Wheat waves rolling Huang-Huai-Hai winter wheat area open sickle harvest in a large area

The picture shows farmers in Yingshang County taking advantage of the favorable weather to harvest wheat. Photo taken by Wang Pengfei

In June, the land of Jianghuai was full of wheat waves and a scene of bumper harvest. The reporter came to Fuyang City, Anhui Province, which is known as the "10 billion Jianghuai granary," where he is seizing the favorable weather to rush to harvest summer grain. According to the agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture, at present, 80% of summer grain has been harvested in southwest China, and a large area of winter wheat has been harvested in Huang-Huai-Hai region, and another bumper harvest of summer grain is expected this year.

The farmers are waiting for the grain to return to the warehouse in joy.

The weather is hot. Luo Yingli, a big grain grower in Jintang Village, Wanggang Town, Yingshang County, Fuyang City, is harvesting wheat in the contracted land. "this year's harvest is much better than that of last year, with an estimated average yield of 500 kilograms per mu." Holding several heavy ears of wheat, Luo Yingli, 49, had a smile on his face.

Last year, Luo Yingli successfully transferred more than 1500 mu of land and planted wheat on a large scale in the Tangduo Lake Basin of the Huaihe River. This year, he and his brother Luo Yingdi registered to establish a brother family farm, specializing in grain production and processing. Over the past few days, the Roche brothers have fought together and have snapped up more than 400 mu of wheat.

Wang Yin, director of the Agricultural Committee of Yingshang County, told reporters that Yingshang County is a traditional agricultural county, which has won the title of "National Advanced Grain production County" four times in the past 10 years. The county party committee and county government pay special attention to agriculture and increase investment year after year, which is gradually changing the traditional way that farmers rely on nature for a living.

The whole wheat has caught up with the favorable weather this year. Take Fangcheng County, Henan Province as an example, there was enough moisture at the end of last year, wheat sowing was concentrated, and there was no need to replant. In a winter, the temperature and humidity are just right, and the tillering is reasonable. After the jointing of the year, 7 to 10 days earlier than the previous years, the filling time was prolonged. No sooner had the drought appeared in March than it rained through the spring. Flowering to prevent diseases and insect pests, Nanyang City held several meetings to deploy, unified defense and rule. Wheat is growing the best in years this year.

The first harvest was made in Gangqiu District of Fangcheng County on May 25, and the yield per mu was 1% higher than that of last year. On June 1, wheat experts organized all over the country selected Fangcheng for actual beating and measured the yield, and obtained a yield of 632.65 kg per mu. The farmers waited for the grain to return to the warehouse in joy.

A multi-pronged approach to consolidate the foundation for a bumper harvest of summer grain

With a bumper harvest of summer grain in sight, water conservancy work is indispensable. In Happiness Village, Jiangdianzi Town, Yingshang County, the farmer Zuo Zhongjun led the reporter along the flat and wide production road, only to see cement ditches scattered in his contracted land, in which pumping stations were located.

"these ditches and pumping stations were repaired two years ago. When the drought comes, the water in the ditch can flow directly to the ground and seep through the soil moisture ditch. The irrigation of wheat was very timely last year, and now it has harvested more than 40 mu, and the yield has increased compared with last year. " Zuo Zhongjun said.

In the past, Tangduo Lake used to be the flood storage area of the Huaihe River Basin, with perennial floods, farmers mostly depended on heaven for food, and the harvest was good and bad. However, in recent years, with the increase of local investment in irrigation and water conservancy and the improvement of wheat varieties, the dilemma of relying on nature for food is gradually changing, and grain has had a bumper harvest for many years in a row.

Good seed and good law give you strength. Since the implementation of the improved variety subsidy project in Yingshang County, high-yield and high-quality wheat varieties have been gradually expanded, their purity has been continuously optimized, and the coverage rate of excellent varieties has reached more than 98%. This year, the county covers an area of 1.43 million mu of wheat, with a preliminary yield of 446kg per mu, an increase of 3.7% over last year, and the total output of summer grain in the county is expected to reach 638000 tons, a new record high.

