In the middle of summer, the growth of flue-cured tobacco in Anluo Township is gratifying, and there is a busy harvest scene everywhere in the flue-cured tobacco base and the flue-cured tobacco room. With batches of tobacco leaves picked and loaded from the field, the first round of flue-cured tobacco baking work in Anluo Township was fully opened.
This year, the planting area of flue-cured tobacco in Anluo Township is 7,100 acres, and under the careful care and scientific management of tobacco farmers, the tobacco plants are growing well. Walking into the flue-cured tobacco planting base, the emerald green tobacco leaves are swaying in the wind, a vibrant scene. During the first round of picking, tobacco farmers strictly follow the picking standards and select tobacco leaves with suitable maturity to ensure the quality and yield of tobacco leaves. The harvested tobacco leaves are transported to the flue-cured tobacco room in time for subsequent roasting and processing.
"My family planted 43 acres of flue-cured tobacco this year, and now it has begun to go to the second kang, which is expected to be harvested by the beginning of September, and this year's output is expected to reach more than 9,000 catties, with an output value of about 160,000 yuan!" Tobacco farmer Zhang Fuquan told reporters.
It is understood that the first round of flue-cured tobacco picking is expected to last about two months, during which a large number of labor will be put into it, which not only brings hope for local tobacco farmers to increase their income, but also provides short-term employment opportunities for the surrounding villagers.
"I have been picking flue-cured tobacco for half a month now, (flue-cured tobacco) to pick until the beginning of September, we can earn 185 yuan a day, and by the beginning of September we can do about 50 days, about 10,000 yuan, and the income is still okay." Wang Shuqi, a flue-cured tobacco worker in Anluo, said.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of picking, baking and other work, the local tobacco department organized technical personnel to go deep into the field in advance to train and guide tobacco farmers in picking technology, from picking timing, picking methods to fresh leaf transportation and other links were explained and demonstrated in detail. At the same time, it also actively coordinates manpower and material resources to ensure that the picking work is carried out efficiently.
"We Anluo Township planting flue-cured tobacco 7,100 acres, the acquisition task of 1,462,000 catties, the first kang has been completed, has been on the kang 209 kang, under the kang 58 kang, the second round of picking has begun, during this period we build a strong team, network staff and baking technicians throughout the tracking service, requiring the tobacco to be roasted, roasted fragrant, successfully completed this year's acquisition task." Sun Xin, head of the tobacco purchase line in Anluo Township, told reporters.
The opening of the first round of flue-cured tobacco marks that the production of flue-cured tobacco has entered a critical stage this year. Next, the relevant departments of Anluo Township will continue to strengthen technical guidance and quality supervision to ensure the smooth progress of the baking work, lay a solid foundation for tobacco farmers to increase income and industrial development, and also make positive contributions to local economic development.