Speed ​​up the summer-autumn rice harvest to avoid floods

(Baonghean.vn) - Up to this point, most of the rice areas in Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu districts... (Nghe An)has ripened andFarmers urgently mobilized human resources and means to harvest quickly, racing against the rainy and stormy season.

Coming to the "lowland" commune of Nhan Thanh, Yen Thanh, we saw combine harvesters running at full capacity all over the fields. Mr. Nguyen Lam in Dong Yen 1 hamlet, who was loading rice onto a tractor, said: "The rainy and stormy season is taking place, the motto is "green at home is better than ripe in the fields", the rice is only about 85% ripe, we have deployed to hire harvesters to bring it home, otherwise if we leave it in the fields to wait until it is fully ripe, we may lose everything due to flooding".

Harvesting rice by machine in Dong Yen 1 field, Nhan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh

According to Mr. Lam, this year the rice yield is high, averaging over 3 quintals/sao. The traffic system in the commune has been "hardened" so it is easy to bring machines down to harvest for the people. Especially with large fields planned at 3-5 sao/plot, the harvester is very fast, according to the harvester owners, each day harvests from 30 - 40 sao of rice/machine.

Mr. Nguyen Tho Tuy - Chairman of Nhan Thanh Commune People's Committee said: This summer-autumn crop, the commune planted more than 500 hectares of rice, of which 100% of the area was flooded when it rained heavily. To cope with the situation of flooded rice, from the beginning of the crop, the commune directed people to plant 5-7 days earlier than the general schedule of the district. Short-term rice varieties were planted. People focused on harvesting early to avoid damage due to flooding. Since August 25, people have harvested more than 15% of the area. Currently, the commune has more than 25 combine harvesters, and it is expected that by September 10, the whole commune will finish harvesting. The estimated yield is from 57-58 quintals/ha.

With the application of machinery, people quickly harvest summer-autumn rice before the small flood season.

Yen Thanh district planted more than 11,100 hectares of summer-autumn crop, of which the "flood-prone" area is more than 3,000 hectares concentrated in the communes of Nhan Thanh, Long Thanh, Khanh Thanh, Bao Thanh, Nam Thanh... To avoid flooding and damage to rice, from the beginning of the crop, the district has required the communes to seriously plant according to the crop schedule, and structure short-term rice varieties in the flooded area such as: Thai Xuyen, Thuy Huong, Bac Thom...

The district has directed communes to urgently harvest summer-autumn rice to avoid flooding, with over 85% of the ripe rice harvested. For the "flood-avoiding" area of ​​over 3,000 hectares, over 20% of the area has been harvested, and the flood-avoiding area is expected to be harvested by September 5.

In Dien Thai commune (Dien Chau), some fields are so deep that the harvester cannot get down and must be harvested by hand.

In Dien Thai commune (Dien Chau), people are actively harvesting rice in low-lying areas to avoid flooding. Mr. Nguyen Hai, who is harvesting rice in the field of hamlet 4, said: "The rice is only 75% ripe, but my family still decided to rent a harvester to finish 3 sao, rather than waiting for the rain to come and lose everything if we wait longer for the rice to ripen."

This summer-autumn crop, Dien Chau has planted over 9,100 hectares, the flood-prone area is about 2,000 hectares, concentrated in the communes of Dien Nguyen, Dien Thai, Dien Dong... The district has directed the communes to harvest over 30% of the flood-prone area, and in about 4-5 days, the 2,000 hectares of flood-prone area will be harvested. In addition to speeding up the harvest, in some communes, the district has also directed the communes to close all water-blocking sluices, check and repair dikes, and dikes to prevent floods, and dredge water hyacinth to clear the Dien Thanh drainage sluice when floods come.

Transporting rice by tractor in Dien Thai, Dien Chau

In Quynh Luu district, this summer-autumn crop was planted on over 7,200 hectares, of which 1,500 hectares are in flood-prone areas, including the communes of Quynh Ngoc, Quynh Ba, Quynh Giang... Currently, the above communes have mobilized dozens of multi-function harvesters, and in about 3-4 days they will go to the fields to harvest simultaneously. Quynh Luu strives to finish harvesting the flood-prone rice area by September 10.

Mr. Nguyen Van Lap - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: This summer-autumn crop, the whole province planted over 50,000 hectares, down 4,000 hectares due to drought. According to the assessment, this crop is relatively good, with an expected average yield of 46 quintals/ha. Currently, the Department is directing districts to focus on harvesting in advance the flood-prone area of ​​over 20,000 hectares concentrated in the districts of Yen Thanh, Hung Nguyen, Quynh Luu, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc... Currently, the whole province has harvested 10-15% of the flood-prone area. In case of floods, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requires localities to focus on all measures, effectively operate irrigation works, clear canals, ditches, etc. to promptly drain water for flooded rice areas.

Van Truong