"intellectual Farmer Model" brings New changes in Agriculture

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the agricultural support vehicle of the Zhi Nong vegetable planting Professional Cooperative in Baixiang County drove to the land where it joined the cooperative early. Unlike usual, the cooperative technicians not only brought planting technical materials, but also brought holiday gifts-moon cakes to the branch director hired from the village.

Liang Junli, director of the Zhengyuan Temple Bureau, who has just received the moon cakes, told the reporter that the "intellectual farming model" implemented by the Zhi Nong Cooperative has brought great changes to the local agricultural production mode and planting structure.

So, what changes have been brought about by the "intellectual farmer model"?

In the temporary office area of the Zhi Nong vegetable planting Cooperative, the reporter met Wang Zhuozhen, vice minister of the cooperative department, who told the reporter: "the cooperative has transferred 7400 mu of land, and the scale of the transferred land is determined on the basis of the 'production items' needed for deep processing." This answer sounds a bit mouthful and difficult to understand, and it was only after Wang Zhuozhen explained it in depth that the reporter understood it. It turns out that as early as last year, the Jiudao Group, the investor of the Zhi Nong vegetable planting Cooperative, built a deep processing project for agricultural products in Baixiang County, Zhihe Science and Technology Co., Ltd., and the Zhi Nong Cooperative mainly provides production raw materials for Zhihe Technology companies. This is the first change brought about by the "intellectual farmer model".

"the circulation model of determining the scale of agricultural cultivation by industrial production capacity is the most different place between intelligent farmers' cooperatives and other agricultural cooperatives." Wang Zhuozhen told reporters, "now many cooperatives are a circulation platform for agricultural products market, and we are raw material suppliers of processed products." In this way, the market risk of farmers is smaller, but the added value of land is higher. " In the interview, the reporter learned that on August 22, Zhihe Technology Company's deep processing production line of fruits and vegetables has been officially launched. The project has designed and planned 6 production units and 59 production lines, including 22 production lines for fruit finishing, vegetable finishing and fruit and vegetable terminal products, 8 production lines for blended products, 8 production lines for Guyuan paste, 8 production lines for dehydrated dried vegetables, 2 production units for spirulina noodles and 11 production lines for fruit patches. After all the planned production lines are put into production, the annual output can reach 20, 000 tons, requiring a total of 1.24 million mu of fruit and vegetable planting area to supply.

The second change brought about by the "intellectual farmer model" is the change in the agricultural planting structure. Baixiang County is a major agricultural county. Because of its flat terrain and fertile land, it is suitable for the cultivation of traditional crops such as wheat, corn, cotton and millet, so it has become a famous "world granary" in southern Hebei. However, due to the single planting structure and short product chain, the county's agricultural products have been in the initial stage of selling raw materials, with an average income of about 1000 yuan per mu. According to the production demand of Zhihe Technology Co., Ltd., Zhi Nong vegetable planting Co., Ltd. has grown 24 kinds of fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, spinach, pumpkins, celery and so on. Gao Yuean, chairman of the cooperative, said that according to the plan, the cooperative will set up a branch in each of the 121 villages in the county, adding more than 20,000 mu of land to the cooperative. Under the unified management of the cooperative, these lands will be planted directionally according to the mode of operation stipulated by the company to produce the "production items" required for deep processing projects. Up to now, the Zhinong vegetable planting professional cooperative in Baixiang County has set up more than 40 cooperative branches throughout the county, with a circulation of 7400 mu of land, and is currently supporting the 20, 000-ton green fruit and vegetable food deep processing project under construction. More than 130 mu of land has been planted with carrot seeds uniformly distributed by the head office.

The most direct benefit that the change of agricultural planting structure brings to the members is the increase in income. In Zhengyuan Temple Village, Feng Shuxing, a new member of the club, told reporters, "I used to grow corn and wheat, and my annual income per mu was less than 1200 yuan. Now I earn 1680 yuan per mu a year after joining the cooperative, and I can earn nearly 2000 yuan a month to work in a cooperative. By contrast, I can earn more than 20,000 yuan a year after joining the club. "

The third change brought about by the "intellectual farmer model" is the change in the mode of agricultural production. The natural conditions of agriculture in Baixiang County are good, but the one-family planting model has been continued for many years, you plant yours, I collect mine, which limits the popularization and use of agricultural mechanization, resulting in high planting costs and high market risks. After the transfer of land by the professional cooperatives of intelligent farmers and vegetables, it has not only realized the large-scale use of land, but also made all kinds of large-scale machinery play its due role. This year, the cooperative has also invested 1.3 million yuan to set up six technical agricultural vehicles to provide technical support for its members anytime and anywhere. At the same time, through the training of farmers who are free from the land, some farmers will become the staff of cooperatives, while others will be employed in the service industry, machinery processing industry, logistics and transportation industry after mastering various professional skills. the social division of labor is more detailed and scientific.

Liang Junli, who was hired as bureau chief after in-depth training, told reporters that after joining the club, he had received training in planting techniques, irrigation techniques, and storage techniques. "now we have to plant carrots scientifically, so we really have to learn them. For example, after this crop of carrots is harvested at the end of November, the seeds will be planted before the whole land is finished, otherwise the seedlings in next spring will be easy to sow and affect the yield. Let's talk about irrigating the land. In the past, the whole gully was flooded, but now drip irrigation is used. There is an argument about when and how much to water and how much, saving water, time and labor. "

The reporter also learned in the interview that in order to reduce the risk of farmers joining the cooperative, cooperatives will inject 30 million yuan in agricultural risk money to ensure that farmers' interests will not be harmed in the event of major disasters, natural disasters, and other force majeure factors. At the same time, 3% of the annual income of cooperatives is used as a public welfare fund for rural infrastructure construction, so that in a few years, there will be a great change in agriculture in Baixiang County.