More than 300,000 acres of cotton harvest started in Yizhou District, Hami City

On October 12, in the cotton field of Fumin Farm, West Gobi Hami National Agricultural Science and Technology Park, Yizhou District, Hami City, cotton picking machines shuttled back and forth, “spitting out” rolls of cotton bales. The vast fields and the harvest scene are joyful.

“I have planted 258 acres of cotton this year. Mechanical picking saves time and effort. The yield of seed cotton per mu is 80 to 100 kilograms higher than before.” Lei Lei, a cotton farmer at Fumin Farm, has been growing cotton for 16 years. In 2019, he became a shareholder of Hami New Farmers After the establishment of the characteristic agricultural professional cooperative, cotton planting, management, and harvesting have all been mechanized, saving labor, improving efficiency, and yields have increased steadily.

The cotton planting area in Yizhou District of Hami City exceeds 300,000 acres this year, and harvesting began on October 8. Ahati Dawuletihan, head of the Agricultural Mechanization Management Office of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Yizhou District, said that the cotton mechanical harvesting rate in Yizhou District reached 99.9%. It is expected that large-scale harvesting will begin on October 15 and will be completed by the end of the month.

“Our mechanized operation team can provide one-stop services from cotton planting to drone plant protection and harvesting. This year we have introduced 13 more cotton harvesters, and the operating area continues to expand, helping cotton farmers achieve cost savings and increase Effective.” Wei Huihui, head of Hami City’s New Farmers’ Characteristic Agricultural Professional Cooperative, said that each cotton picker has a daily operating capacity of more than 200 acres. At present, the cooperative has 15 large-scale agricultural machinery and equipment and 6 plant protection drones, providing services to 140,000 acres of cotton fields in Yizhou District every year.

While we are working hard to harvest cotton, we are also preparing in advance for the purchase of new cotton. According to the relevant person in charge of the Hami City Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, training for relevant personnel of cotton purchasing and processing enterprises is being carried out continuously, and the verification and calibration of measuring instruments and cotton inspection instruments are in full progress. At present, market supervision departments at all levels carry out inspections on various enterprises, urging enterprises to effectively implement production activities and business behaviors in accordance with policy requirements, production specifications and relevant standards, effectively protect the interests of cotton farmers, and ensure the orderly development of cotton procurement and processing.

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