How much does a rice transplanter cost? Interpretation of national subsidy policies
A rice transplanter is a planting machine that sets rice seedlings into paddy fields. Its function is to improve the efficiency and quality of transplanting, achieve rational close planting, and facilitate the mechanization of subsequent operations. Because of the rapid development of agriculture, machinery has now risen to replace manual labor, and the price of rice transplanters has become a matter of concern for everyone. How much does a rice transplanter cost to buy? Is there a national subsidy?
The editor looked up relevant prices of rice transplanters online and found that different types of transplanters have different prices. Many factors affect price changes, such as large, small, imported, domestic, hand-cranked, and high-speed models, ranging from 900 to 30,000, so everyone should still check relevant quotes online according to their own needs.
Is there a national subsidy for agricultural machinery rice transplanters?
The answer is yes. According to the “Guiding Opinions on the Implementation of Agricultural Machinery Purchase Subsidies for 2015-2017” subsidy scope and standards:
(1) Scope of machine types subsidized by central government funds. In accordance with the goal requirements of “ensuring basic self-sufficiency of grains and absolute security of staple food,” central government funds focus on subsidizing machinery needed for key links in the production of major crops such as grain, cotton, oil, and sugar, while also taking into account machinery needed for the development of animal husbandry, fisheries, protected agriculture, forestry and fruit industries, and primary processing of agricultural products, striving to use about 3 years to focus on raising the level of full-process mechanization in the production of major crops such as grain, cotton, oil, and sugar. The scope of machine types subsidized by central government funds covers 11 major categories, 43 subcategories, and 137 items (see Annex 1 for details).
Each province should, based on actual agricultural production conditions, select some items from the 137 items as the scope of central government fund subsidies for that province; and, according to the development needs of local advantageous leading industries and the scale of subsidy funds, select some machinery for key links to implement open subsidies.
Major grain-producing provinces (regions) should select some machinery items urgently needed for key links in grain production for open subsidies, mainly including subsoilers, no-till seeders, rice transplanters, motorized sprayers and dusters, powered (boom-type, air-assisted) sprayers, self-propelled crawler grain combine harvesters (full-feed), half-feed combine harvesters, corn harvesters, potato harvesters, straw chopping and returning machines, grain dryers, large and medium-sized wheeled tractors, etc. Major producing provinces (regions) of cotton, oil, and sugar crops should implement open subsidies for machinery items such as cotton harvesters, sugarcane planters, sugarcane harvesters, rapeseed harvesters, and peanut harvesters.
Provinces with conditions should, around leading industries and in accordance with the principle that the scale of subsidy funds matches fairly consistently with the demand for machine purchases, select machinery items to pilot full open subsidies.
Machinery needed for the development of other local characteristic agriculture and machinery with strong applicability to small regions may be included in the scope of subsidies funded by local finance at all levels, and the specific subsidized machinery items and subsidy standards shall be determined by local authorities themselves.
In order to guide and encourage agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises to strengthen research and development innovation, several provinces are selected to carry out pilot central government fund purchase subsidies for new agricultural machinery products. The new product subsidy pilot should highlight the needs of local major industries such as grain, cotton, oil, and sugar and the promotion of new agricultural mechanization technologies, carry out scientific demonstration and collective research and decision-making, and ensure advanced technology and controllable risks. The specific measures may be jointly formulated by the agricultural mechanization departments in charge and the finance departments of the pilot provinces.
Encourage the carrying out of pilot financial leasing of large agricultural machinery and innovative agricultural machinery credit services, and support farmers in purchasing and using machinery through multiple channels and in multiple forms.
Field operation techniques for rice transplanters
The quality of mechanical rice transplanting directly affects rice yield and is greatly related to the operator’s skill in operating the transplanter. To ensure the quality of mechanical transplanting and achieve the goal of increasing rice yield, operators should proficiently master the following operation techniques.
First, during transplanter operation, maintain a uniform forward speed, and do not go suddenly fast or slow or stop frequently. Keep the operation travel route straight; while walking, try not to use or minimize the methods of twisting the handle or violently pulling the handrail frame to correct the straightness of travel, so as to prevent missed planting or replanting caused by sharp turns.
Second, during operation, observe while transplanting, and eliminate problems promptly when discovered. At the same time, pay attention to the working condition of the seedling feed roller at the slot of the seedling box. If seedling roots or clay are found at the slot, stop the machine promptly for cleaning to prevent affecting transplanting quality.
Third, follow the “five no-transplant” rule, namely do not transplant in heavy rain, do not transplant at low temperature, do not transplant in floating mud or muddy mud, do not transplant when the field is not level, and do not transplant when the transplanter has not been adjusted well.
Fourth, maintain and service the transplanter in a timely manner. After operation each day, clean mud and debris from the transplanter, and fill fuel, engine oil, and gear oil sufficiently. Lubricate, adjust, and tighten all connecting parts of each part, etc.