Our company the IKR Production Development and Commercial Corporation celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2003. However the story has started earlier.
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Dr. Róbert Burgert who managed the Bábolna State Farm quickly realized that a well organized accuracy is needed in the agriculture just like in the industry. For this reason he launched the industrial stock-raising systems. Later when the feed supply problems became obvious he established the CPS, the first crop production system. The English name - Corn Production System - reflected the idea of an industrial-like organization. |
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The CPS Joint Venture changed its name to the Hungarian IKR 'Közös Vállalat' (Joint Venture) in 1975 where the name still indicated the idea of the industrial corn production system. We kept the 'IKR' name since then despite the fact that besides the corn the wheat, sunflower and rapeseed has become a 'system crop', as well.
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The establishment of the IKR Training Centre. |
The establishment of the Komárom-County Agrochemical Centre with the assistance of the IKR. |
Training in the Training Centre
1977. Dr. Róbert Burgert replaced Pál Izinger, the executing manager of the ÁGOK in the chair of the head of management. Industrial Crop Production Development Experiment in Bábolna on 1500 ha. Building a corn de-sprouting and liquid fertilizer reference plant in Nagyigmánd. Launch of forage program on 7500 ha. The 1st 'Bábolna Days' (19 domestic, 10 foreign exhibitors; 4500 visitors).
1978. The 2nd 'Bábolna Days' (23 domestic, 21 foreign exhibitors; 7000 visitors). Delivery of the 1000th combine.
1979. Negotiations with the Fiat Company. The 3rd 'Bábolna Days' (35 domestic, 66 foreign exhibitors; 15 000 visitors)
1980. The signature of the IKR-Rába production development cooperation concerning the intensive development of wheat production.
The new tyre re-treading machine
János Kádár in Bábolna
The 4th 'Bábolna Days' (53 domestic, 35 foreign exhibitors; 23 500 visitors). National IKR ploughing competition.
'Outstanding Company' title for the 2nd time.
Establishment of the '8 tons club'
with the membership of 30 farms
The 5th 'Bábolna Days' (91 domestic, 55 foreign exhibitors; 45 000 visitors).
'Outstanding Company' title for the 3rd time.
1982. Record yield: 7.86 t/ha average yield on 209 000 ha. The 6th 'Bábolna Days' (104 domestic, 66 foreign exhibitors; 45 000 visitors).
US senators at the IKR
'Outstanding Company' title for the 4th time.
1983. The 7th 'Bábolna Days' (110 domestic, 55 foreign exhibitors; 121 000 visitors).
Famous visitors: Mikhail Gorbachev and the members of the Roman Club
'Outstanding Company' title for the 5th time.
1984. Establishment of biochemical associations (in Sárvár, Városföld, Hódmezővásárhely, Szentlőrinc, Enying, Marcali, Szerencs and later in Kardoskút).
Negotiations began with Pioneer Oversees GmbH and Hungaroseed companies about the field production and processing of 10 000 ton seed. The Agricultural Machinery Trust becomes the member of the IKR.
The 8th 'Bábolna Days' (130 domestic, 77 foreign exhibitors; 120 000 visitors).
'Outstanding Company' title for the 6th time.
1986. The 9th 'Bábolna Days' (176 domestic, 76 foreign exhibitors; 170 000 visitors). International KGST ploughing competition. Grand-prizes: Fiatagri (tractor), Dekalb (DK 524).
The delivery of the 4000th Claas combine
1987. New biochemical centres in Enying, Szerencs, Marcali and Szentlőrinc. The field production of hybrid seed-corn has begun on 2700 ha.
The building of the seed processing plant has finished, the processing has started. The Czechoslovakian system export has increased to 50 000 ha.
'Outstanding Company' title for the 7th time.
1988. The first complete autumn campaign in the seed plant: 97,7% germination ability, 93,0% Cold-test value. Irrigation development program on 8722 ha: with Israeli (Ayanot), German (Beinlich), Austrian (Bauer) and US (Valmont) irrigation systems average 3,98 t/ha extra yield.
1989. Contract with Dekalb breeding house for the 50% dealership (naturalization), production and trading of the Dekalb hybrids in Hungary.
1990. Establishment of the IKR Production Development and Commercial Corporation. Agreement with FIAT and Claas for the exclusive dealership of their products in Hungary. Contract with KWS Company for contractual production, representation and dealership of their products is Hungary.
1992. Launch of the contractual production program.
1994. Establishment of the Agrochemical Ltd with the contraction of joint companies. Introduction of the New Holland Series G Tractor on the Hungarian market. Demonstration in Kazakhstan.
1995. Opening the Thermo-King service. Republishing the IKR Magazine.
1996. Opening the Regional Centre in Szekszárd. CLAAS Lexion 480 combine receives the Grand-prize of OMÉK technical development.
Hybrid corn-seed production technology receives OMÉK production Grand-prize in Gödöllő.
Gyula Horn prime minister and Franz Fischler EU-commissioner at the IKR stand.
1997. Opening the Regional Centre in Szolnok. Delivery of the 5000th CLAAS combine in Szolnok. Hand over of 6000 ton grain line compatible to the seed plant. Establishment of the IKR Business Club.
1998. The IKR is 25 years old.
1999. Opening the Regional Centres in Demecser, Gyulavári and Szerencsi-Ond. Dr. Burgert Róbert dies (1924-1999).
2000. The cooperation with Claas is 30 years old. OMÉK - the visit of the Prime Minister.
2001. The IKR is the exclusive dealer of New Holland range in Hungary after the contract with Claas has been terminated. Opening the pesticide warehouse, service and workshop in Szolnok. Successful introduction of the new New Holland range on the Agro+Mashexpo.
2002. Organizing the International Bábolna Farm Expo. The INVEST Kft. joins the IKR.
2003. The IKR Rt. wins one Grand-prize and three prizes on the spring Agro+Mashexpo as the biggest exhibitor.
The IKR Rt. celebrates its 30th anniversary in Bábolna.
Imre Németh
Minister of Agriculture and Country Development
2004. The IKR Rt. as a professional investor acquired share in the Mezőhegyesi Állami Ménesbirtok Rt. and the Enyingi Agrár Rt.
