{"id":152676,"date":"2025-08-26T23:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152676\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"farm-criticized-by-lukasenka-six-years-ago-will-get-1m-to-buy-equipment","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152676\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm criticized by \u0141uka\u0161enka six years ago to get $1m to buy equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 26, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian government on Friday approved a subsidy of 3.5 million rubels (about $1 million) to the Kupa\u0142a\u016dskaje farm so that it could buy equipment produced in the Eurasian Economic Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Council of Ministers\u2019 directive, which was published by the National Legal Internet Portal today, the Ministry of Industry will transfer the amount from its off-budget centralized investment fund this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Presidential Property Management Office has been instructed to make sure that the money is used as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kupa\u0142a\u016dskaje farm in the Mahilo\u016d region\u2019s \u0160k\u0142o\u016d district made headlines in March 2019, when Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka scolded officials over the condition of animals in the cowshed. He ordered the dismissal of those in charge and the opening of criminal cases. \u0141uka\u0161enka described dirty cows as \u201cshit-covered,\u201d and the remark quickly became a meme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zerno_pshenica_unsplash_david_becker_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zerno_pshenica_unsplash_david_becker_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zerno_pshenica_unsplash_david_becker_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zerno_pshenica_unsplash_david_becker_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zerno_pshenica_unsplash_david_becker_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Agricultural production plunges 12.7 percent in January-July<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 15, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 agricultural production fell by 12.7 percent in comparable prices in January-July from the level reported in the same period of 2024, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reported. By contrast, agricultural production jumped by 18.1 percent in &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/151296\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 26, Pozirk. The Belarusian government on Friday approved a subsidy of 3.5 million rubels (about $1 million) to the Kupa\u0142a\u016dskaje farm so that it could buy equipment produced in the Eurasian Economic Union. Under the Council of Ministers\u2019 directive, which was published by the National Legal Internet Portal today, the Ministry of Industry will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":152674,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-152676","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Farm criticized by \u0141uka\u0161enka six years ago to get $1m to buy equipment | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 26, Pozirk. 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