“The subsidy should be aimed at the animal itself and its qualities, not at the number.” – Interview with Georgi Vassilev from Belitsa

Today we are in the town of Belitsa to meet you with one of the new members of NARMS – Georgi Vassilev. The town is located in the heart of the Rila-Rhodope massif, surrounded by green centuries-old forests, in the valley separating the three magical Bulgarian mountains – Rila, Pirin and Rhodope. It is the…

“The state is certainly not our partner!” – Interview with Kostadin Ivanov – co-owner of the farm in the village of Dzhurovo

Today we will introduce you to Mr. Kostadin Ivanov – co-owner of the farm in the village of Dzhurovo. Our meeting with him was not arranged in advance and when he visited us in the NARMS office, without warning, we bombarded him with questions. Despite the surprise, Mr. Ivanov patiently and willingly told us about…

Interview with Dr. Svetoslav Karamfilov – part 2

We continue our conversation with Dr. Karamfilov – a lecturer at the Agricultural University in Plovdiv. In the first part he told us in detail about his research on the Montbeliard breed in Bulgaria. https://narms.bg/razvitie-na-poroda-monbeliard-v-balgaria-intervyu-s-doktor-svetoslav-karamfilov/ – Dr. Karamfilov, in the previous interview you said that during the development of your dissertation you studied the adaptation…

“The history of the Montbeliard breed in Bulgaria” – interview with Dr. Svetoslav Karamfilov

Today we are talking to Dr. Svetoslav Karamfilov – a member of the Scientific Council of the Montbeliard and Simmental Breeding Association. He welcomes us in his office at the Agricultural University in Plovdiv, where he is a lecturer. Dr. Karamfilov, so far, is the only author of scientific publications on the Montbeliard breed in…

Interview with Mitko Pachev, owner of a cattle farm in the village of Dolno Kapinovo.

Today we will meet you with Mitko Pachev, a farmer who breeds the Simmental breed in the village of Dolno Kapinovo. The village is located in Kirkovo municipality, Kardzhali district, in the heart of the Eastern Rhodopes. With his activity Mitko completely refutes the generally accepted opinion that only the local Rhodope cattle can “grow”…