Walking into the demonstration park for the integrated development of rural industries in Qingquan Town, Shandan County, farmers grabbed the agricultural time and actively carried out spring plowing and preparation work.
In the test greenhouse of Shandan Modern Agricultural Investment Co., Ltd., the green asparagus is growing vigorously, with straight roots, crisp and lush, and workers are busy removing weeds from the bamboo shoots.
"Our company plans to build a 3,000 acres of asparagus planting demonstration base in the county, and drive the surrounding cooperatives, family farms, large planters, planting asparagus to reach 10,000 acres, in Qingquan Town Rural Industry Integration Development Demonstration Park has 20 acres of experimental greenhouses, this year is the second year, part of the asparagus can be harvested, next year can be harvested on a large scale, to achieve two harvests a year. Chen Jian, a technician of Shandan Modern Agricultural Investment Co., Ltd., introduced that the average yield of asparagus per mu reached one ton, and the price per ton was 13,000 to 20,000 yuan, excluding the cost, and the income per mu was 8,000 to 15,000.
Asparagus planting is a labor-intensive industry, transplanting, weeding, fertilization, picking and other processes require a large amount of labor, Shandan County adopts the industrial development model of "company + cooperative + farmer" to plant asparagus, driving the surrounding villagers to work nearby, and the daily labor volume of the demonstration garden is about 30 people. It is understood that the batch of asparagus can be harvested continuously for 15 years, 2 stubbles can be harvested a year, and the average yield per mu is about 1 ton.
Similarly, in the vegetable greenhouse of grower Zhang Anjun, the land is prepared, ridges are formed, and drip irrigation belts are laid...... Workers are preparing for planting, and there is a busy scene of spring ploughing.
"We planted barbecue eggplants, planted 60 acres, and are now raising ridges, laying drip irrigation belts, and preparing for No. 7 seedlings, with a labor of 30 to 40 people per day. Grower Zhang Anjun said.
Qingquan Town gives full play to the local climate and location advantages, develops characteristic agricultural industries, actively develops the greenhouse vegetable industry, builds regional brands, actively cultivates new industrial momentum, and solidly promotes the integration of the three industries, so that the "vegetable basket" can truly become a "money bag" for the masses to get rich.
"Qingquan Town, in accordance with the county's five major industries of sheep, potato, grass, vegetables and horses, adhere to the water land, strictly control the scale of planting high water-consuming crops, and constantly expand the scale of water-saving crops such as vegetables, up to now, the town has planted more than 4,600 acres of broccoli, asparagus and other vegetables, at the same time, the vegetable planting base has absorbed more than 90 farmers around the nearby work, but also increased the income of the masses. Wang Dongxue, deputy mayor of Qingquan Town, said.
Develop an industry and drive an economy. In recent years, Shandan County has fully relied on natural resources and location advantages to expand and strengthen the facilities of vegetables, vegetables for Hong Kong and Macao, plateau summer vegetables and other industries, and the vegetable industry as an important starting point for farmers to increase their income and get rich and rural revitalization industry to thrive, and strive to promote the county's vegetable industry to green production, packaging and processing, cold chain distribution, and direct sales to Hong Kong and Macao. (Wu Yanfeng, Wang Xuhui)