204 million mu of winter wheat has been harvested nationwide - "Three summers" machine harvesting is rapidly advancing summer harvest | wheat | winter wheat
At present, wheat harvesting is rapidly advancing from south to north. As of 17:00 on June 9th, 204 million acres of winter wheat have been harvested nationwide, with a harvest progress of 67%. The wheat harvest in Anhui has basically ended, with progress exceeding 90% in Henan, 60% in Jiangsu, 30% in Shaanxi, 30% in Shandong, and 10% in Shanxi and Hebei.
The summer grain production accounts for more than one-fifth of the total annual grain production, and wheat is the main body of summer grain, making it the second largest staple food for the Chinese people. Stable wheat production is of great significance for achieving a bountiful grain harvest throughout the year. What is the production situation of "Three Summers"? How to deal with difficulties during summer harvest?
Unleashing Production Potential of Good Varieties
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a variety approval announcement, approving 197 new wheat varieties. This batch of high-yield, high-quality, green, stress resistant, and specialized wheat varieties will provide more choices for wheat production. In the tumultuous summer of wheat waves, the promoted excellent varieties are continuously unleashing their production potential.
In the wheat fields of Nanmeng Town, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, wheat is growing vigorously. "I planted 800 acres of wheat this year, all of which are 'Gaoyou 2018' varieties. It is expected to be harvested in mid June, which is another bumper harvest year." Liu Hebin, the head of Fengkede Agricultural Machinery Cooperative in Gaocheng District, introduced. "Gaocheng District is one of the largest strong gluten wheat production bases in China. This year, the wheat area reached 487000 mu, with over 80% of Gaoyou strong gluten wheat varieties," said Liu Yongqiang, Deputy Director of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Gaocheng District.
In the wheat field of Wan Xiaoqiang, a major grain grower in Liuhu Town, Dongying District, Dongying City, Shandong Province, wheat has turned yellow. "By selecting good seeds, we can also grow grain in saline alkali soil. In the past two years, I have been using the salt alkali and water-saving drought resistant variety Jimai 22, which can increase yield by nearly 100 kilograms per mu at the best. It has a good taste, high flour yield, and chewy noodles." Wan Xiaoqiang said that his family's 700 acres of wheat belong to saline alkali soil, and due to land conditions, they could only grow cotton. With the improvement of saline alkali land and the continuous emergence of new varieties, stable yields have been achieved for grain crops such as wheat. "In recent years, Liuhu Town has guided farmers to demonstrate and promote high-quality wheat varieties, promoted the construction of high standard farmland, promoted technology for reducing and increasing fertilizer and pesticide use, and strengthened guidance and training on planting techniques, consolidating the foundation of modern agricultural development and increasing the confidence of harvest." Liu Guoqiang, a secretary of the Liuhu Town Party Committee, introduced.
Adequate supply of total machinery and tools
According to data, it is expected to invest 16.5 million units of various agricultural machinery and equipment in the "Three Summers" this year to carry out mechanized operations for summer harvest, summer planting, and summer field management. Among them, there are more than 600000 combine harvesters, and the total supply of machinery is sufficient to meet the production needs of the "Three Summers". The dynamic changes in the supply and demand of agricultural machinery in various regions make organizing cross regional operations of combine harvesters an important task for the "Three Summers" work.
It is reported that agricultural and rural departments at all levels are working together with transportation, meteorological, petroleum and petrochemical units to ensure good service guarantees, issuing meteorological warning forecasts and machine harvesting operation meteorological reminders, providing farmers with job supply and demand docking, agricultural machinery passage, priority preferential refueling and other guarantee services.
Each major production area has formulated plans for mechanized production during the "Three Summers" period and established over 6000 emergency operation service teams for agricultural machinery. Anhui Province plans to invest 200000 combine harvesters, with an expected machine yield exceeding 98.5%. Shandong Province is expected to deploy 1.5 million sets of agricultural machinery and establish 700 oil supply stations to ensure sufficient oil supply for agricultural machinery.
At the customer service center of Weichai Lewo, an agricultural machinery enterprise, a "smart cloud brain" large screen is eye-catching, displaying real-time operational data and other information of intelligent agricultural machinery across the country on the screen. The director of the center, Jiang Qiang, said that this year the center will continue to leverage its advantages in information technology to provide services including operation supply and demand, weather forecasting, and technical guidance for agricultural machinery operators nationwide.
Currently, wheat in various regions of Hebei has also entered the harvesting stage. Bao Qingxiao, Director of the Agricultural Machinery Service Promotion Center in Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, introduced that the district has prepared 2300 wheat harvesters, which can complete the wheat harvest for the entire area in 3 to 5 days.
Key stages of power generation
In late May, there was a large-scale and continuous rainfall process in the northern winter wheat region, with some areas experiencing "rotten rain", causing some mature wheat to sprout and mold. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs urgently issued a notice requiring relevant provinces to scientifically respond to the "rotten rain" weather, and to seize the opportunity to harvest and dry wheat. "Wheat harvesting must be based on the principle of 'grabbing', and all levels of agricultural machinery departments and 800000 agricultural machinery workers participating in wheat harvesting in the Huanghuaihai wheat area must overcome difficulties and fight continuously to win the tough battle of summer harvest and summer planting." said Ji Mingfeng, Director of the Agricultural Mechanization Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Recently, the disaster stricken areas have mobilized various forces such as state-owned grain depots, grain storage enterprises, supply and marketing systems, and farmer cooperatives to use various types of grain drying machinery to dry and sun dry wheat with high moisture content, minimizing losses and mold. To ensure the urgent harvest of summer grain, Henan has launched 10 emergency harvesting, drying and drying measures, seizing the "window period" of sunny weather to harvest quickly, further tapping into drying equipment, implementing wheat insurance claims, and doing a good job in wheat procurement. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has proposed to make full use of drying facilities for various types of main bodies, guide the promotion of segmented drying measures, open up space such as cultural squares and school playgrounds for outdoor drying, and minimize the moisture content of wheat.
Before the large-scale harvest of summer grain, the National Grain and Material Reserve Bureau proposed to place the purchase of summer grain in a more prominent position, firmly holding the bottom line that farmers can sell their crops. Give full play to the role of the grain postpartum service center, strengthen guidance on household grain storage technology, and help farmers reduce losses and increase income. Liu Changquan, a researcher at the Institute of Rural Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that with the arrival of summer grain harvest, the procurement work immediately began. Various regions should strengthen the connection between agriculture and enterprises, deepen cooperation in grain production and sales, guide diverse entities to enter the market, and ensure that farmers have both high yields and abundant harvests.
