"Ensuring Income Increase" (Helping County in Village Notes), "Farming relies on technical skills. Dingmazhuang Village Party Branch | Maizi. In the village | technical skills."

"There are three thousand grains of millet and sixty grains of wheat, and eight abundant grains of peas. But you see, our wheat ears have 53 grains on one side and 106 grains on both sides." In Dingmazhuang Village, Ligu Township, Yucheng County, Henan Province, the wheat ears, which are one circle larger than normal, attracted the attention of reporters.

Picking up a wheat ear, Bian Zhenqiang, the Party branch secretary of Dingmazhuang Village, introduced to the reporter, "This is the selenium rich winter wheat we have piloted with the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, which can harvest at least 400 kilograms of wheat per acre. These plump grain wheat ears are specially shown to the villagers to better promote the cultivation of selenium rich winter wheat in the village."

Henan is a major grain province. Since the Spring Festival, the Dingmazhuang Village Committee has twice invited expert Xue Baoguo from the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences to provide guidance, hoping to bring higher yields through the introduction of new wheat varieties.

Bian Zhenqiang, who is very familiar with wheat cultivation, was not actually a farmer before. In 2017, he gave up his slightly successful career outside and returned to Dingmazhuang Village to serve his fellow villagers. He was elected as the village party branch secretary.

When Bian Zhenqiang returned home, the village's infrastructure was very backward, and there was not even a decent cement road. And now in Dingmazhuang Village, hardened roads have been built to the doorstep of every household. On the tidy village cultural square, children run and play happily. The Honghe River, which passes through the village, is lined with willows on both sides. The water flow in the river is clear, and a beautiful picture of a livable and business friendly countryside unfolds before our eyes

A few days after the wheat harvest ended, the newly planted corn in the field sprouted after a rain. There is a fiberglass water outlet protection device on the plot with the words "High standard farmland" written on it. Li Jinfu, a member of the Dingmazhuang Village Party Branch, introduced, "This is a supporting facility for high standard farmland. When water is needed to irrigate the land, just plug in the pipe directly. The next one is a water diversion well, which is much more convenient. High standard farmland is good, and farming relies on technology to ensure income growth." Now, Dingmazhuang Village has built 1050 acres of high standard farmland.

Looking around, towering wind turbines run with the wind, leaving behind wheat stubble and lush green corn seedlings covering the fields after harvest. The gentle breeze blows, giving off the scent of soil, as if brewing a new harvest.

In addition to improving the quality and efficiency of grain cultivation, the village has also planted many economic crops. In the greenhouse of "Sunshine Rose Garden", clusters of crystal clear grapes hang on the trellis, and automated watering equipment cools and fertilizes the grapes. These sunshine rose grapes were introduced collectively by the village 5 years ago, covering an area of 50 acres.

"Qimei 1980" and "Xiaowu 1910"... The numbers written on the greenhouse steel frame record the number of grape clusters pruned by agricultural technicians in the greenhouse. Not long ago, Zong Yunlong, who came from out of town, brought 9 people specifically to prune the grape types here. The reporter couldn't help but wonder, why do we need to find people from outside?

Bian Hongzhen, a villager responsible for managing the 50 acre vineyard for the village collective, explained, "Ask professional people to do professional things so that we can improve the quality. If we don't cut off the excess fruit grains, the grapes will crack and the sweetness won't increase when they grow. Trimming a bunch of fruit shapes costs 1.2 yuan, but it's worth the money!" Bian Hongzhen proudly said, "After our grapes grow, each grain can be as big as a mineral water bottle cap."

Under the collective leadership of the village, villager Zhou Xiaohong has also planted more than 3 acres of grapes. It has been 3 years since then. "Last year, we made a net profit of more than 20000 yuan per acre. This year, we have entered a high-yield period, and we have produced more fruits. Look at how delightful these fruits are!" Villagers like Zhou Xiaohong still have many in Dingmazhuang Village and surrounding villages.

"This year, we went to Lianyungang again for inspection and planned to introduce a new grape variety - Ice Grape Jade, so that the villagers can plant Ice Grape Jade. It will definitely sell for a good price," said Li Jinfu.

During my stay in the village, I caught up with the Rural Revitalization Bureau of Shangqiu City to conduct research on courtyard economy. Originally, every household in Dingmazhuang Village had planted soft seed pomegranates on the green belts in front, behind, and on both sides of the roads. At the beginning of the year, the village collective purchased saplings uniformly, and each household was able to plant an average of three trees.

Niu Zijian, Deputy Director of the Rural Revitalization Bureau of Shangqiu City, said that the development of courtyard economy in Dingmazhuang Village has not only increased the income of farmers, strengthened the collective economy of the village, but also beautified the rural environment, which is conducive to consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization.

"Our village has good varieties of pomegranates. Next year, one tree can harvest dozens of kilograms, and one kilogram can sell for 10 yuan. Each household can keep enough for their own food, and the excess will be purchased and sold by the village collective. When the tree grows up, one tree can harvest one or two hundred kilograms, and each household can increase their income by more than 1000 yuan." Bian Zhenqiang calculated with his fingers, "If a person does not betray the land, the land will not betray them."