In recent years, based on the advantages of ecological and mountainous resources, Shangzhou Town has developed characteristic aquaculture industry according to local conditions, focusing on variety cultivation, quality improvement and brand building, guiding and driving a large number of farmers to embark on the road of increasing income and getting rich, and realizing farmers' income increase, agricultural efficiency and industrial revitalization.
In the sheepfold of Lu Guangzong, a villager in Fengyan Village, Shangzhou Town, more than 100 black goats crowded the sheepfold. At about 11 o'clock in the morning, it was the time for the black goat to "let go of the wind", Lu Guangzong opened the door of the barn, and the sheep rushed out, and the leader led the sheep towards the mountain stream. The sound of sheep and bells is like a melodious mountain idyll, adding a lot of interest to the silent mountain forest.
In 2022, Lu Guangzong, who has been working abroad for many years, returned to his hometown and invested more than 30 yuan to raise local black goats. At the beginning of 2024, Lu Guangzong's sheepfold was completed, and he took small steps and walked slowly, put breeding sheep in batches, and started the road of entrepreneurship.
"Now there are about 100 sheep, and the growth is still relatively good. Before the winter solstice next year, about 70 can be sold, and the income may be about 70,000 yuan. Lu Guangzong said that he wants to gradually expand the scale of breeding, and he is full of confidence.
Fengyan Village is sparsely populated and has lush vegetation, which provides favorable environmental conditions for the growth of goats. In recent years, the price of mutton has been stable and the market is good, attracting many villagers to breed black goats.
"There are currently 8 black goat farmers in Fengyan Village, including 3 family farms, and there are more than 1,000 black goats in the village." Zhang Yiwen, secretary of the Party branch and director of the village committee of Fengyan Village, said that Fengyan Village will seize the opportunity of rural revitalization, actively explore the mechanism of collective economic development of the village, encourage young people to return to their hometowns to start businesses, and create a black goat brand with the characteristics of Fengyan Village, so as to promote the villagers to increase their income and become rich.
As the saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the water to eat the water. In Minle Community Village, Shangzhou Town, villager Tang Qingxue relied on the mountains to breed ecological "running boars".
At more than 7 o'clock in the evening, Tang Qingxue carried a bucket and a spoon to sprinkle the specially configured pig food into the pigsty. In the pigsty, the "running boar" is fat and strong, and the growth is gratifying.
The ecological environment of Minle Community Village is good, and the forage resources are abundant, which provides good environmental conditions for the development of characteristic breeding. In 2022, with the encouragement of the "two committees" of the village, Tang Qingxue, who has many years of experience in pig raising, began to breed ecological "running mountain pigs" on a large scale. Tang Qingxue said that the "running boar" slaughter cycle is more than 12 months, mainly feeding corn, soybeans and other grains, in addition to eating, drinking, sleeping, are free to move on the hillside, not easy to get sick, the meat quality is more delicate, and the economic benefits are higher than ordinary pigs.
"At present, we have about 200 pigs in stock, and we are going to use 100 to sell them as fresh meat, and the other 100 as bacon to sell." Tang Qingxue introduced that fresh meat can be sold for more than 300,000 yuan at a normal price, and bacon can be sold for about 400,000 yuan, and the income can be more than 70 yuan a year.
"Driven by Tang Qingxue, our Shangzhou bacon has gone very far, and through live broadcast and other e-commerce development, consignment sales are being carried out all over the country." Li Haijun, secretary of the general party branch and director of the village committee of Minle Community, said that at present, the whole village wants to take the "running mountain pig" brand in Shangzhou as an opportunity, hoping to sell to large supermarkets and all parts of the country.
Industrial prosperity is the foundation of rural revitalization. In recent years, Shangzhou Town has continuously optimized the industrial structure, adjusted the industrial layout, strengthened policy support, and attracted the migrant workers to return to their hometowns to start businesses.
Li Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shangzhou Town, said that in the next step, Shangzhou Town will combine its geographical advantages to build a new black goat breeding base in Changba Village, and plan to expand the scale of black goat breeding to more than 20,000 by the end of 2024, and expand the scale of "running mountain pigs" to more than 1,000 heads, forming a 400-acre contiguous standardized rice and shrimp comprehensive planting and breeding base.