Agricultural development and farmers' income increase are inseparable from the support of agricultural science and technology. Agricultural technology extension is an important carrier for developing modern agriculture and prospering rural economy, and agricultural technology extension personnel are the advocates, disseminators and implementers of the transformation of agricultural scientific and technological achievements. Over the years, the majority of agricultural technicians have been rooted in the fertile soil of the countryside, like a dense network of "capillaries", continuously transmitting agricultural knowledge, advanced technology and scientific concepts for industrial development.
In recent years, Liquan County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, has continuously improved the comprehensive quality and service ability of agricultural technicians, actively explored the integration of public welfare agricultural technology extension services and socialized services, improved the working mechanism, and strived to build an agricultural technology extension team that "wants to be an officer, will be an officer, dare to do something, do not cause trouble, and do things". At the same time, adhere to the "external introduction and internal training", through the introduction of a group of "agricultural experts", cultivate a group of "soil show talents", develop a group of "new farmers", let different levels of scientific and technological talents display their talents in the vast field, and drive agricultural transformation and development.
Li Ningxuan, deputy director of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Liquan County, went into the field to guide the agricultural technology extension work
Deliver "blood" to improve the efficiency of agricultural technical teams
"Agricultural development depends on science and technology, and science and technology into households rely on promotion. The accelerated growth of the specially appointed agricultural technician team and the overall improvement of the overall quality have contributed to the high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas in our county and demonstrated the image. Li Ningxuan, deputy director of the Liquan County Agriculture and Rural Bureau, said.
To revitalize rural areas, talent is the key. Let more scientific and technological talents take root in the soil, and rural revitalization can run out of acceleration. To do a good job in the revitalization of rural talents, the first thing is to firmly grasp the cultivation of rural industrial talents, pay attention to the guidance of fine agricultural technology, so as to drive the transformation of the agricultural industry from the previous heavy "output" to excellent "quality", and provide talent guarantee for the masses to increase income and become rich, in order to continuously promote rural revitalization and make new progress.
In order to innovate the training mechanism of grassroots agricultural technicians and improve the ability of agricultural technology extension services, in 2022, the county plant protection and plant inspection station and agricultural expert workstation of the special appointment plan of Liquan County selected 20 specially appointed agricultural technicians after the procedures of online recruitment announcement, voluntary registration, expert review, and online publicity in the early stage, so as to inject fresh "blood" into rural revitalization and promote farmers' enthusiasm for reproduction.
These agricultural technicians include members of the wheat expert group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chief experts of the wheat industry system of Shaanxi Province, researchers of Northwest A&F University, as well as experts who have been engaged in apple technology research and extension for a long time, and experts in grain, fruit, livestock and vegetable technology in the agricultural frontline, which have further solved the problems of talent shortage and uneven distribution in the grassroots agricultural technology extension system of Liquan County, and consolidated the talent base for rural revitalization in Liquan County.
In addition, Liquan County has formulated the "Liquan County Special Agricultural Technician Assessment Management Measures". According to each assessment index, let the specially hired agricultural technicians have a clear idea and responsibility. At the same time, the work of specially appointed agricultural technicians was affirmed, and it was hoped that the special service would make certain results, truly play a leading role in demonstration, promote the development of advanced agricultural technology, and lead poverty alleviated households to increase income and become rich.
The sycamore leaves lead the phoenix to perch, and the nest warmth is left in the phoenix. Liquan County uses the greatest sincerity, the best policy and the best environment to "plant plane trees", do a good job in talent introduction, education, retention and use of articles, and help scientific and technological talents truly write papers on the field. "This year, we plan to recruit 10 more agricultural technicians, select the best of the best, and retain better talents to add momentum and empowerment to rural revitalization." Li Ningjuan said.
"Take the pulse" for farmers and show their skills in the fields
Food security is the "great power of the country" and an important foundation for national security. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to "consolidate the foundation of food security in all aspects". In recent years, Liquan County has taken ensuring food security as the primary task of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, and has invited Zhang Rui, researcher of Northwest A&F University, Wu Ming'an, station manager of Xianyang Agricultural Technology Extension Center, and other technical experts to go deep into the fields to "check the pulse" of wheat growth, provide technical support for farmers to increase income, and ensure bumper grain production and farmers' income.
Specially appointed agricultural technician researcher Zhang Rui explained the spring field management measures of wheat
The vast field is pregnant with unlimited opportunities and possibilities, providing a broad space for the majority of scientific and technological talents. "Technology only makes sense when it is applied to reality. As an agricultural technician, we should give full play to our technical advantages, let the extension technology 'sound on the ground' and blossom and bear fruit, truly solve the problem of the 'last mile' of agricultural technology promotion, and promote the rapid development of agricultural and rural economy in Liquan County. Wang Nong, a member of the Liquan County Fruit Farmers Association and a specially appointed agricultural technician, said.
