There is a wide range of profits from the sale of one wheat and three rye wheat.

Reading tip: the wheat harvest is over in late June. This year, wheat in some areas experienced continuous overcast and rainy weather during the critical period of harvest, affecting the quality of wheat. Some wheat due to scab and imperfect grains exceeding the standard, so that the purchase of policy-oriented grain can not be used. At the same time, with years of bumper grain harvests and China's gradual opening up of its domestic market to WTO, all kinds of pressures began to appear in the wheat market this summer.

The granary is full and the grains are purple and black! This year, chromium-rich black wheat planted in Guantao County, Hebei Province has had another bumper harvest, with more than 30, 000 mu of black wheat, with a total yield of 16 million kilograms.

In the field of black wheat cultivation, Guantao County has become a "vanguard" in the country and has its own "voice". Hebei Province approved the first black wheat variety, but also China's first chromium-rich black wheat variety-"Jizi 439" settled in Guantao, Guantao has the exclusive right to operate varieties in the country.

Not only that, Guantao County took the lead in product research and development of black wheat, extended to strengthen the black wheat industry chain, and developed eight series of more than 30 kinds of products, including whole wheat flour, cereal, moon cakes, and so on, which were sold all over the country. Black wheat has become a "rich gold mine" for Guantao farmers.

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"Activation" mu benefit of new varieties

"now, a jin of ordinary wheat can be sold for about 1.2 yuan, while the black wheat we grow can sell for 3 yuan per jin." Niu Zhenhua, a major grower of black wheat in Linzhai Village, Luqiao Township, Guantao County, said that the income of planting one mu of black wheat is more than 1200 yuan more than that of planting one mu of ordinary wheat, and if deep processing is carried out, the added value of black wheat is more than 10 times that of ordinary wheat.

More than a decade ago, Niu Zhenhua saw a news in the newspaper that rye wheat could lower the blood sugar of diabetics. He brought back seeds from the Grain and Oil crop Research Institute of Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and established the first Huaye manor black wheat production and development base on the yellow land of his hometown. From the trial planting of 5 mu of land in the first year and the mobilization of surrounding relatives and friends to sow 50 mu in the second year, to more than 5000 mu planted through the transferred land last year, rye wheat took root in Linzhai Village and the surrounding villages. Driven by Niu Zhenhua's demonstration, the harvested area of black wheat in the county has reached more than 30000 mu this year.

In June 2005, Niu Zhenhua established the Huaye manor black wheat production and development base, and registered the commercial trademark "Huaye manor" for the black wheat. Niu Zhenhua said that the establishment of this base was originally a grain and oil crop research base of the Hebei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, providing its subject with the performance of agronomic characters of chromium-rich black wheat in southern Hebei Province. data on cold resistance, drought resistance, disease and pest resistance of black wheat, as well as changes in trace element content and yield performance in different years.

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Black wheat has become a landscape.

"Chrome-rich black wheat is an effective food to control postprandial blood sugar, and now Guantao has the exclusive right to operate its variety. Taking advantage of this advantage, we are building a national planting base of high-quality black wheat. And make use of rye wheat resources to expand and strengthen rural tourism to promote farmers' double income. " Xie Jijiong, secretary of the Guantao county party committee, said.

This year, the second Rye Wheat Field Festival was held in Guantao County during the harvest of black wheat. The vast number of tourists personally experienced the unique charm of black wheat. According to the person in charge of the Rye Wheat Festival, during this year's Rye Festival, thousands of citizens were held on foot on black wheat farms, black wheat health forums, writers and photographers to collect customs, special topics to attract investment, "regain memories and retain homesickness," the experience of old-style wheat harvesting and hitting, and the experience of on-the-spot production of rye grain paintings.

Beside the 106 national highway and county standard in Guantao County, there is a 13.5-meter-high sign of China's chromium-rich black wheat provenance base. this is the first characteristic agricultural planting base sign erected in Guantao County to promote the upgrading of the county's black wheat industry, to build a Chinese chromium-rich black wheat provenance base with local characteristics, and to promote high-quality chromium-rich black wheat products.

"by holding black wheat wheat field festival activities, we will strive to build the brand of Guantao Black Wheat Culture and Tourism Festival, further expand the popularity and influence of Guantao tourism, and at the same time stretch and strengthen the black wheat industry chain. taking the construction of green ecological agriculture demonstration base as the goal, form a good situation of Chinese black wheat looking at Hebei and Hebei black wheat in Guantao." Wu Linxiang, director of the county's cultural and cultural new sports bureau, said.

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Grain can also be sold in new ways.

Guantao County is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, which is the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, with thick soil and high content of organic matter. The geographical and climatic environment of Guantao provides unique growth conditions for chromium-rich black wheat. The black wheat produced has a good taste and a special wheat flavor. It is not only rich in major elements, but also rich in a variety of essential trace elements for human body. The content of nutrient elements is 4 / 6 times higher than that of common white wheat products. Chromium-rich black wheat was tested by the Grain quality Supervision and Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, the trivalent organic chromium content was 1.916mg/kg, the magnesium content was 1424.0mg/kg, and the selenium content was 91.0~203.95ug/kg. " Guantao County Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau Director Gu Zechuan said.

In order to verify the health value of pottery chromium-rich black wheat, and that eating rye wheat products can control the rise of blood sugar in patients with hyperglycemia, Guantao County traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and Huaye Manor Black Wheat production and Development Base in Guantao County jointly set up an experimental expert group of rye wheat for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Huaye Manor provided patients with 15000 yuan worth of rye wheat products free of charge. The hospital of traditional Chinese medicine invested 150000 yuan for free for three months to provide personalized treatment for 26 diabetes volunteers to prepare, test, observe and treat diabetes. The stage experimental report on the hypoglycemic effect of Guantao black wheat draws a conclusion: according to the comparative data, after the black wheat products are applied to the staple food of diabetic patients, according to the blood glucose change curve, there is an overall downward trend, especially the postprandial blood glucose control is more ideal.

Zhang Guoping, deputy head of Guantao County, said that Guantao County cooperated with large domestic food enterprises and adopted traditional stone grinding technology. eight series of more than 30 kinds of food, including black wheat stone mill flour, wheat kernel, cereal, wheat flour, steamed bread, hanging noodles, pastries and moon cakes, have been sold all over the country and sold into supermarket chains in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang and other big cities. It is favored by the "three high" people, obese people and the elderly. The county has also cooperated with relevant enterprises to develop a series of products, such as black wheat soy sauce, black wheat Monascus vinegar, black wheat health wine, black wheat beauty cosmetics and black wheat health food, to expand and strengthen the black wheat industry of enriching the people and strengthening the county.