultry Farm in Gomel District; Viktor Urbanovich, a turner at the Svityazyanka-2003 cooperative in Korelichi District.
The decree also awarded the Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus title. The recipients are Ivan Golovenko, chief agronomist of the Progress-Vertilishki agricultural company in Grodno District; Tatyana Dolgonosova, an operator of poultry farms and mechanized farms at Broiler Shop No. 1 of Servoluks Agro in Mogilev District; Vladimir Lyubushak, Director of the Svyataya Volya company in Ivatshevichi District; Andrei Novikov, a tractor-machinist of the Tikhinichi company in Rogachev District; Vyacheslav Struk, head of the livestock department at the Brilevo agricultural company in Gomel District.
A further 40 individuals were recognized with the presidential commendation. Among them are Sergei Ostrovsky, chief agronomist of the Kruglyansky Rassvet company; Andrei Krasovsky, Director of the Shchuchin Poultry Farm; Tatyana Mikhnovets, lead process engineer at Minsk Dairy Plant No. 1; Natalya Rogova, a livestock farmer at the Rydomlsky agricultural company in Tolochin District; Aleksandr Stefanovich, a tractor-machinist of the Gorodilovo company in Molodechno District.