"Hundreds of thousands and millions" in spring farming production—Hunan Hengdong County demonstrates high-quality development of grain production through demonstration plots
"Fortunately, we had scheduled the interview in advance, otherwise we would definitely not have been able to find someone to interview at the Agricultural Rural Bureau at this time." On the way to the Agricultural Rural Bureau in Hengdong County, Hunan Province, a staff member from the Propaganda Department of the Hengdong County Committee explained: To increase early rice yield, the county has established 17 grain production guidance groups, dispatching 85 agricultural technicians to villages to guide farmers in implementing location-specific and classified management, and promoting high-yield technologies in the fields and at the production front. With high enthusiasm and appropriate measures, is the approach clear? "Grain production is the top priority of 'three rural' work. We aim to enhance the yield and benefits of double-season rice planting through the establishment of provincial, municipal, and county-level comprehensive demonstration zones for grain production, which will radiate and drive the high-quality development of grain production in surrounding townships." Liu Ke, Party Committee Secretary and Director of the Hengdong County Agricultural Rural Bureau, said. With 6 ten-thousand-mu demonstration zones, 29 municipal-level thousand-mu demonstration zones, and 165 hundred-mu demonstration zones, the provincial, municipal, and county-level comprehensive demonstration zones for grain production in Hengdong cover an area of over 150,000 mu, accounting for more than one-fourth of the county's paddy field area, achieving the goal of having a thousand-mu demonstration zone in every township and a hundred-mu demonstration zone in every village, with no blind spots in the radiation effect. When villagers plant rice, the "master" is right there. Increase in per-mu yield This year's spring plowing in Langshan Village, Xishui Town, has been busier than in previous years. "The village's water conservancy facilities are not perfect, and most rely on rainwater irrigation, making it difficult to promote double-season rice planting in the past." After finishing plowing one mu of paddy field, Liu Mingjie, the Party Branch Secretary of Langshan Village, nimbly jumped off the plow, "This year, the double-season rice planting area has increased to 800 mu." Limited by water, the breakthrough also comes from water. On the first working day after the Spring Festival holiday, Hengdong County convened a special meeting to fully mobilize and deploy the annual grain production work, seizing the initiative in agricultural timing. After the meeting, the county immediately organized forces to delve into villages and teams, quickly surveying and dynamically grasping the actual planting intentions of various operators, as well as the status of water conservancy facilities, potential for reclaiming abandoned land, and other key influencing factors. In response to the issues identified during the survey, Hengdong County quickly organized a special study, classified strategies, and precisely promoted them. While increasing financial guarantees, Hengdong County has innovated in the use of funds. In addition to supplying the first batch of 90,000 mu of early rice seeds, the county allocated a special fund of 14 million yuan, which was distributed to various townships to be used to supplement seed shortages, repair water conservancy facilities, and reward key links in grain production. Thanks to this, the old water channel about 5 kilometers away in Langshan Village was repaired, the water flow is smooth, nourishing the 600+ mu of reclaimed double-season rice paddy fields. "These 600+ mu of rice fields will be operated by the village collective, increasing the collective income of the village." Liu Mingjie said, the harvest of these rice fields will also bring a substantial income to the village collective. "We have taken another step towards the goal of comprehensive rural revitalization." "Chosen from a thousand miles away" seedlings with a guaranteed buyer At the age of 70, Lei Mingli, a major grain grower in Lingcha Village, Dapu Town, is confident in planting 1,500 mu of double-season rice. "Fully mechanized, I don't even need to step into the field." Lei Mingli's confidence goes far beyond this; although the seedlings have not yet been planted in the fields, the grain for both seasons already has a "buyer." "That's right, our company has long reached an agreement with Lei..."
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