Raising chickens in sugarcane field is profitable because of its low cost.

Today, in Changdun Village, Siyang Town, Shangsi County, everyone knows the name Shi Bogao, because he is not only the king of raising chickens under the forest, but also the leader of the mass development of raising chickens under the forest and getting rich together.

Shangsi County has many forests and many sugarcane fields, which has excellent conditions for the development of livestock and poultry breeding, and there is great potential for raising chickens under the forest and sugarcane fields. As a native, Shibengao understands the truth of raising people on one side. So "discerning eyes and beads", focusing on the broad development space and bright prospects of raising chickens in the forest and sugarcane fields, and closely relying on the leading enterprise of the Sifengxiang Livestock and Poultry Co., Ltd., vigorously developed chicken farming in the forest and sugarcane fields, which not only made themselves rich, but also led the surrounding people to develop the development of raising chickens under the forest, increased income, and led a prosperous life.

Shibengao has been raising chickens in the mountains since 2010, raising rare "rare birds"-the old courtyard black chickens imported from Sichuan. Due to marketing, epidemic and other problems, marketing, feed, drugs, transportation, labor and other costs are very large, and finally fell into losses. Due to the lack of funds and the lack of guarantee of technology, Shibengao is in a difficult situation.

In 2011, Shangsi county party committee and county government put forward the goal of building tens of millions of feather forest chicken breeding base, and introduced the national agricultural industrialization leading enterprise Fengxiang Group to establish Shangsifengxiang Livestock and Poultry Co., Ltd in Shangsi County. After the company is stationed in Shangsi, it adopts the industrialization one-stop cooperation mode of "company + base + peasant household + market" to develop chicken farming under the forest, and the company is responsible for crediting chicken seedlings and feed to farmers, providing full technical services and epidemic prevention guidance, and guarantee the price of the products. In October of that year, he signed a chicken breeding agreement with Fengxiang Company, becoming the first batch of farmers in Shanghai to cooperate with Fengxiang Company to develop under-forest chicken farming. Shi Pengao himself and his brother have a total of 300mu of woodland and 55 mu of sugarcane land. after signing an agreement with Fengxiang Company, he raised nearly 80,000 yuan, built eight chicken sheds on his woodland, and raised 35000 broilers. After careful calculation, each feather earned more than 2 yuan.

In 2012, the county party committee and county government increased their support for the development of chicken farming under the forest and issued preferential support policies. the construction of fenced houses for raising chickens under the forest was not only subsidized, but also rewarded by the large-scale government. Shi Bogao saw the opportunity to expand the scale and raised funds to expand 14 chicken sheds, so that the chicken house area of the chicken farm was 4200 square meters, reaching the breeding capacity of 150000 broilers per year. As the scale expanded and there were too many chickens, Shi Bogao was worried that his woodland would not be able to meet the activities of the chickens, so he set his sights on the sugar cane field next to the chicken house. Under the guidance of the County Aquatic Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau and Shangsifengxiang Livestock and Poultry Co., Ltd., he tried to raise broilers on sugarcane. Chickens raised in sugarcane fields grow well and fast, while sugarcane fields have fewer weeds, fewer diseases and pests, and less fertilization, thus reducing costs, which is really killing two birds with one stone. In 2012, 75000 chickens were raised in Shibo Gaolin and sugarcane fields, of which 54000 have been fenced, with an output value of 1.89 million yuan and a profit of 135000 yuan. the two brothers have earned more than 60, 000 yuan each, with a per capita net income of 20, 000 yuan, which is far higher than the income level of local farmers.

Raising chickens under the forest and sugarcane fields in Shibogao has not only increased income, but also led 15 farmers in the surrounding villages of Changdun, Yuxue, Yihe, and other villages to develop chicken farming in forest and sugarcane fields, with an average output value of more than 20, 000 yuan. gradually formed an area of raising chickens under the forest and sugarcane field with an annual output of 1 million feathers.