Yu Xinrong stresses: Do a good job in autumn and winter planting to lay a solid foundation for next year's summer grain harvest
On December 5-6, Yu Xinrong, Vice Minister of Agriculture, went to Henan Province to investigate autumn and winter planting production. Yu Xinrong went deep into the wheat production frontline in Yuanyang County, Xinxiang City, to learn about this year's winter wheat production and study specific measures for doing a good job in autumn and winter planting production. Yu Xinrong stressed that autumn and winter planting is a key battle in the year's grain production. At present, it is a critical period for pre-winter management of winter wheat. Agricultural departments at all levels must firmly grasp grain production without wavering, attach importance to science and technology for disaster prevention and reduction without relaxing, and strengthen socialized services and market supervision without slackening. They must link every step closely and not let any move fail, with particular emphasis on doing a good job in winter wheat field management, so as to lay a solid foundation for next year's summer grain harvest.
In the high-standard grain field demonstration project area of Yuanyang County, fields formed squares, forests formed networks, roads were connected, and canals were linked. The 20,000 mu of winter wheat emerged neatly and grew encouragingly. Yu Xinrong inquired in detail about this year's wheat seeding rate and sowing period, the varieties farmers like, key yield-increasing technologies, substitute cultivation and substitute planting, trusteeship services, and other circumstances, and was very concerned about deep plowing and subsoiling of soil and straw return to the field, asking in detail about the key points of each technology. Shi Gongyi, director of the county agriculture bureau, introduced that local average deep plowing and subsoiling had reached 25-30 cm, and corn straw had achieved full return to the field. Yu Xinrong was very pleased after hearing this. He stressed that, from the high starting point of grain's “eleven consecutive increases,” it is necessary to conscientiously summarize and promote the experience of this year's summer grain harvest and pay more attention to increasing production and efficiency and sustainable development. On the basis of ensuring stable and increased grain production, it is necessary to reduce chemical inputs, use more physical and biological methods, give play to the role of improved varieties, improve integrated application of technologies, and explore green production increase models.
At present, the northern wheat region still has about half a month before entering the overwintering period. To win next year's summer grain harvest, Yu Xinrong required, first, to firmly grasp pre-winter management. All localities must implement all field management measures, with the focus on carrying out agricultural activities such as pressing to preserve soil moisture, clearing ditches and regulating soil moisture, intertillage and weeding, and watering for overwintering, to ensure safe overwintering. Second, to firmly grasp drought resistance and cold prevention. In response to the emerging winter drought in some areas and possible spring drought, implement all measures for drought resistance and cold prevention as early as possible. Third, to firmly grasp disease and pest prevention and control. Strengthen monitoring and early warning, release disease and pest information in a timely manner, and do a good job in disease and pest prevention and control at the seedling stage. Fourth, to firmly grasp winter agriculture. Implement the winter and spring vegetable planting area well, and ensure vegetable supply in the off-season and during the “two festivals.”
Yu Xinrong also inspected the Yinong Information Society in Shaan County, Sanmenxia City. He pointed out that information entering villages and households brings the world to the village and pushes the village to the world, making it a reality for farmers to “buy from the world and sell to the world.” Government departments at all levels must make full use of this platform, and through administrative, technical, market, and other means, guide social capital to build a tertiary industry based on information services as a platform, create regional brand advantages, and drive the development of modern agriculture.