Blue sky and white clouds, gentle breeze, ripe alfalfa grass wafting a burst of grassy fragrance. On June 4, 3,200 mu of alfalfa in the Tuzuo Banner National Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zone in Hohhot City ushered in the harvest season, continuous alfalfa grass flowed green and verdant, one after another modern harvesters shuttled among them, "green carpet" gradient "striped blanket", a modern alfalfa grass harvesting scene appeared in front of you.
Good grass raises good cattle, and good cows produce good milk. Forage determines the quality and safety of milk.
"Alfalfa grass is known as the 'King of Forage' and has a protein content of more than 20%, making it a very suitable forage variety for cows." At the harvesting site, the person in charge of the planting base of the National Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zone told reporters that it is now the first stubble harvesting period of alfalfa, because its growth cycle is 28 days, so 4 stubbles can be harvested from June to October every year.
During the interview, the reporter saw that the harvested alfalfa grass was dried, and then packed by the baler with multi-layer stretch film into a cylindrical "grass can" 1.2 meters high and 1 meter wide. Alfalfa silage after anaerobic fermentation has intact nutrient retention, better taste, and storage time up to 2-3 years. At the same time, lactic acid bacteria will be produced in fermentation, so that the milk production of each cow can be increased by about 10%, so that such "canned grass" has become the best nutritious meal for cows.
Put the haystack up and hold the cow's nose. Since the city's in-depth implementation of the dairy industry revitalization strategy, Tuzuo Banner, as an agricultural banner, has consolidated a solid backing for the revitalization of the dairy industry in the capital, and this year nearly 27,500 mu of high-quality alfalfa grass have been planted throughout the banner, with an estimated annual output of 55,000 tons.
Located in the center of Yili Modern Smart Health Valley in Olechuan Dairy Development Zone, the Olechuan Ecological Green Corridor High-quality Forage Planting Demonstration Zone has a planting area of 7,000 mu, mainly large-scale planting of alfalfa and other high-quality pastures, and is closely connected with Youran Dairy Smart Farm and Yili Global Smart Factory, forming a complete grass and dairy industry chain pattern of "from one seed, one grass to a cup of milk". At the same time, the planting base adopts the most advanced planting management technology, and through the use of intelligent sprinkler irrigation technology and Internet remote control system, it can realize intelligent planting management with mobile phone cloud anytime, anywhere, and achieve automatic integration of water and fertilizer and water-saving effect.
"All the pastures grown here are excellent varieties cultivated by the mainland itself, with a first-level rate of more than 90%, and all of them will be supplied to local pastures, which not only reduces feeding costs, but also relieves the pressure of insufficient forage." Ma Hongwei, chairman of the Zhengshi Ecological Agriculture Group, who is responsible for the construction of the Olechuan Ecological Green Corridor, introduced to reporters that at present, the annual output of alfalfa in the Olechuan Ecological Green Corridor has reached more than 14,000 tons, which can achieve an output value of about 30 million yuan, and around alfalfa, strive to form a green industrial chain with the simultaneous development of seeds, feeding, processing and derivative industries in high-end breeding, feed processing, eco-tourism, etc., while ensuring the healthy and sustainable development of the dairy industry, effectively drive the rapid development of various local business formats and continuously improve the income level of farmers.
Source: Green Orange Media