In the spring season, when agricultural production is busy, in the south of the Yangtze River, the peasants are stepping up the cultivation of rice seedlings and the management of rape in the fields; in North China, they are busy with various agricultural tasks, such as the prevention and control of wheat diseases and insect pests, watering and fertilization; and in the northeast, the work of preparing sufficient agricultural materials and overhauling agricultural machinery is speeding up.
In the field of hope, the vast number of farmers are working hard to lay a solid foundation for the harvest in the new year. This year, the mainland has steadily promoted a new round of 100 billion catties of grain production capacity improvement actions, focusing on stabilizing the grain sowing area, promoting a large area to increase yields, and ensuring that grain output remains above 1.3 trillion catties.
New varieties and technologies help prepare for spring ploughing
In Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, Yang Yubing, the head of Yubing Family Farm, is busy raising early rice seedlings. "In recent years, I have introduced rice seeds from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and their rice seeds use half less water than other varieties. The yield per mu of water-scarce plots can be stabilized at about 1100 catties. ”
Fengyang is a typical area of drought and water shortage in the Jianghuai watershed. Of the more than 270 acres of paddy fields that Yang Yubing has planted all year round, about 70 acres are dry fields that are difficult to irrigate. But in these dry fields, he can grow high-yield grain, and the "password" is the new drought-resistant and high-quality green rice varieties cultivated by Wang Shimei, deputy director of the Genetics and Breeding Research Office of the Rice Research Institute of the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
On March 19, 2024, a self-propelled unmanned plant protection aircraft conducts weeding operations at an unmanned farm in Shuanglou Village, Zhaoqiao Township, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, Anhui Province (drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yu
With the frequent occurrence of climatic disasters such as drought and high temperatures, ensuring the grain output of low- and medium-yield fields can not only stabilize grain output, but also make farmers more confident in agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation. "This is also my original intention to carry out the creation of water-saving and drought-resistant germplasm resources. Wang Shimei said that the accelerated application of cultivated varieties will help to promote the solution of drought resistance, yield and quality.
Potato planting base in Donglizhuang Village, Jiehe Town, Tengzhou City, Shandong Province, taken on April 18, 2024 (drone photo).
Xinhua News Agency (photo by Song Haicun)
Spring is the season when everything grows. In the planting base of Qixiang Potato Professional Cooperative in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province, the new season of potatoes is on the market one after another. "Now that the weather is warm, the greenhouses have been removed for four or five days, and it is expected that the potatoes will be available in large quantities around May 1. Looking at the current growth situation, this year's output is quite good. Guo Qixiang, chairman of the cooperative, said.
Tengzhou is the main potato producing area in Shandong. In recent years, the local government has actively adjusted the planting structure, with the help of high-yield and high-efficiency cultivation mode innovations such as multi-film mulching, so that the potato market time is scattered and centralized listing is avoided, which ensures the income of farmers and the enthusiasm of planting.
On March 22, 2024, in Tongda Town, Lujiang County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, staff operated a plant protection drone to fertilize wheat.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Bohan
The plan of the year lies in the spring. According to the agricultural dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the current growth of wheat and rape in the field is good, and the planting area of spring sowing grain this year has increased steadily, and spring sowing is progressing smoothly. As of April 18, 19.8% of the intended area of spring sowing grain in the country has been completed. 75.8% of early rice has been sown, 68.0% of middle rice has been sown, 58.7% of spring wheat has been sown, 14.4% of spring maize and 10.1% of spring soybean have been sown.
The new farmer and new platform strengthen scientific and technological support
At night, Xu Songsong, chairman of the wheat production cooperative in Liugou Town, Funan County, Anhui Province and a "post-90s" generation, turned on the computer to sort out the key points of drone flight defense training. Wheat is about to enter the critical period of scab control. According to the prediction of the plant protection department, the risk of wheat scab is high this year, and the county has organized the collection of pesticides, and it is expected to complete the unified control of more than 2.5 million mu.
As the person in charge of the socialized service organization that undertook the unified control of scab in Funan County, Xu Songsong did not dare to slack off. In previous years, he listed the uneven dilution of the agent in the flight defense and other situations. "These are the key points when it comes to intensive training for machine operators, etc. Xu Songsong said. This year, they signed a contract with the local government for prevention and control of about 200,000 mu, and have mobilized 100 drones, planning to complete the first round of unified defense in five days.
On March 13, 2024, farmers drive agricultural machinery to spray pesticides on wheat in Toupu Town, Wuhe County, Bengbu City, Anhui Province.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Bohan
This spring, many young people have made the fields more vibrant, and they have passed on the power of science and technology, making spring farming full of hope.
In Yazhou District, Sanya City, Hainan Province, Fan Jiayu, a graduate student of Hainan University, was recently at the Potianyang base, following the teachers of the wild rice germplasm resources innovation team of Yazhou Bay National Laboratory to do hybridization and phenotyping, and at the same time to complete the finishing work after harvesting seeds. In their day-to-day scientific research, they look for excellent germplasm resources that can be used to promote the cultivation of new varieties.
