The company evaluated how the modern truck handles the real-world road conditions of Nysa County and how its operating costs compare to a traditional diesel engine.

Electric Power Delivers

One of the most surprising observations was the vehicle’s dynamic performance. The driver conducting the tests for Bioagra clearly highlighted that the truck has a substantial power reserve.

That extra power comes in handy on the rolling, hilly terrain of the region. The vehicle climbs hills with great ease, even when fully loaded. The test driver admitted that the truck doesn’t feel like it is straining at all on steep inclines.

4 Gears and Digital Screens

The interior of the electric truck represents a true revolution in driver ergonomics, explains Tomasz Pohl, Logistics Manager supervising the test.

“The most immediately noticeable change is the complete replacement of traditional side mirrors with a camera system,” says Pohl. “The feed is displayed on special screens mounted inside the cab. This setup challenges old habits and aligns with the modern character of the vehicle.”

Another technological highlight is the powertrain. While traditional combustion trucks require complex transmissions—typically with 12 to 16 gears (though 18-speed versions also exist)—their electric counterpart performs flawlessly using just 4 gears.

Rounding out the experience is the absence of engine noise typically associated with heavy trucks. Inside the cab of the electric tractor unit, it is quiet, which helps reduce driver fatigue.

The Magic of Regeneration

Many myths surround the range of electric trucks, but Bioagra’s test demonstrated solid and predictable performance parameters. The official range of the vehicle is up to 400 km. A real-world road test confirmed these claims: after covering a distance of over 360 km, the battery indicator still showed 20% remaining capacity.

The key to optimizing performance is regenerative braking—a system that recovers energy during braking and downhill driving. In a standard mixed cycle (driving fully loaded one way and empty back, or vice versa), the tested truck consumed around 100 kWh per 100 km. However, by skillfully using the terrain and leveraging regenerative braking, the test driver managed to lower that consumption to just 80 kWh per 100 km.

How much is 80 to 100 kWh of energy? It is enough to continuously power a modern television for about 33 to 42 days.

Niższe koszty, wyższa cena wejścia

Lower Running Costs, Higher Upfront Price

In terms of energy costs per kilometer, a well-driven electric truck can compete directly with traditional diesel engines. However, the condition is having dedicated charging infrastructure at the logistics hub. In real-world logistics, charging time remains a challenge for these builds, as the vehicle cannot make deliveries while charging its battery. Additionally, vehicles of this type remain more expensive upfront than traditional semi-trucks.

Nevertheless, Bioagra’s tests prove that electric truck technology has matured and is capable of meeting the demands of rigorous daily operations on regional routes around the production facility.

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Modern beekeeping faces many challenges, such as the loss of natural forage sources and a lack of insects adapted to specific regional conditions.

Queens Tailored to Local Conditions

“Breeding queen bees locally helps strengthen the local population because the queens are genetically matched to the conditions of the specific region, which directly affects their survival rate and productivity,” explains Beata Malik.

This allows beekeepers to avoid importing queens from distant regions, sparing the insects stress during transit—a factor that significantly weakens them.

Bees Feel Right at Home

Bioagra’s facility offers ideal conditions for queen bee rearing. On the designated site, the bees remain entirely undisturbed, with access to a diverse diet, supported by pollen-rich trees and shrubs planted around the area by the company.

The breeding program, running since 2018, has yielded excellent results. Through targeted genetic selection, the new queens lead calm and industrious bee colonies that are far less prone to swarming (when bees abandon their hives). Last year alone, 400 queen bees were successfully raised—averaging around 5 per mating nucleus.

“A young queen bee manages the colony much better,” says Beata Malik. “Ultimately, this increases hive productivity and boosts the colony’s chances of survival.”

The Issue of Declining Forage

One of the biggest issues facing bees is food scarcity caused by monoculture farming and the removal of nectar-rich trees like basswood (linden) and black locust (acacia). This forces beekeepers to feed their colonies artificially, especially after the rapeseed harvest.

This makes initiatives by companies like Bioagra—which plant additional pollen-producing trees and shrubs on their premises—vital. Encouraging the planting of nectar and pollen-rich flowers to provide these insects with essential energy is equally crucial.

While bees did not experience the effects of the pandemic like humans did, they react severely to climate fluctuations, which limit their access to natural food sources.

