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New corn is not far from hitting the market, wheat hard to make a splash as feed
The listing of new-season corn is just around the corner, and corn prices are beginning to show signs of downward pressure, the proportion of wheat used as feed substitute will further decrease in the future, and energy feed is likely to return to the "corn-dominant" era. Domestic corn prices remain firm, with supply tight in most regions
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How Will China's "Three Highs" Wheat Landscape Play Out?
According to the State Administration of Grain, as of August 31, grain enterprises of various types in 11 major wheat-producing areas including Henan and Shandong had purchased a cumulative total of 69.84 million tons of newly harvested wheat, an increase of 20.5 million tons over the same period last year. At this point, China's wheat has taken on a "three highs" pattern of high prices, high purchase volumes, and high inventory levels.
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Why is it hard to keep college graduates in agriculture despite free tuition?
To attract and cultivate agricultural talent, since 2006 Zhejiang has funded a free-tuition policy each year for students from the province enrolled in university agriculture-related majors in crop cultivation and livestock breeding. But a recent survey by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture showed that between 2011 and 2013, among those benefiting from the policy,
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Analyzing the Path of Agricultural Modernization from a Soil Science Perspective
After more than twenty years of working in soil and fertilizer experiments, due to the unexpected results of two experiments and some other opportunities, my views on soil and fertilizer underwent a great change. I had collected some materials and, in 1972, published in the semi-monthly magazine "Harvest Year" Volume 22, Issue 1
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The cotton target price reform is about ensuring farmers earn a profit from growing cotton
In early 2014, the state launched a pilot target price subsidy program for cotton in Xinjiang and soybeans in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. With the approval of the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture, publicly announced the 2014 target prices for cotton and soybeans on April 5 and May 17 respectively.
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Large-scale agricultural operators receive key support from the China Banking Regulatory Commission
In line with the requirements of the General Office of the State Council's "Several Opinions on Financial Services for the Development of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers," the China Banking Regulatory Commission recently issued two consecutive guiding opinions, "Financial Support for Large-Scale Agricultural Production and Intensive Operation" and "Advancing Basic Financial Services to Every Village," requiring
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How will soybeans be sold from now on? Understanding agricultural product target price reform in one article
Right now, the soybean harvest period is about to begin in Northeast China, and farmers are calculating whether this year's soybeans can fetch a good price, which is also a matter of great concern to local officials. Farmers already know that this year the state abolished the temporary purchase and storage policy and will no longer purchase at the market-support price of previous years.
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Steady progress in the battle against late rice pests and diseases, going all out to snatch grain from the jaws of insects
At present, autumn grain crops in most parts of the country have gradually entered the harvest period, but the double-cropping late rice in South China and Jiangnan and the single-cropping late rice in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are at the heading and grain-filling stage, which is a critical period for yield formation and also an important period for the occurrence and damage of pests and diseases at the ear stage. In particular, in some areas this autumn a "late autumn without cool weather" climate has appeared, which may lead to an increase in the number of generations of the "two migrations" pests in late rice, an extended period of damage, and a tendency to break out suddenly into disaster. Pest and disease prevention and control in the later period still cannot be relaxed.
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The battle to prevent and control pests and diseases in late rice continues, striving to win grain from insects
Currently, autumn grain crops in most parts of the country have gradually entered the harvest period, but the double-season late rice in South China and Jiangnan, and the single-season late rice in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, are at the heading and grain-filling stage, a critical period for yield formation and also an important period for the occurrence and damage of pests and diseases at the ear stage. In particular
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How to Tackle Livestock and Poultry Farming Pollution? Pathways and Countermeasures Analyzed
As people's living standards continue to rise, the demand for livestock and poultry products has also increased year by year. The development of the livestock and poultry farming industry has played an important role in guaranteeing the supply of livestock and poultry products in urban and rural areas, promoting farmers' income growth, and invigorating the rural economy. However, the resulting pollutant emissions
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