Zhang Degang, a former military cadre, returned to his hometown to start a family farm and lead the villagers to become rich together.

Zhang Degang, an air force unit, was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel during his service.

Zhang Degang, a native of Qucun Town, Quwo County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is a member of the Communist Party of China. He joined the army in November 1986 and served in a certain unit of the Air Force. During his service, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force and received many awards for his meritorious service. In December 2005, in response to the call of the state and the army, they chose to choose their own jobs and go back to the localities. At that time, the warm-blooded young man devoted himself to the cause of national defense construction in the motherland, but now he has chosen to choose his own career. He has been transformed from a PLA battalion officer into a typical new type of professional farmer. He took his wife (Li Ling, served in a certain unit of the air force, was awarded the rank of captain of the air force during his service, and chose his own career in 2008) to give up his superior life in the city and return to his hometown to lead his fellow villagers to the road of common prosperity. The touching story of his entrepreneurship moved not only the folks in his hometown, but also all the leaders and comrades-in-arms of the former army.

He, the unit that once served is located at the foot of Wula Mountain of Bayannur League, and the living environment is very difficult. There is no grass growing at the foot of the mountain all the year round. A wind blows from spring to winter. The local fellow-townsman's jingle "back against Wula Mountain, foot on the beach of the Yellow River, there is no grass on the ground, the wind blows stones to run." He stayed in this harsh environment for more than ten years, where he honed his firm will to bear hardships and stand hard work and established the values of his life. When Zhang Degang was the commander of the automobile company, he led the cadres and soldiers of the automobile company to use the rest time to open up wasteland next to the barracks to improve the Gobi Desert, remove the stones from the open wasteland, and leave behind the sand that could grow vegetables. the good soil pulled back from the beach of the Yellow River was carried in, and after a year of hard work, a total of more than ten mu of vegetable fields were improved and various vegetables were planted, which solved the problem of eating food in summer for the company cadres. His deeds moved the head of the air force and was praised as the first company of the air force by Ma Xiaotian, then deputy commander of the air force and commander of the 10th air force (now commander of the air force).

Now, he goes back to his hometown to lead his fellow villagers to get rich together, and the specific practice of combining planting and breeding has effectively broadened the way for peasant brothers to increase income and generate income.

The Wangshun planting and breeding combined family farm founded by Zhang Degang, located in Yicheng Village, Qucun Town, Quwo County, was established on March 5, 2014. there are five family members with a total investment of 500000 yuan. 3000 mu of land was cooperated, leased and transferred in 6 villages with Yicheng village as the center, 30 standardized sheep sheds, two 5000 cubic silage ponds, one large corn harvester and three harvester were purchased. One straw silage planer, one tricycle agricultural transporter and one 30 loader. Mainly engaged in wheat, corn, melons and fruits, greenhouse vegetable cultivation and straw silage. It is used for raising cattle, sheep, donkeys and chickens. The mode of driving farming by planting and promoting planting by farming, and engage in the development of rolling circular agricultural economy.

At present, there are 1500 ewes and 50 breeder sheep, which can be bred to 2500 by the end of 2017 and 5000 by the end of 2018, making it the largest family farm in Quwo County. It was rated as a municipal family farm in 2015 and a provincial family farm in 2017.

Wangshun planting and breeding combined with family farms, engaged in large-scale planting and large-scale breeding in the form of cooperation with farmers, leasing and transfer of land, solved the problems of idle rural land and loss of land cultivation, and effectively broadened the way for farmers to increase income and generate income.

Specifically, the silage of corn and wheat straw planted on 3000 mu of land was used to feed sheep, which solved the feed of sheep, the problem of high feed cost and the recovery of straw. it also solved the pollution problem caused by the burning of straw. At the same time, it can also export high-quality feed to other farmers, reduce breeding costs and achieve maximum benefits.

The family farm adopts the method of self-breeding and self-breeding to develop the number of sheep and improve the quality of breeds. more than 1200 commercial sheep are sold annually, the annual output value can reach more than 1 million yuan, and the annual output value of land income reaches more than 5 million yuan. Using the 800m3 sheep manure produced by breeding, fermenting to produce high quality organic fertilizer and making full use of the favorable conditions of high quality organic fertilizer, 3000 mu of land was applied organic fertilizer within two years, and the cultivated land was ploughed deeply every two years to improve the soil. kill pests and weeds, make the land release the maximum efficiency, the grain yield exceeds the local average yield per mu, and the yield increases year by year. We will embark on a virtuous track of sustainable, rolling and circular development to achieve steady growth of organic agricultural and sideline products.

At the same time, family members have been sent to make great efforts to learn new planting and breeding techniques and train professional and technical personnel. at present, two family members have obtained the qualification of a new type of professional farmer. Establish and improve various rules and regulations of farm production management, so that every work must be supported by the system, establish a scientific concept of planting and breeding, make full use of modern scientific and technological means and skills, improve production efficiency, reduce production costs, and maximize benefits. It is reported that in 2015 and 2016, Wangshun farming combined with family farms achieved land income and the average annual output value of breeding income reached 6 million yuan.

Over the past few years, Zhang Degang has led and influenced the common prosperity of a large number of farmers. Together with farmers, he discussed good experiences and practices, selected good quality, and achieved a stable yield of more than 1000 jin of wheat and 1500 jin of corn per mu. After the establishment of Wangshun planting and breeding combined family farm, there are 126 households and more than 300 laborers going out to work in the village. Through the integration of cultivated land, the economic income of peasant brothers has been increased, and the problems of idle rural land and losses in farming have been solved.

Zhang Degang said that in the future, we will increase the planting of new varieties with organic characteristics, increase the yield per mu, increase the added value of products, create brands with local characteristics, further increase farmers' income, and lead fellow villagers to become rich together.