"before planting wheat last year, the county committee of agriculture sent experts to give us a soil testing formula to guide us on how to apply fertilizer scientifically and how to use growth agents in the later stage." Luo Yingli told the reporter that in previous years, farming and fertilization was based entirely on old experience. In order to make the cultivated land high-yield, I always felt that it was good to apply more chemical fertilizer, often applying too much fertilizer, and burning the crops to death. "the soil testing formula in the county made me understand the importance of scientific fertilization."

Good policy. This year, Zuo Zhongjun contracted 220 mu of wheat. before sowing, the government provided them with an excellent variety "Jimai 22," which sells for 2 yuan per jin on the market. After government subsidy, individuals only need to spend 1.4 yuan.

"it is not without saying that the yield per mu has increased greatly and the grain has been harvested year after year." Xiong Deshao, secretary of the Yingshang County CPC Committee, said with emotion that in 2014, the county's state subsidy for agriculture reached more than 95 million yuan, and the county invested 579 million yuan in water conservancy last winter and this spring, focusing on strengthening production dikes, clearing silt ditches, renovating small rural collective pumping stations, and building new irrigation wells.

"the bumper harvest of summer grain is also closely related to our continuous improvement in the planting rate of high-quality varieties in recent years, increased investment in agricultural infrastructure, grass-roots levels of agricultural science and technology, and increased subsidies for farmers." Xiong Deshao said: Yingshang County attaches great importance to service and guidance in the process of wheat production, and in key production links, the county party committee and county government have successively held targeted meetings to arrange and deploy a number of important tasks, such as wheat sowing, wheat field management, and prevention and control of major diseases and insect pests, so as to strive for more grain production and good grain production.

Strive to return the particles to the warehouse and get a bumper harvest.

In June, Jianghuai has entered the Meiyu season, and the wheat harvest in northern Anhui is racing against time in order to ensure the return of grain grains to the warehouse. In order to rush to harvest, Yingshang County organized more than 5000 agricultural machinery to help farmers harvest, adopting the method of human shutdown and round-the-clock operation. At present, the county has harvested 750000 mu of 1.43 million mu of wheat, accounting for 53% of the total task.

There are more than 70 agricultural machinery cooperatives led by Liu Benqing in Zhaohe Town, Fangcheng County. The hands of the co-operative during the wheat harvest season rolled up their bedding and traveled day and night from Henan to Shandong and Hebei, where food and shelter were on the harvester. Pointing to the harvester behind him, he said, "this machine cooperative gives 80,000 yuan, with a subsidy of more than 40,000 yuan. After cutting wheat across regions in two years, the cost will be recovered."

Liu Benqing said that in order not to lose the farming season, more than 120 harvesters in the cooperative work shifts every day, from 10:00 to 10:00 in the evening. Although the machine operators work hard, the farmers are full of joy when they see the yellow grains of wheat return to the warehouse every day.

The government has invested a lot of energy in agricultural machinery service and agricultural technology service. There are stations for harvesters along the main roads, and free material bags contain service information such as various telephones, township traffic and wheat harvest maps, and more intimately put a few bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi water. There are mobile service vehicles running on the township road, agricultural machinery is damaged and accessories are needed, and only a telephone is needed to be delivered to the door as soon as possible. Which family is short of labor, the townships have organized support teams. Weather, roads, machine harvest demand, wheat market and other information are distributed free of charge through mobile phone text messages. The operator knows best where a rain falls. The mobile phone of the liaison announced by the county was knocked out almost every day.

Do everything possible to protect farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain. In order to protect farmers' income, Anhui Province has launched a preliminary plan for the minimum purchase price of wheat-1.18 yuan per jin-in the province on May 28. The Agricultural Development Bank of Anhui Province also prepared in advance, requiring "money and other grain." By the end of May, wheat purchase loans had been approved and implemented by enterprises. At present, they have prepared 23 billion yuan for summer grain and oil purchase funds, which can support enterprises to purchase 17.5 billion jin of grain and oil.

At present, the wheat in southern Henan has been harvested, and with a large number of machinery migrating northward, the golden wheat fields are gradually maturing. This year, Henan has 81 million mu of wheat and 4 million agricultural machinery at full capacity, of which 165000 harvesters have taken part in the "three summers" battle.