After the beginning of summer, precipitation increased significantly, and agricultural technicians from Hukou County came to the fields. , on-site guidance to cotton farmers on how to sow cotton directly on high slopes.
”‘Zhongmian 425’ is a new variety of live cotton. The more It is a high-sloping land, so the planting density must be higher, and more than 4,000 plants per acre must be planted to ensure high yields of direct-seeded cotton.” Zhou Yibo, a large local planter, hired more than 30 nearby villagers to seize the current good soil moisture and complete 400 acres of direct-seeded cotton planting.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of cotton sowing work, Hukou County for the first time this year We adopt cotton direct seeding technology and send agricultural technicians to the cotton sowing site to provide guidance and services to help farmers solve technical problems and ensure smooth sowing. “Currently, more than 40,000 acres of direct-seeded cotton have been planted in Hukou County, and more than 60% of this year’s cotton planting tasks have been completed.” said Yu Lianzhong, director of the economic cropping station of Hukou County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.
In recent years, Hukou County has promoted high-standard farmland construction. High slope land remediation work will revitalize idle rural land, increase dryland area, and develop dryland cash crops such as cotton and Chinese medicinal materials. At present, the county has transformed and renovated more than 40,000 acres of high-sloping land, which is expected to increase the output value by more than 40 million yuan. The former high-sloping land has become a rich field.
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