Good policies must truly think about what farmers think and keep farmers' needs at heart.

Straw utilization is an old topic, but it attracts people's attention every year during the summer and autumn harvests. Before the 1990s, straw was fuel for boiling water and cooking in rural areas. Farmers raising livestock used straw leaves to feed sheep and used stalks to make fires. At that time, rural energy was in short supply, and no uncut straw could be seen on cultivated land. With the use of coal, liquefied gas and natural gas, straw was gradually abandoned because of factors such as its low combustion value and the large space it takes up. Because the window between harvest and sowing is tight and rural labor is lacking, it has become more difficult for farming households to effectively collect and use straw.

During interviews, reporters learned that formulating support policies for the comprehensive utilization of straw and establishing an incentive and compensation mechanism have become farmers' expectations and a call within the industry. Policy support should follow the trend of marketization and give full play to the role of “four taels moving a thousand catties.” Support from financial institutions should be actively sought, and multi-channel funding mechanisms should be established to help straw circular agriculture enterprises solve the problem of insufficient funds. An incentive mechanism should be established, giving preference in projects and funding to enterprises with strong driving force, large contributions and standardized operations. At present, some places have introduced a series of support policies in light of their local conditions. These policies have played an important role in promoting the development of straw circular agriculture.

In addition to the enthusiasm of enterprises, it is even more important to mobilize the enthusiasm of millions of farming households. Farmers naturally also know the benefits of comprehensive straw utilization. But to truly ban straw burning, farmers need to benefit from comprehensive utilization. “The way out for agriculture lies in mechanization”; this judgment still applies to today's straw utilization. Mechanized straw utilization methods do not add extra burdens on farmers and can develop the economic value and social benefits of straw. They can not only make good use of a “resource placed in the wrong position” but also promote the development of the livestock industry and new energy industries.