Black fungus knocks on the door for farmers in Yi'an to get rich.

As a nutritious edible fungus, Auricularia auricula has both delicious and healthy effects, and it is also a common delicacy on the dinner table. The professional cooperative of Tianming Edible Mushroom Farmers in Xinli Village, Xinfa Township, Yi'an County, grows this kind of popular food.

Tianming Edible Mushroom Farmers' Professional Cooperative Auricularia auricula planting Experimental Base is located in Xinli Village, which is surrounded by green trees and gurgling water. There are unique holes in the planting shed of the cooperative. A string of small lanterns are strung together with thread. Tens of thousands of small lanterns are hung in the shed. The small lanterns are covered with small holes, and some of them have grown black objects. This is the birthplace of Auricularia auricula. According to Lu Zhihan, director of the cooperative, a fungus bag can produce one or two fungus. This year, the wholesale price of fungus produced by the cooperative is 45 yuan per catty. The net profit generated by removing the cost of such a bacterial bag is 2 yuan. The net income of 25000 bags in a shed is 50, 000 yuan. At present, the number of cooperative greenhouses has expanded to 70, and there are 150 mu of land bag fungus, with a net income of more than 5 million yuan this year.

The experience of selling Auricularia auricula gave Lu Zhihan the idea of growing black fungus. The Auricularia auricula he planted and harvested was of good quality and yield. In January 2014, together with nine families in the village, he set up a professional cooperative for farmers of edible mushrooms in Tianming, building greenhouses, selecting strains, and buying bags. He invested 7 million yuan before and after, built 42 greenhouses in two phases, and produced more than 80,000 jin of fungus in two crops. as the cooperative's fungus is pesticide-free and pure green, the wholesale price is more than 40 yuan a jin. Seeing that he had made money from planting black fungus, the villagers who wanted to join the club came to look for Lu Zhihan one after another.

Villager Chen Wenxiang has always made a living by farming. Last year, he used his leisure time to work in the Tianming Cooperative. When he saw that other people had made money by planting fungus, he became lively. He not only gave his own land package to the cooperative, but also bought shares in the cooperative with funds. At the end of the year, the income from accounting is quite considerable.

At present, the cooperative produces three kinds of best-selling black fungus, which are in short supply every harvest season. More and more villagers in Xinfa Township have joined the ranks of planting fungus, and the number of cooperatives has increased from 9 in the past to 62 this year, opening up a new way for villagers to get rich.