Want to Help the Bees?

Anyone can contribute to improving conditions for pollinators by building a rich food source nearby and prioritizing insect safety.

May is the ideal time to sow annual plants that quickly create an abundant “bee cafe.” Here are examples of bee-friendly plants to sow in your garden or local space:

• Lacy Phacelia: The undisputed queen of yield; grows exceptionally fast.

• Sunflowers, Calendula, and Marigolds: Extremely resilient, they brighten up gardens and bloom straight into autumn.

• Cornflowers and Poppies: Great for creating a wild, natural flower meadow.

• Trees (Linden and Acacia), Herbs (Lavender, Common Sage, Thyme, Lemon Balm, and Mint), and Shrubs (Raspberry, Blackberry, Alder Buckthorn, and Dog Rose): Follow the lead of the pros by planting perennial pollen sources nearby.

Golden Rules of Caring for Bees

• Maintain Continuity (The Food Conveyor Belt): Select plants so they bloom sequentially all the way into October, preventing starvation periods in the hive.

• Diversity Equals Health: Different flower shapes attract a variety of pollinators (honeybees and wild bees alike), and a varied pollen diet delivers complete nutrition.

• Safe Spraying: Never spray plants during the day when insects are active. Spraying should ideally be done after 8:00 PM when bees have stopped flying for the day.

Supporting the local ecosystem by planting nectar- and pollen-rich vegetation is the simplest way to make a real difference in helping bee colonies survive challenging environmental conditions and climate fluctuations.

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As in previous seasons, several hundred thousand young fish of various species will be brought to Lake Nysa this year. The current campaign is part of the activity that Bioagra has been supporting since 2009, cooperating with the Polish Fishing Association in Opole. For this purpose, the company donates PLN 14k each year

– The company has been supporting the process of stocking Lake Nysa for over a dozen years – says Mirosław Obarski from Bioagra. – Stocking allows you to create a fully-fledged aquatic ecosystem.

[See image gallery at _] Young eels, zanders, pike, carp, crucian carp and tench end up in Lake Nysa. Fish act as a natural filter in water reservoirs. They cleanse water bodies from excess vegetation and phytoplankton. Predatory fish regulate the population of the so-called peaceful feeding fish, e.g. bream, crucian carp, roach.

– In May, the so-called restocking eel entered Lake Nysa – says Jakub Roszuk, ichthyologist, director of the Polish Fishing Association (PZW) office in Opole. – These are individuals grown in artificial conditions, caught from the Atlantic Ocean, where they drift after birth in the depths of the Sargasso Sea.

The eel is one of the most fascinating and mysterious fish living in Polish water bodies. It usually lives in water, but during migrations it can even crawl on land at a speed of about 3 km/h. It can breathe through its skin and can therefore survive out of water for up to two days.

Eels undertake a one and a half year breeding journey. During this time, they migrate from inland waters to the Sargasso Sea on the other side of the Atlantic. They spawn there at a depth of up to 1 000 meters. Adults die, leaving behind eel larvae that can drift towards Europe for up to two years.

The European eel has been considered an endangered species. Since 2007, it has been protected under the Washington Convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).

Eel in Poland

Protective size in PZW waters: up to 60 cm

Protection period: from 1st December to 31st March

Daily catch limit: 2 pcs.

The largest eel caught in Poland: 6.43 kg / 144 cm.

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Bioagra points out that the investment will help the company keep up with the competition from foreign concerns and remain a leader in the region in the implementation of the postulates of a zero-emission economy. Thanks to the energy recovered from steam, the plant will reduce the consumption of natural gas by 10 percent. Reducing the use of this fossil fuel is a step towards making industrial activities independent of gas as an energy source, as well as reducing CO2 emissions.

– From now on, the plant uses a large part of the energy in the production process, which previously escaped into the atmosphere with steam – Mirosław Obarski explained.

The implementation depends, among others, on the “return” of energy from the end of the technological process to one of the initial stages of production. The energy taken away from hot water vapor – which is formed during the drying of the so-called feed material – will be used, among others, for heating the mash. At the same time, the company’s engineers will reduce the temperature of this process using the so-called low temperature cooking technology.

