At present, the potatoes in Yongfengtan Town, Gulang County have entered the harvest season, and the growers have seized the agricultural time, seized the favorable opportunity of good weather, harvested and sold potatoes, and the fields are full of "abundant" scenery.
A potato harvester shuttles through the fields
On August 5, the reporter saw in Jianshe Village, Yongfengtan Town, that the potato harvester was shuttling back and forth in the field, and the potatoes with smooth and full skin and thin skin broke out of the soil. Zhang Yufei, a major planter, and dozens of workers are skillfully picking, bagging, and loading trucks in the field. "We started harvesting on the 4th, and now we have harvested almost ten acres of land, and there are still more than 300 acres to be harvested, which will be harvested in mid-August." Zhang Yufei said.
Potatoes are bagged
As the workers picked up and packed the bags in an orderly manner, the fields were full of bagged potatoes, outlining a beautiful summer harvest picture. "We introduced and planted Xisen No. 4 this year, which is large and has a high yield, with a production capacity of about five tons per mu, and is mainly sold to Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai and other places in addition to supplying to local supermarkets and vegetable markets." Zhang Yufei told reporters.
Potatoes are loaded and transported
Yongfengtan Town has flat land, fertile soil, sufficient light and water resources, and superior natural conditions have achieved a suitable planting environment for potatoes.
"Since the beginning of this year, our village in order to ensure food security under the premise of active development of characteristic planting industry, this year the village transferred 4,360 acres of land, planting potatoes, carrots, baby cabbage, wheat, corn, etc., at present, potatoes have entered the harvest season, attracting a lot of surrounding villagers to work nearby, to achieve a win-win situation of ensuring food security and promoting the income of the masses." Liu Jianguo, secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Jianshe Village, said.
Reporter: Ma Dengrui
Source: Gulang County Rong Media Center