Harvesting, threshing, crushing rice stalks... Grasp the harvest of early rice in multiple areas during the harvest season | early rice | agricultural season
According to the latest agricultural situation dispatch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, as of now, the early rice harvest in China has reached 16.7%, with a year-on-year progress of 0.7 percentage points faster. Multiple measures are being taken in each major production area to promote high-quality and efficient early rice harvesting.
Grasping the harvest of early rice during the agricultural season, the harvester shuttles through the grain fields
In Hunan, major grain growers in various regions are seizing the agricultural season and rushing to harvest early rice. It is understood that this year, a total of 18.16 million mu of early rice were planted in Hunan, with an expected yield slightly higher than the previous year. The harvest can be completed before or after July 25th.
In a smart farm in Jinzhou Town, Ningxiang City, several harvesters are operating at full power in the fields, harvesting, threshing, and loading rice in one go. In about 15 minutes, the task of harvesting one acre of rice field can be completed.
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Huang Yong, a major grain grower in Jinzhou Town, Ningxiang City, has achieved mechanization throughout the entire process of seedling cultivation, flying prevention, harvesting, and drying. More than 2500 acres of rice are expected to be harvested in about 10 days.
In Hengshan County, Hunan Province, the early rice here has also entered the harvesting period, and the harvesters work back and forth in the fields. The local agricultural department predicts that all 185000 mu of early rice in Hengshan County will be harvested by the end of July, with a total yield of over 80000 tons.
More than 350000 acres of early rice sickle opening and harvesting machinery to assist in the rush to harvest
This year, the early rice planting area in Guangxi exceeded 12 million mu. At present, more than 350000 acres of early rice in Baise have entered the mature harvest period first, and local farmers are seizing the sunny weather and organizing agricultural machinery to start sickling and harvest.
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In the fields, the sound of machines roared, creating a bustling scene of a bountiful harvest. In Youjiang District, the agricultural production area of Baise City, the reporter saw golden rice fields spread out in patches, with multiple harvesters shuttling through the fields, harvesting, threshing, and crushing rice straw in one go. Due to the abundant sunshine during the growth period of early rice this year, the local average yield of early rice is expected to reach 1000 kilograms per mu. At the same time as harvesting, planting is also ongoing. Baise, as an important autumn and winter vegetable planting base in Guangxi, will rotate autumn and winter vegetables after the early rice harvest is completed to improve economic benefits.