Blueberry walnut becomes rich "Huaguoshan"

"without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, blueberries have become rich trees!" In the greenhouse of Linhe Village, Ma Shenqiao Town, Jixian County, farmer Ma Guixiang told reporters. In order to improve the water quality of Yuqiao Reservoir (Cuiping Lake), Jixian County has carried out structural adjustment of crops around the reservoir area in the new round of water resources protection project. 50,000 mu of corn and wheat have been replaced by efficient cash crops such as blueberries, honeysuckle and high-quality walnuts, helping farmers increase their income by 600 million yuan.

During the May Day period, the reporter saw a string of purple-black blueberries hanging all over the branches in Ma Guixiang's blueberry shed in Linhe Village, Ma Shenqiao Town. "tourists pick land one after another, and they sell it for NT $80 to NT $100 per catty. In the past, the income of planting corn and wheat is incomparable to that of today!" Ma Guixiang told reporters that her family of six have a total of 5 mu of land. In the past, they mainly planted corn, wheat and other crops. Excluding chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and the cost of sowing and harvesting agricultural machinery, their annual income was only 10,000 yuan. Last year, her family put 5 mu of land in the greenhouse and planted all blueberries. last year, the income of 5 mu of land was more than 200000 yuan.

In order to change the impact of the application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on the water quality of the Qiao Reservoir, Jixian County launched a new round of water source protection project last year to adjust the crop structure of 93000 mu above the 22-meter elevation ring line in the reservoir area. According to the plan, the scope of adjustment involves 10 townships and 203 villages, 45000 mu of honeysuckle has been developed and 23.3 million plants have been planted. Newly planted high-quality walnut 45000 mu, a total of 1.98 million plants. In addition, on the basis of the existing area of blueberry base in Mashenqiao Town, 3000 mu of blueberries have been developed and 660000 blueberries have been planted. Up to now, it has planted 25000 mu of walnut, 20, 000 mu of honeysuckle and 2200 mu of blueberry. The first batch of projects have gradually blossomed and become a "flower and fruit mountain" for local farmers to increase their income and become rich. (reporter Huang Jiangao)