Let the grassland wear green clothes, let the herdsmen get benefits

In March 2014, the "grassland rodent Control and disaster reduction" activity was listed by the Ministry of Agriculture as one of the eight key activities of "serving Farmers", which was organized and implemented by the National Animal Husbandry General Station. Since the launch of the "activity," agricultural and animal husbandry departments at all levels have regarded the prevention and control of grassland rodent damage as an important starting point in promoting grassland ecological protection and the development of pastoral areas, and put "serving farmers" through all links of grassland rodent pest control. Go to key areas to carry out technology into villages and households, and improve the popularization rate of science and technology in prevention and control areas. The vast number of party members and cadres have taken the lead in demonstrating that in the process of serving grass-roots units and herdsmen, they should be pioneers, set an example, be close to reality and herdsmen, listen to the opinions of farmers and herdsmen, solve their practical problems, and further mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers and herdsmen to carry out rodent prevention and control in grasslands. At present, the country has trained a total of 62000 herdsmen, controlled 110 million mu of grassland rodent damage, recovered 990 million yuan in direct economic losses of forage grass, and benefited 63000 herdsmen, realizing the goal of "protecting grasslands, reducing losses, and benefiting herdsmen."

Professional rat catching has achieved good results.

On the Gannan grassland in June, the grass has turned green in an all-round way. A zokor is looking carefully up the ground hole for plant roots at a depth of one meter underground. Above the hole, a mouse-catching arrow is quietly waiting for its arrival.

Since May, in the important water supply ecological function area of the Yellow River on the northeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province began to use artificial bows and arrows to control zokor on a large scale.

At the rat-catching spot in Ganjia Township, Xiahe County, the rat catcher stopped in front of a newly arched mound. He probably scratched it with his hand, dug up the dirt bag that had not been completely dried, and a rat hole the size of a fist was exposed. He skillfully buried the homemade bow above the rat hole, then wound the iron arrow, then shoveled a piece of turf to cover the mouth of the zokor hole with a spade, and made an arrow with a bow in less than three minutes. Each worker can catch an average of 50 or 60 plateau zokors a day, with a maximum of about 80 a day. There are dozens of rat-catching teams like this in Gannan grassland. Jiu Jianmu, secretary of the party branch of Anmao Village, Oula Township, Maqu County, carried out rodent prevention and control on his grassland, made a demonstration effect, and guided herdsmen to change their concept of "not killing animals."

This year, with the support of the comprehensive prevention and control project of grassland rodent damage in the ecological functional area of important water supply of the Yellow River in Gannan and the subsidy for grassland rodent prevention and control issued by the central government, Gannan Prefecture uses Botox to control plateau pikas and bows and arrows to carry out manual capture of plateau zokor to carry out professional prevention and control. The professional service team has completed 80% of the prevention and control area of the whole state, and the control effect is obvious.

"now we use artificial bows and arrows to kill underground rodents, biological agents such as Botox and other biological agents to attract natural enemies to control rodents on the ground. in contrast, it is more in line with the requirements of maintaining ecological security." This is the consensus reached by the whole grassland technology promotion system.

Hequ grassland is not what it used to be.

Henan County, Qinghai Province is located in the Sanjiangyuan nature conservation project area, and the ecological condition is extremely important to the environmental value of the whole country. Suonan Cairen, a herdsman in Yougan Ningtan, has lived on grazing for generations. A few years ago, the grassland yield of his 1800 mu grassland decreased due to rodent damage, which could only supply 30 cattle and 50 sheep, and the annual per capita income was only 3500 yuan. This restricts the improvement of living conditions. With the rodent prevention and control work carried out year by year, his grassland gradually recovered. He said: "without the annual prevention and control of prairie rodents in the county, there would be no happy life today, and there would be no such good grass.

There are fewer rodents, higher grass, and more income. I have bought a car, and my days are getting better and better, with nothing in exchange for the fertile meadows. " Ashga, secretary of the party branch of Nanqi Village, said: "technicians from county and township agriculture and animal husbandry departments have conscientiously practiced the mass line and have been eating, living, and working with us on the front line of prevention and control for a long time, thus ensuring the effectiveness of prevention and control and enhancing the relationship between cadres and the masses. The common people welcome it very much!"

Nan Jie, a herdsman's public insurance, lives at the foot of Li Qiaru Mountain and makes a living by grazing. Because it is located in the mountain pass, the serious rodent damage in the past has led to the degradation of the grassland, the wind blowing, affecting daily life, and worrying about the marriage of the two sons because there are no other sources of income. The county party committee and the county government took the grasslands around the Nanjie family as a pilot project for rodent prevention and control. Through centralized control, combined with measures such as returning grazing to grass and replanting forage grass, the grasslands were covered with grass. Once clearly seen "bald" grasslands were clothed in green, green grass was lush, cattle and sheep flocks all over the country, and the marriages of the two sons were settled.

In view of the serious degradation of grassland caused by rodent damage in Jiren Village, Youganning Town, the county people's government has recommended 20,000 mu of aerial sowing locally.

Over the years, for the sake of this prairie, cadres and workers of the comprehensive grassland professional team of Henan County have gone to the front line of killing rats all the year round from field research to looking for a good prescription, and many cadres and workers' faces have been darkened by the wind and the sun, and even suffered from cor pulmonale. Captain Ma Goliang said: "if there are fewer rodent damage, the pasture will become better, and the life of the masses will have something to look forward to; the party's mass line education and practice is to give material benefits to the masses, and the anti-rodent work is the work of our grass special team. If the rodent damage is not well controlled, it is not doing its duty." Between the words, his face was full of passion and hope. The Hequ grassland, which used to be riddled with holes caused by rodent damage, is now covered with lush grass.

Proceed from the interests of herdsmen

Abaga Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region is one of the areas with serious rodent damage in the grassland of Xilingol League, with a rodent damage area of 2.8 million mu this year. After the disaster, Xilingol League grassland workstation, in line with the idea of "for the interests of farmers and herdsmen", urgently dispatched six large poison bait sprayers to Abaga Banner. After receiving the disaster, the grassland station of Abaga Banner immediately went to the grassland to conduct a field investigation. A total of 1.73 million mu of grassland rodent damage was controlled, and the economic loss of forage grass was recovered. More than 15.55 million yuan was recovered, more than 120 households and more than 400 people benefited. "after our herdsmen reflected the situation, the prairie station immediately sent people over to check the disaster situation and carry out prevention and control, which not only protected our pastures, but also benefited our herdsmen." Abaga Banner Bayinxili Gacha herdsman Hobis Haratu said with satisfaction.

This year, Xilingol League has purchased 5 new anti-rodent poison bait broadcasters to strengthen the construction of professional rodent prevention and control service teams in the grassland. Ordos City selected eight technical personnel to form two technical groups, responsible for the city's grassland rodent control technical guidance, training and consultation work. Ala Gedai, 53, director of grassland station and winner of the May 1 Labor Medal of Wulat Middle Banner in Bayannur City, led the staff of the whole station to the front line of Sumu (town) rodent disaster, such as Xinhuo fever, Wulan Chaolu, Hailiutu, Bayinwulan, etc., overcome the bad weather effects such as strong wind and sand dust, gave knowledge and skills to farmers and herdsmen, and silently did extraordinary things in ordinary jobs, through carrying out activities of "grassland rodent control and disaster reduction". The grassland business departments at all levels in Inner Mongolia think of what the herdsmen think and are urgent, seriously and carefully look for problems, earnestly change their ideas, work style, and service methods, and solve the outstanding problems encountered in the production practice of farmers and herdsmen. So that farmers and herdsmen get real benefits.