The apple industry in Changwu, Shaanxi Province has become the "golden key" for the county people to get rich.

Changwu in September, golden fruit fragrance. In the provincial demonstration garden in Anli Village, Dizhang Township, fruit grower Chen Yongcheng is busy drying fruit trees with Shiduqing. He was full of confidence at the sight of a bumper harvest. Last year, through a major transformation, applying organic fertilizer, hanging insect trapping lights and planting clover, his orchard produced 32000 jin of apples per mu, achieving an income of 47000 yuan. There are a total of 21 provincial and municipal demonstration parks in the county. At present, the apple area of the county has grown to 215000 mu, with an output value of 310 million yuan, and the per capita fruit income of farmers is 1453 yuan. The apple industry has become a pillar industry to promote agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income in the county.

   promotes four technologies to improve fruit quality. The county gives full play to the natural advantages of high altitude, sufficient light, deep soil layer and little environmental pollution, vigorously develop apple production, and constantly increase the promotion of standardized technology. Apple rot and early defoliation disease have been effectively controlled through the application of organic fertilizer. At present, the county has completed a total of 120000 mu of large-scale transformation, 150000 mu of strong branches, 215000 mu of skillful fertilization, 1.5 billion fruit bagging, 50, 000 mu of pollution-free fruit base and 100000 mu of green fruit base. At the same time, the county actively implemented the famous brand strategy and registered the "mellow ancient red" brand, which effectively promoted the healthy development of the apple industry. Changwu Apple, which is large, colorful, crispy, sweet, pollution-free and resistant to storage and transportation, has won more than 50 national, provincial and municipal awards and is known as "the most fragrant apple in the world". At present, it has sold well in more than 20 domestic provinces, cities, Hong Kong and Macao markets, exported to the Netherlands, Britain, Russia and other countries and regions.

   innovates production technology and strengthens the construction of demonstration park. "years of hail have taken a heavy toll on our fruit growers. Since the county has installed an anti-hail net in our orchard, I'm sure we can get a good price for apples this year!" Chen Fuqiang, a fruit farmer in Shilipu Village, Dingjia Town, suffered an economic loss of 12000 yuan in 3 mu of orchards due to hailstorm last year. This year, the county has installed a hail prevention net for his family free of charge, and the output value is expected to reach 18000 yuan. In the construction of the demonstration garden, the county adopts the method of county and township leaders and departments to package the village and the garden, implements the organizational structure, technical force, and working measures in place, and through the extensive application of four technologies in the demonstration garden, tests and demonstrates the promotion of anti-hail nets, hanging insect trap boards, growing grass in orchards and other technologies to promote the construction of the demonstration garden. Since 2007, the county has inclined all the funds for agriculture-related projects to the demonstration garden. every time a county-level demonstration park is built, the county finance rewards the demonstration garden fruit growers and villages and towns according to the standard of 20 yuan per mu and 1000 yuan per demonstration garden. At present, 300 demonstration parks at all levels have been built in the county, including 21 at the provincial and municipal levels, and the excellent fruit rate of the demonstration parks has reached more than 70%.

   strengthens technical training to improve the quality of fruit growers. Juyu is the famous "heart of earth" in Jujia town. He delved into the working skills of fruit trees, and there was almost no rot in his orchard, and there was no difference between big and small fruit trees. Last year, 1.8mu of orchards sold for 34000 yuan. Under his influence and guidance, the management skills of nearby fruit farmers have generally improved, and the fruit can be sold at a good price. In recent years, the county has taken the training of fruit growers as an important work to improve the overall level of the apple industry. The county fruit bureau sends orchard management technical printing books and drawings to fruit growers, often organizes technicians to go deep into the orchard on-site training, and invites provincial and municipal fruit industry experts to provide technical guidance on the spot. At the same time, the county TV station set up the "Fruit Industry World" column, which is broadcast regularly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. County Fruit Bureau combined with "hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands" to the countryside to send technology, information, pesticides to the field. In recent years, the county has trained more than 30,000 fruit farmers a year, and the rural backbone technical team composed of more than 60 fruit industry professionals, more than 2000 farmers technicians and 2500 fruit industry science and technology demonstration households has become the main force in the development of fruit industry in the county.