China News Service, Xing'an League, August 17 (Lang Lang) If your impression of the countryside is still at the time when the farmer's uncle "faces the loess with his back to the sky", have you ever thought about artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of things, cloud computing... …What is it like when these high-tech concepts are applied to rural fields?
Mobile phones have become farm tools and farmland has become scenic spots. The successful transformation of smart agriculture in the National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park of Zhalaite Banner, Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has allowed people to see an idyllic scene under the blessing of high technology.
The picture shows the paddy field painting of the modern agricultural industrial park in Zalaid Banner. Li Shuohang Photography
Mobile phone turned into farm tool: I have a mu of farmland in Zalaite Banner
As a nation with thousands of years of farming civilization, the Chinese have a special affection for land. "The fields are full of water and the rice leaves are full, the daylight passes through the trees and the smoke is low." In today's continuous urbanization, such a quiet pastoral picture is particularly rare, and it is the life that many people yearn for.
How to own an acre of land in the complicated real life? In Zhalaite Banner, Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, such a possibility may be found.
Backed by the Taoer River and Horqin Grassland, Zhalaite Banner is located in the southern foothills of the Greater Khingan Mountains at 46 degrees north latitude. It is located in the world-recognized golden rice belt in cold regions. Natural pollution-free land and more than 100 years of local planting experience make rice planting here. Unique advantage.
In September 2017, one of the first batch of modern agricultural industrial parks in the country, Zhalaite Banner National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park was approved for construction. Rice is the leading industry here. There are 450,000 mu of 600,000 mu of arable land in the park to grow rice, including 100,000 mu of smart agriculture demonstration area. "You planted green seedlings in the field, and you can see the sky in the water when you lower your head." The scene of planting rice seedlings in the Jiangnan Water Village is not found here. Instead, modern agricultural full-process large-scale mechanized operations are replaced.
"In order to break the bottleneck of farmers' income increase, we have adjusted the planting structure and focused on the development of green organic rice." According to Lu Yongze, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of HOLIBAO Town, HOLIBAO Town is the core area of the industrial park, with an area of 280,000 mu of cultivated land. Under the premise of being green and organic, the field management here is free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which makes it possible for the "four rice symbiosis"-Panjin river crabs, Qianjiang crayfish, fish, and ducks have all settled in the rice fields. It not only improves the output value of farmland, but also prevents pests and diseases through physical and biological means.
And such fields can be owned by individuals. The industrial park launched the "I have one mu of farmland in Zhalai" private customization and farmland claim model. Customers who claim one mu of land can view their own rice growth in real time and participate in field management in real time only through the mobile app. After the autumn harvest, the base will produce more than 400 kilograms of high-quality rice per mu per quarter or year according to customer needs. , And all the shrimp, crab, fish and duck raised in the fields are delivered to consumers’ homes.
Mobile phones have become new farm tools. Even if they are thousands of miles away from the land, the pastoral dreams of contemporary "farmers" can be realized through the palm of a mobile phone screen.
The picture shows the big data display platform of the Science and Technology Service Center. Photo by Lang Lang
Making "ID Card" for Rice: "Internet of Things +" Helps Smart Agriculture
To realize such a dream, the traditional farming method of watching the sky cannot be satisfied, and technology is the "trader" behind it.
Through the science and technology service center in the industrial park, it can be found that the "Internet of Things +" smart agricultural cloud service platform is the "brain" that dominates all this. The industrial park uses big data, cloud services, artificial intelligence and other information technologies to upgrade traditional agricultural equipment. Internet of Things data such as soil moisture, insect status, water level, weather, and video can be seamlessly accessed and monitored in real time.
The birth of a grain of rice begins with the preparation of the land. Wang Xiaojuan, an associate researcher of Xinjiang Tianye Group, who came to the industrial park for guidance, told Chinanews.com that when there is no planting in spring, they will take soil samples to determine nutrients, so that farmers can understand the nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, organic matter, salt and other elements in their land. Content, what is missing and what to make up.
The picture shows the measured soil composition content, which can be viewed in real time via a mobile phone. Photo by Lang Lang
In the Science and Technology Service Center, there is a special laboratory to cultivate a variety of rice seedlings by simulating different soil, climate and other conditions. In the past, farmers planted only two types of rice, Longyang 16 and Suijing 18. However, after the results of soil analysis, farmers can pass " The “Handheld Industrial Park APP” sees various data, selects suitable rice varieties according to the soil composition or future weather conditions, and refers to the laboratory simulation results.
During the seeding stage, small-scale climate stations and air-ground integrated precision agricultural remote sensing monitoring facilities can return data such as temperature, water temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, light, and pests in real time, and analyze and predict possible diseases. When is it suitable for sowing, when pests need to be treated, when can be harvested... All links are accurately recorded by data. According to the conditions of rice, the right medicine can be prescribed to maximize the yield. All of this can be achieved through mobile applications. Real-time understanding.
The picture shows the analysis of various indicators of rice and the identification of its quality. Photo by Lang Lang
"For farmers, selling 50 cents more per catty of rice is a very important income." Wang Xiaojuan said, and "Internet of Things+" can protect the quality of rice.
This year, the industrial park also launched the "Xing'an League Rice Zhalai Special Flavored Rice" public brand digital identity management service system to issue digital "identity cards" for high-quality agricultural products. The establishment of a traceability system allows consumers to You know the roots of the rice you eat yourself.
Every rice that goes out from here has its own "ID card". Just scan the QR code on the outer package to know the variety of rice, the yield per mu, the fertilizer used, etc. from planting to harvesting. , And even watch its growth process.
"We truly traced a grain of rice from the field to the table." Wang Xiaojuan concluded.
The picture shows the rice field painting in the industrial park. Photo by Li Shuoxing
The integration of agriculture and tourism opens up new channels for farmers to get rich
The application of science and technology not only "untie" farmers and land, but also provides new ideas for the development of local modern agriculture, such as the "agricultural and tourism integration" being implemented in HOLIBAO.
Lu Yongze introduced that around the farmland, they built a 30-kilometer-long bicycle track and built a 15.4-meter three-story landscape platform, where you can see the largest rice field painting in the country; in addition, they also built 1,500 acres of marigold flower fields and 120 acres of lily garden.
Based on the rice field itself, the local development of homestays, the most distinctive feature is the "Dao Meng Xingkong", looking up at the stars above the rice waves. The seven wooden houses scattered across the rice fields are named exactly after the Big Dipper. When night falls, the corridor lights are on, and the stars in the sky and the lights on the ground echo each other.
The picture shows the "Rice Dream Starry Sky" built in the rice fields. Photo by Lang Lang
Along the scenic spots, more than 20 local stalls have been set up for farmers to run their businesses. When there are too many people, the supply of melons worth 8 yuan per catty (double the market price) for a house is in short supply. A stall owner told Chinanews.com that his gross income from selling snacks was about 600 yuan in only two days of the weekend.
"Changing farmland into scenic spots and gardening into parks is to increase farmers' income in many ways." Lu Yongze said. Now, the industrial park has built a 60,000-square-meter bed and breakfast area, including catering, clubs, commercial streets, amusement parks and other entertainment facilities, extending the industrial chain, and the industrial park can receive more than 2,000 tourists per day. In 2019, the total output value of the industrial park reached 7 billion yuan. Through land transfer, planting operations, and sideline development, farmers' per capita disposable income was 23,000 yuan, more than twice the national average.
Today, it has become a modern agricultural industrial park with the deep integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries and seamless docking of production, adding and marketing, realizing the magnificent transformation of traditional agriculture into smart agriculture and precision agriculture. (Finish)