Spring sowing of cotton on 1.8 million acres in Changji Prefecture is in full swing and is expected to end in early May
In April, cotton in Changji Prefecture has gradually entered the sowing period. In the vast cotton fields, seeders are racing back and forth, and the cotton sowing work is in full swing. This year, Changji Prefecture continues to optimize the cotton variety structure and regional layout, and is expected to plant 1.8 million acres of cotton.
On April 11, in a high-standard cotton field in Huanggongdi Village, Beiwucha Town, Manas County, six seeders drove at a constant speed according to the set route, laying drip irrigation belts, covering the fields, and sowing precision seeds in one go. On the field, farmer Pan Tianyu carefully inspected the sowing situation while replenishing the cotton seeds on the seeder.
“Beidou navigation is used for sowing, drones are used for pesticide spraying, drip irrigation is used for watering, and cotton picking is all done by machinery, which saves time and effort.” Pan Tianyu said with a smile.
“Cotton harvests are good every year, not by luck, but by policies and technology.” Pan Tianyu grabbed a handful of cotton seeds and introduced them. This year, he planted “Xinluzao No. 82” and “Xinluzao No. 78” “In the fifth year, compared with other varieties, these two varieties have strong boll-setting ability, good disease resistance and strong stability. Last year, the highest cotton yield per unit area reached 528 kilograms. This year, he will continue to strengthen water and fertilizer management and strive to exceed 550 kilograms per mu.
In the cotton fields, in addition to busy cotton farmers, there are also agricultural technicians who go deep into the fields. They went to areas with heavy cotton sowing tasks and labor shortages to deploy machinery and provide on-site guidance so that cotton growers could better master the essentials of sowing technology and lay the foundation for a high cotton yield.
This year, Manas County further optimizes the variety structure, promotes the combination of improved varieties and methods, and agronomic and agricultural machinery to improve the overall competitiveness of cotton. At the same time, farmers and cooperatives are encouraged to actively apply thickened and high-strength mulch films to strengthen the control of white pollution in farmland.
According to reports, Changji Prefecture’s cotton advantages and characteristicsIndustrial Cluster covers Manas County, Hutubi County, Changji City and Changji National Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone, focusing on Focusing on shortcomings and weaknesses such as the continued increase in cotton planting costs, the low recovery rate of cotton field residual film, and the weak competitiveness of the entire industry chain, we will supplement, extend, and strengthen the chain to promote the high concentration of cotton industry clustersQualitydevelopment.
“This year, Changji Prefecture’s cotton production will focus on the demarcation of cotton advantageous areas, and gradually adjust the cotton planting area based on the current situation of water resources. Cotton production will resolutely withdraw from ecologically fragile areas and high-risk areas and concentrate on advantageous areas, and high-standard Farmland construction projects, integrated water and fertilizer intelligent irrigation and fertilization, and seed industry base construction are included in the high-quality cotton base construction project to help improve the quality and efficiency of the cotton industry.” said Jia Wenming, director of the Changji Prefecture Agricultural Technology Promotion Center.
The construction of agricultural industry clusters is an important way to promote rural revitalization. In recent years, Changji Prefecture has focused on the “Excellent Cotton” structural adjustment ideas proposed by the district and state, established and improved the recommended list of main cotton varieties in the same ecological area, strictly controlled the number of varieties, strengthened the promotion of comprehensive integration technology of agricultural machinery and agronomy, and established a system based on demand. As a high-quality cotton base guided by science and technology, we will explore the development model of the entire cotton industry chain and promote the high-quality development of cotton industry clusters.
With the continuous improvement of the scientific and mechanized level of cotton planting, Changji Prefecture’s cotton planting process has realized full mechanization of planting, management and harvesting, and the level of mechanical tillage, machine sowing and machine harvesting of cotton has reached 100%.
In addition, Changji Prefecture is actively building a cotton industry consortium, cooperating with enterprises with high-quality cotton production and processing conditions, such as China Cotton and Yunlong, to promote the “one factory, one product” model. New agricultural planting cooperative organizations and village-level cooperative management organizations rely on the advantages of large-scale operations to enhance the comprehensive benefits of the cotton industry by promoting large-scale and standardized operations.
Jia Wenming said that Changji Prefecture will continue to optimize the cotton variety structure and regional layout, promote the construction of high-quality cotton bases, and build a cotton industry system integrating cotton production, services, circulation, processing, sales and other links, allowing Cotton has become a “rich flower” for cotton farmers.
According to reports, this year’s spring cotton sowing work across the state is expected to end in early May.
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