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Harbin, September 3 (Xinhua) - How to breed good soybean seeds? Is soy made ice cream delicious? In recent years, Heihe City in Heilongjiang Province has taken multiple measures to promote the expansion of soybean cultivation, continuously making efforts in breeding, scientific planting, and extending the industrial chain, and paving the way for the "Heihe characteristic" soybean industry on the black soil.
In August, the soybean fields of the Ancient City Modern Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative located in Aihui District of Heihe City were bustling with waves of beans. "The soybeans planted in the experimental field in front of us are 'Heihe 43' cultivated by Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, which has excellent high and stable yield," said Zhang Fengqin, Deputy Director of the Agricultural Technology Promotion Center in Aihui District, Heihe City.
A soybean field in Heihe City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Heyao
Heihe City is located in high-altitude areas, and soybean breeding has its own characteristics. To this end, Heihe City has formed an integrated operation model of "breeding and promotion" and a market-oriented promotion system of "scientific research units+seed companies+bases+markets".
"For many years, units such as the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences have actively participated in local soybean breeding, and soybean breeding has achieved fruitful results," said Yan Hongrui, a second level researcher at the Heihe Branch of the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
On the large screen in the production control room of Fu'er Wudalianchi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., the busy scene of the fully automatic CNC assembly line in the workshop is displayed - soybean seeds are transported away by forklifts after being automatically graded, bagged, and placed. The company leader said that such CNC technology is widely applied in various stages of soybean seed production, which can effectively improve soybean seed production capacity.
Nowadays, Heilongjiang Shengfeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd. and other enterprises in Heihe City have self bred multiple new soybean varieties, and some local breeding experts are actively participating in seed breeding work. The relevant government departments provide policy support and guidance to seed industry companies, and organize relevant personnel to supervise enterprises to maintain the safety of high-quality seed breeding.
With good seeds, Heihe City is also digging deep into the potential of soybean planting area.
In Aihui District, Heihe City, Jiaxing Modern Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative's soybean cultivation in contiguous areas is growing just right. "We have confidence in planting soybeans. We have planted more this year than last year," said the chairman of the cooperative, Gai Yongfeng, pointing to the soybeans in the field.
Improving soybean yield and quality cannot be achieved without scientific cultivation. "We use grain and bean rotation as the basic planting method, excellent varieties and large machinery as technical carriers, and deep loosening, no tillage, and straw returning as soil water retention and fertilization methods to build a green, high-yield, and efficient soybean technology model, greatly improving production capacity." said Lu Wencheng, Vice President of Heihe Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Good service is essential to success. Zhang Fengqin said that local agricultural technicians go deep into towns, villages, and fields to provide guidance services, help farmers solve the practical difficulties of expanding soybean cultivation, and improve the scientific planting ability of soybean farmers.
Nowadays, soybeans in Heihe are gradually becoming "golden beans". At this year's Harbin International Trade Fair, many domestic and foreign merchants lined up in front of the soy ice cream display cabinets in Heihe, hoping to taste this unique "soy flavor".
In recent years, various deep processing products have brought a continuous stream of orders to relevant enterprises in Heihe City. In addition, Heihe City is continuously increasing its efforts in the layout of the soybean industry, and many projects are steadily advancing.
The relevant person in charge of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Heihe City introduced that in the future, Heihe City will further attract high-quality soybean deep processing enterprises to settle in Heihe.
