Raising Loach in abandoned lowland

In late spring, the author saw in Yongchuang Aquaculture Farm, Shuangyang Village, Runhe Town, Yingshang County that a large area of water covering dozens of acres was divided into several small ponds. The dense and fat loach in the pond writhed happily in the water for food, stirring up pieces of water spray. In recent years, loach has become a delicacy on the dining table and is deeply loved by "foodies". Zhang Chuanjiang, the head of the farm, seized the business opportunity and embarked on a road of breeding loach to become rich.

Look for business opportunities to raise loach

In 2012, optimistic about the market prospect of loach breeding, Zhang Chuanjiang contracted 40 mu of abandoned land of old kiln factory in the village and began to breed loach.

Zhang Chuanjiang, 49, a native of Shuangyang Village, Runhe Town, Yingshang County, has been running a company in Shanghai for many years, mainly engaged in maritime cargo transportation business. Many of his relatives do aquaculture in Shanghai. In 2011, loach sales in big cities such as Shanghai were booming, prices soared, and the business of relatives 'loach farms was booming. Zhang Chuanjiang saw it in his eyes and was gradually tempted.

At the beginning of 2012, Zhang Chuanjiang returned to his hometown once. Zhang Chuanjiang passed by the abandoned land of the old kiln factory in the village and learned that the land had been abandoned for many years. Dozens of acres of low-lying land were uneven. The villagers planted some crops scattered, but the soil quality was not good, and the crop growth was not satisfactory. Due to the inability to mechanize farming and relying solely on artificial planting, the economic benefits of lowland planting are very low. Zhang Chuanjiang thought, since it is not suitable for planting, why not use it for breeding, change to pond breeding loach, the benefit must be stronger than planting crops. Therefore, Zhang Chuanjiang talked about his ideas to village cadres. It can not only reuse the depression, but also bring good benefits. Village officials agreed. Zhang Chuanjiang successfully contracted 40 mu of depression and invested 800,000 yuan in reconstruction and construction. In the first half of that year, loach seedlings were raised in the farm.

There are tips for breeding loach

Usually busy with the business of Shanghai company, Zhang Chuanjiang handed over the daily management of the farm to his nephew Chen Lianghua. The young man in his early 30s had learned loach farming technology in Sichuan before and was a "half" expert on loach farming. A few years ago has been working outside, farm opening, let Chen Lianghua find a place to use.

In Chen Lianghua's view, raising loach is much less risky than raising poultry and livestock, because "loach immunity is strong, it is not easy to get sick, and the cleanliness of water is not high, as long as attention is paid to daily disinfection, water does not stink." The workload of the farm is not large, except for daily cleaning, which is feeding feed. The usual management and labor are managed by Chen Lianghua alone.

Talking about breeding technology, Chen Lianghua told the author,"The breeding of loach seedlings is very critical, it is difficult to say, it is not simple." To select the best quality female loach, hit the ovulation needle, put it into the nursery pool, and mate with the male loach before it can produce offspring of good varieties. "It sounds simple, but you have to pay attention to a lot of details when raising loach.”

Chen Lianghua side to the pond sprinkle feed side said, Take feeding for example, Loach food miscellaneous, Small organisms in the water are its food, Artificial breeding needs to put some plant feed, To pay attention to timing, quantitative, Fixed point, Fixed quality feeding, In feed selection, To choose some floating water surface, Not easy to sink feed, Avoid sinking into the bottom, Feed corrosion deterioration, Will destroy loach growth environment. The author saw that a large amount of feed was scattered into the pond, a group of fat loach swarmed to grab food, and waves splashed on the water surface. Chen Lianghua smiled at this scene.

Strive to achieve better results "Loach now almost the size of the market. However, the price of loach on the market recently is a bit low, so we have to wait for the market to get better before selling. Chen Lianghua told the author that the cost of breeding a catty of loach is about 9 yuan, and the current market price is about 13 yuan per catty, which is a bit uneconomical. Loach sales peak season is generally around the Spring Festival, this year during the Spring Festival price is more than 16 yuan per catty, output nearly 60,000 jin, excluding costs earned about 400,000 yuan. Therefore, he intends to wait until the end of the Spring Festival before mass sales.

At present, the farm has been expanded to 70 mu, with a total of 20 ponds. In the past two years, loach farming has become rich. Zhang Chuanjiang and Chen Lianghua consider transferring the land of the old kiln factory and expanding the business area. At the same time, deepen the depth of each pond, expand the activity space of loach, promote high yield of loach, and strive for better economic benefits.