Wang Nong, a specially appointed agricultural technician, conducted training on fruit tree disease and pest control techniques
Since taking office, Wang Nong has actively gone to Xianyang Guoyou Fruit Professional Cooperative and Xianyang Xinyuan Modern Agricultural Professional Cooperative to provide technical guidance for 6 times, done more than 4 times of related management and operator related technical training services for the base, and timely reported relevant management and pest growth and comprehensive preventive measures more than 8 times. At the same time, go deep into the field to do a good job in the summary investigation of "anthrax leaf blight, heartworm, pear garden bug" and other diseases and pests, and formulate scientific management opinions in a timely manner.
Wang Nong is just one of many "sending skills to the countryside". As agricultural technicians who are deeply engaged in the field, they have always kept the saying "write papers on the field" to heart. Since being hired as an agricultural technology extension worker by the Liquan County Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Li Xiaofeng has always stuck to his post, going deep into agricultural parks and fields, sending technology to enterprises and solving problems for the masses.
Li Xiaofeng, a specially appointed agricultural technician, gave technical guidance at the fruit tree demonstration base in Nanlingtou Village
"Since May, I have insisted on observing every day and timely reporting data such as Peach Heartworm, Golden-streaked Moth, and Leaf Curl Moth; At the same time, according to the monitoring and reporting information of the county plant protection station, timely notify and guide the majority of fruit farmers to carry out pest control work. Li Xiaofeng said.
Since the beginning of this year, Li Xiaofeng has actively served the fruit tree demonstration base in Nanlingtou Village, and he has participated in the whole process from the construction of the demonstration base to the all-round management. At present, the survival rate of seedlings in the 300-mu demonstration garden has reached more than 98%. In addition, the rural technical backbone was organized to set up a fruit tree technical management service team to serve fruit farmers, pruning more than 1,000 mu of fruit trees for more than 150 fruit farmers; New varieties of fruit trees such as Ruiyang, Ruixue and Ruixiang Red were introduced, more than 30 acres of fruit trees were grafted, and more than 500 acres of pesticide and fertilizer double reduction technology were promoted.
A famous agricultural technician is like a "barefoot doctor", they use a pair of feet rooted in the field, a close heart to the farmer's heart, a dream of "letting the farmer harvest a full house of wealth", they are fulfilling their original mission.
Help farmers "increase income" and revitalize rural areas
"With the help of agricultural technicians, we actively organized training, enriched the reserve of agricultural talents, gradually established our own brand, and enabled the company to achieve an upgrade leap."
"We adopt the 'main trunk push-down grafting' technology proposed by agricultural technicians, and the park implements the old shoes to take a new road, upgrade the varieties, ensure the output and efficiency, and maintain profitability in production."
"Agricultural technicians often come to our village for technical guidance, and the quality of apples in our village has not only increased, but also increased the yield, which has really brought us great benefits."
This sentence of praise and affirmation undoubtedly gave agricultural technicians the confidence to "send skills to the countryside". Do it for the peasants, take the peasants to work, and help the peasants get rich. Over the years, agricultural technicians have traveled the fields, solving the problem that thousands of small households are unable to resist the ever-changing nature and rebuilding farmers' confidence in the land under their feet.
"Our specially appointed agricultural technicians involve all aspects of agriculture, such as animal husbandry, greenhouse planting, facility agriculture, fruit and flowers, etc., in accordance with the principle of unified management and nearby service, all specially appointed agricultural technicians are enriched to run agricultural technology extension regional service stations in 12 townships and streets in the county, and all special agricultural technicians are assigned posts and responsibilities according to their professional expertise, so that they can truly become technical experts in the development of the agricultural industry, so that as long as farmers encounter management difficulties in the agricultural field." We can find experts to help farmers solve production problems and improve the level of industrial development. Li Ningjuan said.
Taking strengthening agriculture and rejuvenating agriculture as its own responsibility, it is precisely with the service of such a group of agricultural technicians that Liquan County has achieved new breakthroughs in pig, beef cattle, apple, pomegranate, grape and other breeding industries, and also made new technologies and new achievements popularized and applied in the fields of Liquan County, thereby revitalizing rural industries, driving farmers to become rich, and inserting "scientific and technological wings" for rural revitalization.
Reporter Zhang Wan Gu Xing