China News Service, Xingtai, March 13th (Zhang Pengxiang and Li Chao) On the 13th, it was the busy season for spring farming. In the wheat fields in Pingxiang County, Hebei Province, drones flew, high-leg self-propelled sprinkler irrigation, and automatic fertilizer applicators. , water and fertilizer integration, shallow burial drip irrigation and other intelligent machinery are taking turns.
A self-moving boom sprayer is weeding wheat.
Photo by Li Chao
"In previous years, I had to hire at least 20 people to spray the 1,300 acres of wheat, and it took more than ten days. Now a drone can spray 200 acres a day, saving labor and time and effort. Sitting on the ground, staring at The mobile phone will do the work," said Dong Bingkun, a major grain grower in Dongjiazhuang Village, Pingxiang County.
In recent years, Pingxiang County, Hebei Province has continuously adjusted the agricultural industrial structure, accelerated the transformation of agricultural development methods, vigorously promoted scientific and technological agriculture, and implemented mechanized operations. Agricultural production has become more and more intelligent, making spring ploughing show a "leisure" scene.
Plant protection drones are conducting unified defense and governance operations to ensure high yields and good harvests.
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Han Shubo of Xidouzhuang is also a famous grain grower in Pingxiang County.
In 2021, he adjusted the planting model, from the past to plant wheat and corn to special economic crops oil sunflower, with the help of the agricultural department, all switched to mechanization, the income per mu will reach more than 800 yuan.
This year, he contracted another 500 mu of land through land transfer, increasing the planting area of oil sunflowers.
"In the past, when spring ploughing and spring planting were used, we could only rely on labor, which not only took time, but also increased costs. Now all are large-scale mechanized operations and assembly line operations, and 100 acres can be cultivated in a day. A few people can finish the work in a few days, reducing costs. Now, I also seized the opportunity of spring ploughing." Han Shubo said.
"Filling film, pouring seeds, adding fertilizer... Don't underestimate this machine. Sowing, fertilizing, and mulching can be done at one time, which greatly improves labor efficiency and reduces labor costs." Pingxiang County, who is guiding oil sunflower sowing operations Zhang Hailin, the head of the agricultural machinery station, said that at present, the county has mobilized 5,520 agricultural machinery to serve spring ploughing, and has completed spring sowing and spring management on an area of 215,000 mu.
Drones carry out wheat to promote weak and strong operation site.
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Zhao Hui, Secretary of the Party Group of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Pingxiang County, said that in recent years, Pingxiang County has adopted forms such as online office, online services, video training, and WeChat platform remote guidance, so that the guidance of agricultural experts to farmers has become "zero distance". , solve many practical problems for agricultural production.
At the same time, with the continuous blessing of intelligent equipment, farmers' agricultural production is more "smart".
"I am a native farmer. I have been farming for 30 years. In the past, farming was based on experience and strength. In order not to delay the spring plowing time, I was busy for a few days, which made my back and legs hurt. 'It makes farming easier and more scientific, and the income from the land is more." Dong Bingkun said.
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