Original title: Farmers' online consultation with experts and offline recruitment of agricultural technology on the ridge (during spring ploughing)
Just after 6:00 in the morning, Xiao Wanxin, deputy director and researcher of the Corn Research Institute of Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and three colleagues arrived at Shenyang Station, ready to rush to Sanjiangkou Town, Changtu County, Tieling City, 260 kilometers away.
"The villagers in Sanjiangkou learned the benefits of scientific corn planting in our spring plowing and preparation for farmers direct seeding room, and wanted to invite us to talk about the technology on the spot." Xiao Wanxin said with a smile, "We don't wait for people in the farming season. During the critical period of spring plowing and preparation for farmers, we should go to the fields more to help solve problems."
After about an hour's drive, they got off the train and took a chartered bus to Baolong Village, 90 kilometers away. Among the four people, Xiao Wanxin is a breeding expert, Han Xiaori is a soil fertilizer expert, Chen Pengshi is a meteorological expert, and Zhang Shuping is a cultivation expert. "Although the team is small, it has a better understanding of the problems faced by farmers in the early stage of corn planting," said Zhang Shuping.
It was more than an hour's journey again. The expert group came to the entrance of the village. Liu Zhongwu, the secretary of Baolong Village Party Branch, had been waiting here for a long time: "Director Xiao, let's go to the village committee to have a rest and drink some water to rest our feet." "No, the villagers must be busy in the field at the moment. Let's go straight to the field to see what problems there are."
On the ridge, Cheng Jianfeng, a villager, was the first to say his perplexity: "Mr. Xiao, I have changed several corn varieties over the years, and I also fertilized and watered them on time, but the yield per unit area has not gone up. Can you recommend some high-yield corn varieties?"
"Last year, we tried two new varieties in Zhangwu County, and the yield per mu increased from more than 1000 jin to about 2000 jin. Our village has a good foundation of land, which is black land, and the yield will certainly increase." Xiao Wanxin replied. Cheng Jianfeng plans to take out several acres of land for trial planting: "I'll compare them first. If they are planted well, they will all be pushed away."
"We are very interested in the high-yield technology of precise regulation of dense planting of corn you mentioned, and we don't know what specific problems need to be paid attention to?" Wang Xiaohua, a large grain grower, also came to ask.
"This technology must master several precisions, of which reasonable density increase and accurate regulation of water and fertilizer as needed are the key." Zhang Shuping, a cultivation expert, said, "The proportion of ten water and eight fertilizer we tested in Wufeng Town, Zhangwu County has achieved good results."
"When will we get what we want? Is there any time to say?" "What's the weather like recently? Is there heavy rain? When is the right time to plant?" "Last year, our corn yield was good, but the grain quality was average. What do you think?"... In half an hour, dozens of villagers gathered around, and many others were on their way.
More than 2 p.m., after a simple lunch, Xiao Wanxin and his colleagues rushed to the next village. "Tomorrow we will go to the villages of Liangzhongqiao Town, Bamian Town and other towns. We will also have a live broadcast of benefiting farmers around 8:00 tonight." When the group returned to the county seat, it was already more than 7:00 p.m.
This year, the corn planting area in Liaoning will exceed 41 million mu, accounting for 3/4 of the grain planting area in the province. Since the beginning of March, this expert group has passed more than 10 counties and 30 towns in Chaoyang, Fuxin, Tieling, Huludao and other places.
"Not only our corn institute, but also more than 600 experts from 30 institute affiliated research institutions, such as Rice Institute, Fruit Tree Institute, Sorghum Institute, and Vegetable Institute, are rushing to the front line of spring plowing for guidance, training, and question answering. In addition, the live broadcast of benefiting farmers launched online by us has seen more than 2 million people." Xiao Wanxin said.
