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The key to securing grain and stabilizing grain lies in doing a good job with the grain-producing counties, the granaries.
At the Beidahuang Precision Agriculture and Agricultural Machinery Center of the Jiansanjiang Farm under Heilongjiang State Farms, staff demonstrated on site operations such as real-time scheduling of agricultural machinery and GPS positioning, drawing unstinting praise from the Party secretaries and county heads from several hundred major grain-producing counties across the country, and many even took out their phones to take photos.
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Invasive alien species reach 529, costing China 57 billion yuan a year
More than 500 invasive alien species, devouring 57 billion yuan a year. By Zhang Wen, National Business Daily, from Beijing. The invasion of alien organisms, while severely disrupting ecosystems, has also brought China average annual economic losses of more than 57 billion yuan. The Ministry of Agriculture announced on July 29 that
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Seeds must be carefully selected to bring out their vigor
Step 1: Improved seed processing. Seeds of superior varieties, high-quality seeds. Good children come from a good mother; good seed makes good grain. The 10 premium corn seeds that can sell for 80 yuan, as mentioned by Wang Jianhua, professor at the College of Agronomy and Biotechnology at China Agricultural University, proves this truth. This premium corn not only
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Storing Grain Among the People Is Quietly Changing, Challenging Traditional Rural Grain Storage Models
Gongzhuling City in Jilin Province is a major corn-producing county in China, with an annual corn output of more than 3 million tonnes. To meet farmers' grain-selling needs, in 2013 the city's corn purchasing depots increased to 61, and many large canopy shelters and open-air grain storage bins were built, standing shoulder to shoulder with tall silos and flat warehouses.
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Improved Seed Breeding Receives 400 Million Yuan in Central Government Funding
In 2014, centering on enhancing the capacity of improved seed breeding bases and improving the development of the improved seed breeding system, the central government allocated 411.69 million yuan in comprehensive agricultural development funds to build 220 improved seed breeding bases in 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), with the main construction contents being land leveling, land improvement, processing workshops and warehouse construction, and the purchase of instruments and equipment.
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El Niño May Adversely Affect Autumn Grain Production, Ministry of Agriculture Issues Warning
Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, July 27 (Reporter Wang Yu) Vice Minister of Agriculture Yu Xinrong, speaking at the national on-site meeting on combating disasters and striving for a bumper autumn grain harvest held here, said that the current period is the critical time for "flood control and drought relief during late July and early August," and also a critical period for the growth and development of autumn grain and for disaster prevention and reduction.
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Sharing economy lets farmers profit more: A 50-50 split gives rise to a new agricultural model
Gazing into the distance, rows of white greenhouses stand neatly arranged, stretching on without end; outside the greenhouses the weather is freezing cold, while inside it is as warm as spring, with tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants growing vigorously; trucks stream by in an endless flow, delivering freshly picked vegetables to sales outlets everywhere... This is what
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Great potential for wheat in shoring up weak links, boosting agricultural supply-side reform
The Central Rural Work Conference held on December 24-25, 2015 proposed the agricultural supply-side structural reform for the first time, charting the course for agricultural and rural work in 2016 and the 13th Five-Year Plan period. The conference pointed out that efforts should be focused on strengthening the agricultural supply-side structural reform, improving the quality and efficiency of the agricultural supply system, so that the quantity, variety and quality of agricultural product supply meet consumer demand, and truly form an effective supply of agricultural products with a reasonable structure and strong guarantees.
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Promoting green pest control technology requires clearing three hurdles
Based on earlier exploration and practice, several years ago, Kecheng District of Quzhou, Zhejiang, successfully established a national-level demonstration zone for quality and safety of agricultural products for export food (citrus), and was also designated a national demonstration zone for green crop pest and disease control. Through the demonstration-driven approach, the results have also been quite notable
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How to awaken the sleeping land and bring the soil back to life
The Central Rural Work Conference at the end of the year set the tone for 2016 to strengthen agricultural supply-side reform, improve the quality and efficiency of the agricultural supply system, make the quantity, variety and quality of agricultural product supply meet consumer needs, and truly form a rational structure and strongly guaranteed agricultural product
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