On March 21, 2024, villagers raised seedlings at Guofeng Agricultural Machinery Service Professional Cooperative in Baiguo Town, Hengshan County, Hunan Province.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Zhongzhi
Seeds are the "chips" of agriculture. Spring is not only the key season for grain production in that year, but also the key agricultural time for the selection and breeding of excellent varieties. Under the high temperature of nearly 40 degrees Celsius in Hainan, a team composed of three generations of scientific researchers from the old, middle and young generations sweated in the fields.
The key to stabilizing and increasing production lies in science and technology. In this spring, the application of leading varieties, main technologies, and main models has been accelerated, and technical models such as high-performance seeding machinery, high-suitable density planting, and water and fertilizer integration have been continuously promoted.
On March 22, 2024, at Beidahuang Group Construction Farm Co., Ltd., agricultural mechanics debugged the newly introduced tractor.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Song
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs sent working groups and science and technology teams to 27 provinces to carry out grain and oil production guidance services. At the same time, 7 working groups were sent to 14 provinces to grasp spring management in different districts and focus on key points to promote spring ploughing.
Multi-platform also provides cohesion to help the promotion of agricultural technology, so that science and technology can escort stable production and increase production. The website of the National Agricultural Technology Center released the mode map, technical manuals and explanation videos of the four major crops of soybean, corn, wheat and rape; the "China Three Rural Release" platform held a master class on spring ploughing, and experts explained the key technologies of field management and yield improvement online; on Tencent Meeting, Douyin and other platforms, relevant departments organized large planters and agricultural technicians to give live teaching in the field.
The new measures lay a solid foundation for a bumper harvest
Walking into the high-standard farmland of Wangfeng Village, Sanjiang Town, Miluo City, Hunan Province, as far as the eye can see, the fields are square, the roads are connected, and the canals are connected. "Small fields have been changed to large fields, and agricultural machinery is more convenient to use than before. Looking at the green seedlings, Huang Jucheng, a large grain grower in Wangfeng Village, said.
On April 10, 2024, the staff of Hongshuo Ecological Agriculture Agricultural Machinery Cooperative in Datonghu District, Yiyang City, Hunan Province, debugged equipment before the operation of the unmanned rice transplanter.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zhenhai
The local area is hilly, the cultivated land is scattered, and the planting cost is higher than that in the plain area, which also restricts large-scale development. Huang Jucheng has planted more than 1,600 acres of land this year, and with the support of the government, about half of them have completed the construction of high-standard farmland. He told reporters that the effect of saving fertilizer, water and labor is obvious.
Arable land is the lifeblood of food production. In the busy season of agricultural production in spring, the construction of high-standard farmland is being accelerated across the country. All localities have made efforts to make up for the shortcomings of farmland infrastructure and improve production conditions.
In order to ensure this year's grain and oil production, all localities and departments have taken a series of new measures to ensure that the following conditions are met:
Strengthen scientific and technological support for agricultural machinery. It is estimated that more than 23 million tractors, land preparation machines, seeding machines, rice planting machines and other agricultural machinery and equipment will be put into production operations this spring. Relevant departments promote the large-scale promotion of high-performance seeders, the deployment of Beidou intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment, accelerate the maturation application of agricultural machinery and equipment in hilly and mountainous areas, and improve the socialization of agricultural machinery services and disaster resistance and mitigation capabilities.
On April 3, 2024, at a rice planting cooperative in Boli County, Heilongjiang Province, staff overhauled agricultural machinery.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Jianfei
Emphasis should be placed on disaster prevention and mitigation. Recently, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Water Resources have arranged 174 million yuan of central water conservancy disaster relief funds to support the drought-fighting and water supply protection in the drought-stricken areas of the two provinces.
Farmers use a planter to plant peas in the field in Youzhu Town, Luanzhou City, Hebei Province, March 12, 2024 (drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao
Take multiple measures to ensure the supply of agricultural materials. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the current seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural materials are in oversupply, which can meet the needs of spring production. The rate of chemical fertilizer hem to the county has reached 90%, and the seed penetration rate is about 70%.
Strengthen policy support. This year's No. 1 central document proposes to appropriately raise the minimum purchase price of wheat and reasonably determine the minimum purchase price of rice. We will continue to implement the policies of subsidies for the protection of cultivated land, subsidies for corn and soybean producers, and subsidies for rice. Expand the scope of implementation of full-cost insurance and plantation income insurance policies. All localities are speeding up the implementation of policy measures.
Food is stable and the world is safe. The vast number of farmers have worked hard during the agricultural season, and all localities and departments have made joint efforts to promote high-quality spring agricultural production, laying a solid foundation for ensuring a good harvest in the new year and stable and far-reaching economic and social development.
Text reporters: Yu Wenjing, Shui Jinchen, Ye Jing, Zhou Nan, Zhou Mian
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