Yingshang County, Anhui Province: raising Loach in abandoned depression

In the late spring, the author saw in the Yongchuang Aquaculture Farm of Shuangyang Village, Runhe Town, Yingshang County, that a large area of water covering an area of dozens of mu was divided into several small ponds, and the dense and fat Loach in the pond was tossing and foraging happily in the water, causing a splash. In recent years, Loach has become a delicacy on the dinner table, deeply loved by the "foodie". Zhang Chuanjiang, the person in charge of the farm, seized the business opportunity and embarked on a road to enrich the Loach.

Focus on business opportunities to raise Loach

In 2012, optimistic about the market prospect of Loach farming, Zhang Chuanjiang contracted 40 mu of abandoned land from the old kiln factory in the village and began to cultivate Loach.

Zhang Chuanjiang, 49, a native of Shuangyang Village, Runhe Town, Yingshang County, has been setting up a company in Shanghai for many years, mainly engaged in the transport of goods by sea, and many of his relatives work in aquaculture in Shanghai. In 2011, Loach in Shanghai and other big cities sold well, the price soared, and the business of relatives' Loach farms was booming. When Zhang Chuanjiang saw it, he gradually moved his heart.

When he returned to his hometown in early 2012, Zhang Chuanjiang passed the abandoned land of the old kiln factory in the village and learned that the land had been abandoned for many years, dozens of mu of low-lying land was uneven, and the villagers scattered planted some crops, but the soil was not good and the crops did not grow as expected. Because it can not be mechanized and depends entirely on artificial planting, the economic benefit of planting in low-lying land is very low. Zhang Chuanjiang thought, since it is not suitable for planting, why not use it to raise Loach in a pond? the benefit is definitely better than growing crops. As a result, Zhang Chuanjiang talked to the village cadres about his ideas. It can not only reuse the depression, but also bring good benefits. The village cadres agreed. Zhang Chuanjiang successfully contracted 40 mu of low-lying land and invested 800000 yuan in reconstruction and construction. in the first half of that year, the farm released Loach seedlings.

There is a knack for raising Loach

Usually busy with the business of the Shanghai company, Zhang Chuanjiang handed over the daily management of the farm to his nephew Chen Lianghua. The young man in his early 30s has previously studied Loach farming skills in Sichuan and can be regarded as a "half" expert on Loach farming. A few years ago, Chen Lianghua has been working outside, and the opening of the farm has given Chen Lianghua an opportunity to display her talents.

In Chen Lianghua's view, raising Loach is much less risky than raising poultry and livestock, because "Loach has strong immunity, is not easy to get sick, and does not require high cleanliness of water. As long as you pay attention to daily disinfection, the water does not stink." "the workload of the farm is not large, in addition to daily cleaning, is to feed. Chen Lianghua alone takes care of the usual management and work.

Talking about breeding techniques, Chen Lianghua told me, "the breeding of Loach seedlings is very important. It is not difficult to say it is difficult, and it is not easy to say it is simple." "it is necessary to select a female Loach of high quality, give an ovulation needle, put it into the seedling pond, and mate with the male Loach in order to produce offspring of a good variety. "it sounds simple, but there are a lot of details to pay attention to when raising Loach. "

While sprinkling feed to the pond, Chen Lianghua said that taking feeding as an example, Loach has miscellaneous feeding habits, and small organisms in the water are all its food. Artificial breeding requires the introduction of some plant feed, and attention should be paid to regular, quantitative, fixed-point, and qualitative feeding. In feed selection, it is necessary to choose some feed that floats on the surface and is not easy to sink, so as to avoid feed corrosion and deterioration after sinking to the bottom, which will destroy the growth environment of Loach. The author saw that a large amount of feed was scattered into the pond, a group of fat Loach swarmed for food, and spray splashed on the surface of the water. Chen Lianghua smiled at this scene.

Strive to achieve better results. "Loach is almost ready to go on the market now." However, the price of Loach on the market is a little low recently, so we should wait for the market to get better before selling it. Chen Lianghua told me that the breeding cost of a jin of Loach is about 9 yuan, and the current market price is about 13 yuan per jin, which is a bit uneconomical. Loach sales season is generally around the Spring Festival, the price during the Spring Festival this year is more than 16 yuan per jin, output of nearly 60, 000 jin, excluding the cost earned about 400000 yuan. Therefore, he plans to wait until the end of the year before the Spring Festival before mass sales.

At present, the farm has been expanded to 70 mu, a total of 20 ponds. Over the past two years, raising Loach has become rich. Zhang Chuanjiang and Chen Lianghua are considering transferring the land of the old kiln factory to expand the operating area. At the same time, deepen the depth of each pond, expand the activity space of Loach, promote the high yield of Loach, and strive for better economic benefits.