Industrial Cluster: Xinhu Farm'S Busy Cotton Planting In Spring Shows Its "Scientific And Technological Model"

The rain moistens the mountains, and the wind blows everything. With the temperature gradually rising, millions of acres of cotton in the Corps ushered in a critical sowing period. Various locomotives shuttled in the fields, outlining a busy spring plowing map. The world cotton looks at China, the Chinese cotton looks at Xinjiang, and Xinjiang cotton looks at the Corps.

As the largest cotton production base of the Corps, Xinhu Farm of the Sixth Division has also accelerated the "butterfly change" from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture with the agricultural production moving towards the direction of scale, mechanization, informatization and intelligence. In spring ploughing and spring sowing, "science and technology model" is displayed everywhere.

Smart agricultural machinery helps spring sowing accurately and efficiently

On April 14, in the cotton field of Zhao Dongping, a staff member of the 32nd company of Xinhu Farm, a cotton planter shuttled back and forth in the field under the precise positioning of the Beidou satellite navigation system. The whole process was mechanized. The plastic film and drip irrigation belt were laid in one go, and straight films were extended to the distance. Some of the lathe workers followed the planter to check the seeding quality, Some of them pressed the paved film, and the field was very busy.

　　 "Now we are more and more relaxed in farming. With the Beidou satellite navigation for locomotives, we have also achieved precision seeding on demand, which solves the problem of manually releasing cotton seedlings after they emerge. Last year, we achieved 470kg of land. Now we have achieved full mechanization in planting and picking. Agricultural technology has greatly promoted our agricultural production. Previously, we managed 10 mu of land Eight mu of land is very laborious, and now we can manage hundreds of mu of land by one employee, which is still very easy. " Staff Zhao Dongping said.

In the cab of the seeding locomotive, Zhang Qi, an agricultural machinery operator, is following the operating instructions on the display screen to make the Beidou satellite navigation system equipped with the seeder fully enter the unmanned operation state of efficient and precise land preparation, precision seeding, film covering, etc.

Zhang Qi has a touch LCD screen on the right front, which makes the information such as the operation items of the planter and the position of the strip fields clear at a glance. After clicking to start the satellite positioning and navigation system, the tractor immediately enters the automatic route mode. The accelerator and steering wheel do not need to be operated manually, but move forward in a straight line at a constant speed according to the set parameters, so that the locomotive operation is not heavy or missing, laying a solid foundation for subsequent field operations, and greatly improving the quality, efficiency and land utilization of agricultural machinery, The navigation system can also carry out seeding operations at night, which greatly improves the attendance rate of locomotives and improves the use efficiency of locomotives.

　　 "Since the use of this navigation technology, we have been more comfortable driving tractors and freed our hands. Now, the quality of seeding with navigation is not a little better than that of the original manual driving locomotive. The growers are particularly satisfied. The original manual driving locomotive seeding is slow, and the film is not straight, which wastes land. Now, with this navigation, the speed has also been improved. More than 100 plants are sown a day Mu of land can also set the operation route more accurately, minimize the overlap and omission in agricultural machinery operation, improve the operation quality, and increase the effective farmland area. " Zhang Qi, a farmer, said.

Beidou satellite navigation technology has the advantages of labor saving, time saving and land saving in seeding work, and is welcomed by the majority of workers. This year, 680 seeding machines in Xinhu Farm have achieved 100% of the Beidou Navigation unmanned precision seeding, and more than 600000 mu of cotton in the farm can be sown in 15 days with high quality. "Smart" agriculture enables Xinhu Farm to achieve the goal of precision, efficiency and low consumption in spring sowing this year.

"One group, one product" optimized improved variety yield increase

"I am the first one in our company to plant every year. Last year, I used the cotton variety recommended by our division and farm. The average yield per mu is 480 kg. I am quite satisfied with this yield. This year, I want to make more efforts on the basis of last year, hoping that the per unit yield of cotton flowers will reach more than 500 kg, and there will be a better harvest." On April 8, Luo Shouqiong, a staff member of the 6th company of Xinhu Farm, said happily while laying the film.

Seeds are the "chip" of agriculture. According to the comprehensive performance of cotton varieties over the years and the main varieties recommended by the Corps, this year the Sixth Division will promote "one product for each regiment, one product for each factory" in each regiment. "One regiment, one product" means that one regiment yard promotes one main cotton variety; "One plant and one product" refers to that a ginning plant only purchases one main variety of seed cotton, which lays the foundation for the improvement of cotton quality and efficiency and the safety of seed industry in Liushi from the source.

Before the spring sowing, at the agricultural technology training class held by Liushi Xinhu Farm, technicians carried out training on policy interpretation and cotton planting management expertise around the cotton reward and subsidy policy, seed laws and regulations, cotton high-yield cultivation technology, and the characteristics and characteristics of the proposed cotton varieties.

