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Farmland soil should be tested regularly to understand its health
Nowadays, farmers are increasingly aware of the important role soil plays in increasing grain yields and income. Many farmers are eager to understand the soil quality and fertility conditions of their own fields so they can apply fertilizer in a reasonable formula. But at present, in rural areas, those who know how to do soil testing and formula fertilization
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Fertilizer labels must be understandable to farmers
I am an individual agricultural input dealer in Xiajin County, Shandong Province. I was born and raised in the countryside, and I deeply understand the hardships of farmers. Seeing farmers use inferior fertilizer pains me deeply. At present, overcapacity in the fertilizer industry is intensifying day by day, and many enterprises and unscrupulous traders, for their own
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The Farmer Income Problem: How to Solve It Under the New Normal
At present, China's economy has entered the new normal, and the external environment and internal conditions of agricultural development have undergone profound changes. Farmer income growth is increasingly influenced by the national economy and global integration. There are opportunities for sustained income growth, but also pressures and challenges. 201
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Don't Let Excessive Land Transfer Fees Undermine the Enthusiasm for Growing Grain
Editor's note: As the state encourages and supports the transfer of contracted land to specialized large-scale operators, family farms, and farmer cooperatives to develop various forms of appropriately scaled operations, land transfer is in full swing across the country. However, rising transfer fees are continuously shrinking the profit margins of large grain-growing operators and other new types of business entities. While feeling the pressure, some have already been forced to give up growing grain and switch to other more profitable cash crops. How can the reasonable returns of these new types of grain-growing business entities be ensured? How can their enthusiasm for growing grain be protected? These questions are worth pondering.
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Li Jiayang stresses: strive to build a collaborative mechanism for agricultural science and technology under the new normal
On April 8, the Ministry of Agriculture held a special meeting on the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance in Beijing, to implement the guiding instructions of the State Council leadership, study and arrange the 2015 work, and effectively promote the building of the alliance. Vice Minister of Agriculture, President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Agricultural Science and Technology Inn
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Spring sowing gets underway in Northeast China, intended grain planting area reaches 384 million mu
At present, land preparation in Northeast China is basically complete, and rice sowing is getting underway. According to agricultural situation monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and feedback from Northeast China, agricultural input supplies are sufficient this year, and soil moisture conditions are favorable for spring sowing. The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that the intended grain planting area in Northeast China is 384 million mu, on par with the previous year.
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Beware of Hidden Hunger: Eating Enough Is Not the Same as Eating Well
China's total grain output has achieved eleven consecutive years of growth, and people eating their fill is basically no longer a problem, but eating enough is not the same as eating well. The insufficient intake of trace elements and vitamins through food is called hidden hunger. The latest "Report on the Nutrition and Health Status of Chinese Residents
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Temporary reserve auction launched, corn prices under pressure and trending downward
On Thursday, the fifth round of temporary reserve corn auctions in Northeast China began. This auction is planned to be held over two days, with a total of 3.028 million tons of temporary reserve corn to be offered. Since April 9, news of batch releases of Northeast temporary reserve corn onto the market has continued to pressure the nearby corn 1509 contract, and starch has also followed the decline due to falling corn raw material prices. Considering that the starch futures market price shows a discount pattern, the downside room for starch futures prices is limited.
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Seed industry becomes the core, with huge space for agricultural cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative
The agricultural "Belt and Road" strategy: build China's granary, safeguard local livelihoods. Hard constraints on agricultural resources and sustainability issues, rigid growth in demand for agricultural products, and food security being national security are China's agricultural realities. The Chinese government has proposed the "Belt and Road"
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Where is the way forward for financial poverty reduction under the new normal?
The Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2014 made arrangements to focus more on specific populations and particular people to achieve targeted poverty alleviation, and set higher requirements for Hebei Province to further accelerate the construction of the poverty alleviation demonstration zone (hereinafter referred to as the demonstration zone). At present
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