Rice production province Hunan 18.16 million acres of early rice opens sickle harvesting

Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, July 8th (Reporter Zhou Mian) In July, early rice in Hunan opened the sickle harvest. This year's 18.16 million mu of early rice in the rice production province is expected to usher in a harvest.

Tan Xiaohu, a villager in Xintongshuqiao Village, Quanjiaohe Town, Heshan District, Yiyang City, was a farmer who started harvesting early rice earlier. Early in the morning on July 6, he organized 4 rotary farming machines and 3 tractors to operate in 400 acres of land that was circulated. Tan Xiaohu predicts that this year's early puppy rice is about 450 kg, and the total revenue can reach 600,000 yuan. In addition, he is also the "field butler" of a local agricultural company, which has been in charge of 800 acres of early rice. These rice will also be harvested within a week.

Since this year, in order to overcome the influence of unfavorable weather, Hunan Province has introduced a number of measures to ensure early rice production. During the spring plowing, the province arranged a total of 120 million yuan in funds, and the pilot pilot subsidy of the seedling throwing operation was performed in 75 counties. The 61 million yuan supported the construction of agricultural machinery cooperatives. The area of ​​early rice mechanized (throw) increased by about 400,000 acres from the previous year. During the early rice production and harvesting, it has promoted various new production models such as "agricultural machinery leasing" and "whole village custody" in the main grain producing districts and counties in Yixian County and Hanshou.

"This year's early rice harvest, this six months is not busy!" Said Zhong Lei, the "post -90s" grain planting of the "post -90s" grain farmer in Shatou Town, Ziyang District, Yiyang City. Relying on more than 10 modern agricultural machinery, the 400 acres of premature early rice varieties he planted have been basically harvested. The average output of acres is 460 kg, an increase of 10 kg over last year.

【Edit: Huang Yuhan】

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