"Guide the staff and masses to select the fine, high-yield, efficient and disease resistant varieties recommended by the Corps and the division city, and comprehensively implement the national and Corps cotton award and subsidy policies for farmers through the implementation of 'one product for one corps, one product for one factory', so as to lay the foundation for improving the quality and efficiency of cotton on the farm and the safe production of seed industry." Zhang Hongfang, deputy director of the Agricultural Development Service Center of Xinhu Farm, said.

According to Peng Anye, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Shishi Agricultural and Rural Bureau, based on the comprehensive performance of various cotton varieties in terms of yield, disease resistance, etc. in recent years, and on the basis of a large number of cotton growers' opinions, Shishi finally decided to promote the short growth period and good seed cotton 113 line in the cotton growing farms of the Central East Line this year after full deliberation and discussion, Middle maturity varieties H33-1-4 and Xinluzao 80 are mainly promoted in the west line farms including Fangxin Reclamation Area to improve the processing quality of lint and establish a relatively safe seed industry environment. At present, the promotion of "one regiment, one product, one factory, one product" has been carried out in all regimental farms in the division city, and is welcomed by cotton growers.

In recent years, technicians from the agricultural department of the Sixth Division have insisted on door-to-door guidance, recommending high-quality cotton seeds suitable for local planting to employees, and the cotton yield is increasing year by year. In 2023, Li Haitao, an employee of Xinhu Farm, planted 200 mu of cotton in his family. He chose high-quality cotton seeds, with an average yield of 468 kg per mu. With the use of drip irrigation, drone control of pests and diseases, cotton picker harvesting and other technologies, Li Haitao's income from cotton alone will reach 120000 yuan.

Applying Thickened Plastic Film to Promote Healthy and Green Spring Farming Production

Walking into the 19th company of the Sixth Division Xinhu Farm, we saw the neat plastic film shining silver in the sunlight on the large strip fields.

"Last year, I used the thickened plastic film for the first time, and the effect was good. Fortunately, it was recycled, and I will continue to use it in the future." On April 15, Qiu Junfei, a staff member of the company, said.

Thickened mulching film refers to the thickened high-strength mulching film with a thickness of more than 0.015mm. In 2024, Xinhu Farm will implement thickening film technology according to the relevant requirements of the Corps and the division city, covering an area of 223000 mu.

If the film is thickened a little, the benefits will be more than a little.

"Compared with traditional plastic film, thickened plastic film has stronger tensile force and toughness. The mechanized recovery rate of residual film can increase by 5% - 10%, and the surface soil and impurities of plastic film can also be significantly reduced during mechanical recovery." Wang Xiaogang, a staff member of the Agricultural Development Center of Xinhu Farm, said.

Moreover, the use of thickened plastic film can improve the soil temperature, moisture and seedling conservation. The comparison test results show that compared with ordinary plastic film, the average ground temperature increases by 0.33 ℃, the soil moisture content increases by 7.74%, and the emergence rate increases by 3%. It can effectively inhibit the growth of weeds and reduce the incidence of diseases and pests.

Compared with non thickened plastic film, the use of thickened plastic film increases the production cost to a certain extent. The use of non thickened plastic film is 6 kg per mu of land, while the use of thickened plastic film is 9 kg per mu of land. According to the market price of 9 yuan per kg of plastic film, the cost per mu of land will increase by 27 yuan, but many workers think it is worth it.

"Although the production cost of using the thickened film has increased, the thickened film is easier to recover. We are not only the staff of the Corps, but also an ecological guardian. We need to tackle the" white pollution "from the source to benefit future generations". Hou Yuan, a staff member of the 21st company of Xinhu Farm, said.

Science and technology help smart agriculture "show their skills"

Sitting at home can water and fertilize, which happened to Zhao Bicheng, a worker of Xinhu Farm.

Zhao Bicheng, 26, is an employee of the 23rd company of Xinhu Farm. In 2023, Xinhu Farm will carry out the pilot work of smart cotton fields. After discussing with his parents, young Zhao Bicheng decided to set aside more than 200 mu of land for the pilot work. Technicians installed modern equipment and facilities such as pest monitoring system, moisture sensor, soil testing station, water and fertilizer automation system in the pilot cotton fields. Before long, Zhao Bicheng experienced the benefits of smart cotton fields.

"Last year, about 200 mu of land was used with this water and fertilizer automation system. I felt it was very convenient to use, no manual work was needed, and the operation was very simple. After the parameters were configured, how many kilograms of fertilizer were applied per mu of land, and after the settings were set, press the start button to directly apply it to the land." Zhao Bicheng, a staff member of the 23rd company of Xinhu Farm, said.

In recent years, Xinhu Farm has closely focused on the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, vigorously promoted the construction of digital agriculture with the development model of "base+staff+enterprise", established a smart agriculture platform, and gradually realized the comprehensive data collection of soil moisture, meteorological information, pests and diseases throughout the whole process of crop growth through the Internet of Things, wireless communication, sensor and other technologies, combined with remote sensing UAV technology realizes the guidance and analysis of digital information in the whole process, and provides powerful data support for scientific and accurate field management of employees.