The development of the solution and preparation for implementation took over two years, and its implementation will take almost half a year in total. For it to work, distant production stages must be connected with a network of technological pipelines. This requires numerous pumps, heat exchangers, expansion tanks and heaters.

Bioagra constantly invests in solutions that reduce its impact on the natural environment and the surrounding area. The company has so far spent tens of millions of zlotys to reduce the smell and sound intensity. A number of improvements and modifications contributed to the reduction of the sound intensity generated by the production installation. The company has also launched a system for reducing the odor generated in the fermentation process, which has been in operation for several years.

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For several years, the company has been implementing various solutions aimed at further reducing the plant’s impact on the natural environment and the company’s surroundings. However, the latest investment is one of the largest projects of this type in the history of the company. A number of improvements include many elements of the production installation and will be carried out together with the American company KATZEN, which is a supplier of innovative technological solutions for ethanol production plants. 

Bioagra points out that the investment will measurably reduce the plant’s demand for energy, water and gas. This will help the company keep up with competition from foreign companies and remain a leader in the region in the implementation of the postulates of a zero-emission economy. Thanks to the energy recovered from steam, the plant will reduce the consumption of natural gas by 10 percent. Reducing the use of this fossil fuel is a step towards making industrial activities independent of gas as an energy source, as well as reducing CO2 emissions. 

– The investment will bring many different benefits – says Mirosław Obarski from Bioagra – The most visible will be the halving of water vapor emissions, which is considered one of the so-called greenhouse gasses. However, the level of odor from the technological process will also be reduced. In the production process, the plant will use energy that has previously escaped with steam into the atmosphere – explains Mirosław Obarski.

The implementation is based, among others, on the “return” of energy from the end of the technological process to one of the initial stages of production. The energy taken away from hot water vapor, which is formed during the drying of the so-called feed material, will be used, among others, for heating the mash. At the same time, the company’s engineers will reduce the temperature of this process using the so-called low temperature cooking. To obtain energy from hot steam, it must be condensed. The water recovered in this way will be used in the plant for the mash preparation process.

The development of the solution and preparation for implementation took over two years. Its implementation will take almost half a year in total. For it to work, distant production stages must be connected with a network of technological pipelines. This requires numerous pumps, heat exchangers, expansion tanks and heaters. 

The investment requires high precision and technical advancement at many stages of implementation. The devices weighing many tons are installed between the elements of the existing infrastructure. Therefore, there is, for example, the need to install devices from the top, which requires the disassembly of part of the roofing. 

Bioagra constantly invests in solutions that reduce the impact on the natural environment and the surrounding area. The company has so far spent tens of millions of zlotys (PLN) to reduce the smell and sound intensity. A number of improvements and modifications contributed to the reduction of the sound intensity generated by the production installation. Bioagra in the Ethanol Production Plant “Goświnowice” has also launched a system for reducing the odor generated in the fermentation process, which has been in operation for several years. 

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The company is looking for employees, incl. for grain and feed and chemical laboratories, maintenance, logistics and warehouse management and production departments. You can find employment in various positions, e.g. mechanic-plumber, employee in the warehouse of finished products and grain, as well as an operator of an automated production line.

Bioagra SA operates in a very stable industry which – in addition – is supported by the increased demand for ethanol for disinfectants. Today, the company produces more ethanol, takes more raw material for production, and does more and different analysis. Therefore, the number of laboratories in which the company has introduced a new work organization is growing to increase the comfort of employees.

At the moment most positions offered by Bioagra SA relate to the cereal and fodder laboratory. The company plans to employ as many as 10 people under the contract of mandate for the period September-November, with the possibility of extending the contract for the next quarter.

Employees in this laboratory are required to be accurate and reliable and have vocational or secondary education, a minimum of 3 years of work experience and good computer skills.

In turn, a chemical laboratory requires a higher degree in a chemical or related field or a year of experience in working in a similar position in the chemical, food or pharmaceutical industries. For this good knowledge of computers and MS Excel.

Last year, Bioagra SA was awarded the title of Employer of the Year of the Nysa County in the medium and large enterprise category. The competition jury awarded the company for employment growth and positive working conditions in the company. It also took into account recent investments as well as social and charitable activities.

Job descriptions and contact details can be found at: www.bioagra.pl/kariera.

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