Fully mechanized harvesting and sowing

At present, 30000 acres of mid season rice in Xiangyu Town, Dongzhi County are gradually entering the mature harvest period, and local farmers are all using various agricultural machinery to press the “fast forward” button for autumn harvest.

This year, my family farm has planted over 1000 acres of medium rice. Under the guidance of the agricultural department, we have carefully selected varieties, nurtured seedlings, and scientifically removed pests. The rice grains we planted are full, with an average yield of over 1500 kilograms per mu. “Grain grower Wang Baohu happily said that agricultural machinery has high harvesting efficiency and low cost, and once the rice is harvested, it can be directly transported to the purchasing point using a grain truck, which saves labor and time, and is conducive to rushing to sow winter rapeseed.

This year, more than 61000 acres of rice were planted in Xiangyu Town. During machine tillage, rotary tillers were used to plow the soil, composite seeders were used for sowing, drones were used for pest control operations, and combine harvesters were used for harvesting, achieving a machine harvesting rate of 100%. “Tao Yunqiang, the person in charge of Xiangyu Town Agricultural Machinery Station, told reporters that the promotion of mechanization not only allowed farmers to bid farewell to the time-consuming and laborious traditional harvesting mode, Moreover, straw crushing and returning to the field not only protects the environment but also increases soil fertility.

In recent years, Xiangyu Town has vigorously promoted new technologies for mechanized rice production and planting, achieving the full process of mechanized operations from rice seedling cultivation, cultivation, field management, to harvesting and straw recycling.

In the rice fields that have already been harvested, we use machine rotation to turn over the land and sow winter rapeseed for ‘rice oil’ rotation. This can not only improve soil structure, increase soil fertility, reduce pests and diseases, but also drive the local rapeseed industry and the ‘flower appreciation economy’, and develop rural tourism, “said Tao Yunqiang.