In Gangdi Village, Neiqiu County, red apples hang from snow-covered branches. Correspondent An Jianjun photographed
According to the forecast of the meteorological department, from November 5 to 8, Xingtai City will have rain and snow, strong winds, cooling, frost weather, the minimum temperature will continue to drop by 10-12 °C, the local area above 12 °C, the minimum temperature will drop to minus 4-0 °C. The Xingtai Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued an emergency notice requiring the agricultural and rural bureaus of all counties (cities and districts), the agricultural office of the development zone, the social development bureau of the Xingdong New District, and the relevant section stations under the bureau to act quickly to guide farmers to take windproof and thermal insulation measures and make every effort to reduce the impact of the weather process on agricultural production.
From 20:00 on November 6 to 10:00 on November 7, most areas of Xingtai City experienced light to moderate rain and sleet or snow.
Xingtai Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reminds:
Vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and other vegetables in the field should be bundled and other measures should be adopted to strengthen the management of the later stage, harvest them in a timely manner, and store them on the spot conditionally; greenhouse vegetables should be strengthened in a timely manner, increase the coverage, and prevent low-temperature and gale disasters; at present, the main varieties of vegetables planted in cold sheds have been basically harvested; the agricultural and rural bureaus of various counties (cities, districts), the agricultural offices of the development zones, the social development bureaus of the Xingdong New District, and the relevant branch stations under the bureau should guide vegetable farmers to plant a variety of hardy vegetables such as spinach, rapeseed, and coriander, and increase market supply. For wheat sown late, it is necessary to wait for the temperature to rise, and then grasp the sowing, which can be one day earlier. Livestock and poultry pens should be repaired and reinforced in a timely manner, appropriately paved with dry bedding, do a good job in the care of young livestock and poultry, prevent livestock and poultry from getting sick from cold, strengthen animal epidemic prevention and epidemic monitoring, and take effective preventive measures to ensure that no major animal epidemics occur. Aquaculture should strengthen the monitoring of pond water temperature and maintain the appropriate water temperature in the pond.
At the same time, the Xingtai Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau asked the agricultural and rural bureaus of all counties (cities, districts) to strengthen the implementation of responsibilities and strengthen emergency duty. Fully implement the responsibility system for disaster prevention and reduction, deploy early, respond scientifically, ensure that the responsibility is assigned to the person, the measures are in place, and effectively reduce the impact of disasters such as high winds and low temperatures; timely collect, verify, and reflect the disaster situation and the implementation of disaster relief measures to ensure the smooth flow of information. If a disaster occurs, under the premise of doing a good job in personal protection, quickly and orderly organize technical personnel to go deep into the production line, carry out on-site investigations, accurately assess the occurrence of disasters, summarize and report in a timely manner, and guide farmers to go to the field in an orderly manner, go to the ground in time, and implement cold and antifreeze measures at the right time and place, so as to ensure the safety of the lives and properties of the vast number of farmers (herdsmen and fishermen) to the greatest extent and reduce disaster losses.