Big farmers in Pucheng go to Baishui to learn from the classics.

(Reporter Ren Jia)"With the continuous updating of apple production and cultivation techniques, we farmers still need to constantly learn and improve," Liu Xiaofeng, Liu Fu Village, Sun Town, Pucheng County, said after listening to the first class of professor from Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology. From June 20 to June 22,40 large farmers from Liufu Village, a village supported by the Agricultural Bureau, went to Baishui Apple Experimental Station of Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology to learn from them.

In order to cultivate professional farmers, promote industrial development and assist precise poverty alleviation, the Municipal Agricultural Bureau invited 6 professors from Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology to carry out technical training on apple industry for 40 large farmers in Liufu Village by means of classroom business study and field practice guidance. The training contents include analysis of current situation and development prospect of apple industry, transformation of old apple orchard and technology of improving quality and increasing efficiency, soil, fertilizer and water management technology of apple orchard, integrated prevention and control technology of modern orchard diseases and insect pests, new apple varieties and new orchard construction technology, etc. "Through this study, I hope they can learn new cultivation models based on traditional industries, drive the economic development of the whole village, increase farmers 'income, and help them get rid of poverty accurately," said Liu Fucun's first secretary.

Liufu Village is a poverty-stricken village, located 10km northeast of Sun Town, Pucheng County. It has jurisdiction over 4 natural villages, 11 villager groups and 750 households. The cultivated area is 9900 mu. The apple covers an area of 4500 mu. The varieties are mainly Fuji and Qinguan.