　　 "We take the leaves and stems of the crops, squeeze the juice, measure the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content of the crops, determine the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer applied to the crops, and adjust the proportion of fertilizer applied to the workers. At the same time, we also have drought monitoring, pest monitoring and other information in our system, and we will feed back to the workers in a timely manner, so as to provide agricultural technicians in field management at all stages with agricultural technical services for the workers According to the support. " Said Wang Guguo, regional manager of Xinjiang Xinlianxin Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd.

Through digital precision irrigation and fertilization technology, the utilization rate of fertilizer has been greatly improved, and cost savings have been effectively realized. According to the estimation of technical experts and farmers, the farmland using smart agricultural technology can save 15% water per mu, save labor costs of 50 yuan, and increase seed cotton output by about 30 kg, which can increase benefits of 290 yuan. At the same time, digital farmland management technology enables employees to easily plant, increase production and income.

"With smart agricultural technology, the growth of cotton is better than before, and the water and fertilizer drips more evenly. In the future, I will use this technology as a conventional technical measure in every link of crop management." Zhao Bicheng, a worker of the 23rd company of Xinhu Farm, said.

High standard farmland agriculture is more efficient

On April 2, at the site of the high standard farmland construction project of the 28th company of Xinhu Farm, the field machines roared and the excavators shuttled back and forth. The workers were finishing the anti-corrosion and backfilling work of the branch canal. The construction of 16000 mu of high standard farmland in the company was steadily progressing, and the construction pattern of high standard farmland with fields, roads, networks, and canals was gradually forming.

"After the transformation of the canal by the construction of high standard farmland, the problem of water leakage in the canal and the pump house will be improved after the construction. The water drops will be more uniform, the output will also increase, and the income of our staff will be guaranteed." said Gong Qijie, 28 company of Xinhu Farm.

In recent years, with the improvement of agricultural mechanization rate, the total planting area of Xinhu Farm has reached more than 700000 mu. However, the most important water source for farmland irrigation on the farm, Xinhuping Reservoir, is increasingly short of water resources for agricultural production, showing a trend of water and soil imbalance.

In order to achieve efficient water-saving and further reduce the leakage of agricultural water in the process of water delivery, the high standard farmland construction project has been implemented in Xinhu Farm year by year, which has greatly benefited the agricultural development of Xinhu Farm and the income increase of employees.

The 28 company of Xinhu Farm is a larger company of Xinhu Farm, with an annual planting area of about 20000 mu. As it is located in the lower reaches of the Tasi River, in July every year, during the peak period of agricultural irrigation water, the "two committees" and staff of the company will worry about the shortage of agricultural water every year. The construction of high standard farmland will, to some extent, ease the problem of agricultural water shortage.

According to Liu Ming, secretary of the Party branch of the 28th company of Xinhu Farm, in 2023, the 28th company won 16000 mu of high standard farmland construction project of the Corps. The whole construction project includes 8 new pump stations, 10 kilometers of channels, 116 kilometers of pipelines, and 10 kilometers of roads. After the completion of the project, the roads, forests, and canals of the company will be completely new, and the channel water delivery will be more smooth, The filtering system of the pump station provides a good guarantee for field drip, and provides a guarantee for the company to increase production and income of various crops.

The implementation of high standard farmland has enabled the farmland of the company to realize the matching of roads, forests, canals and water-saving facilities. The farmland has undergone tremendous changes. The roads leading to farmland have been hardened, the drip irrigation system of farmland has been more complete and scientific, and all the branch canals leading to farmland have been transformed into U-shaped seepage proof channels. The forest belt of farmland is lined with green trees, and farmland management conditions are good, The staff management will be easier, and the efficiency of production increase will be significantly improved. From the autumn of 2023 to the spring of 2024, 90000 mu of farmland in Xinhu Farm will be built into high standard farmland. Up to now, 330000 mu of high standard farmland has been built in Xinhu Farm, accounting for more than 50% of the area of basic farmland.

According to Pan Shenglong, who is in charge of the high standard farmland construction project of the Agricultural Development Center of Xinhu Farm, after the crops are harvested in 2024, with the care and support of the Military Division Party Committee, Xinhu Farm will also implement the construction of high standard farmland for 200000 mu of farmland. By then, the area of high standard farmland of Xinhu Farm will reach 530000 mu, accounting for more than 75% of the total farmland.

At that time, the output of cotton, grain tomato and other crops in our Xinhu Farm will certainly increase to a certain extent, and the quality of all kinds of agricultural products will also be better, so as to truly realize the high-quality development of agriculture.

On April 17, Li Yongjiang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and head of Xinhu Farm, who was checking the cotton planting work of each company, said confidently.

(Source: Xinhuanet)