Everywhere started production at the beginning of the year
(Baonghean) - The weather has been warm and sunny, creating favorable conditions for spring rice to take root, recover, and produce new branches. Right after the Lunar New Year 2013, farmers in the districts have gathered in the fields to take care of the rice.
In the remote commune of Long Thanh (Yen Thanh), since the 4th day of Tet, the entire field has been bustling with the atmosphere of production labor, farmers have gone to the fields to focus on weeding and fertilizing the spring rice crop in time. This spring crop, Long Thanh commune has planted nearly 600 hectares of rice, in which the main structure is purebred rice varieties, hybrid rice with high quality and yield such as: BC15, AC5, BTE1, Khai Phong 1 accounting for over 80% of the area. Although the beginning of the season encountered difficulties in weather due to severe cold, but with the attention and direction of the district and commune Department of Agriculture, the rice seedlings were all covered, carefully cared for and developed well, ensuring that after transplanting, the rice plants, when encountering favorable weather, took root, recovered green and produced strong tillers. According to the instructions of the commune's agricultural committee, from now until February 20, people must complete weeding and fertilizing the first batch for each sao with 5-6 kg of urea, 3 kg of potassium, combined with weeding and stirring mud, early detection of pests and diseases for timely prevention.
People in hamlet 2, Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district are taking care of spring rice.
Ms. Vuong Thi Nhi - Giap Bon hamlet, Long Thanh commune said: This crop, the family worked on 1 acre of rice field, completed sowing and planting right before Tet. Due to the warm weather, there were more weeds than usual, so after Tet, we had to go to the field to focus on weeding and adding urea fertilizer to help the rice tiller strongly.
Mr. Nguyen Van Trung - Head of Yen Thanh District Plant Protection Station said: Through inspection in the fields, some places have appeared brown planthoppers, white-backed planthoppers, black-tailed planthoppers, although only from 2 to 5 individuals/m2, but the Station has directed the Agriculture Department of communes to regularly monitor the development of pests and diseases to prevent them with effective plant protection drugs, not allowing them to spread into epidemics. Besides, in remote communes, many rice fields have appeared with leaf blast disease, with a density of 3-5%. In recent days, the Station has promptly supplied 2 types of drugs Filia and Alita, instructing people to spray the correct dosage and technique, limiting the spread of diseases.
As an agricultural district with a total food output accounting for 1/6 of the total food output of the whole province, the spring crop is considered a sure crop. Along with the application of scientific and technological measures in intensive farming, the factors of ensuring water sources, fertilizers and seed sources are important factors in production. In all fields, from the dam area to the natural river area, the irrigation canal system has been invested in, upgraded, built and planned according to new rural standards, creating favorable conditions for water supply and ensuring stable production. Mr. Nguyen Cong Kien - Director of Yen Thanh District Irrigation Enterprise, said: In the 2013 spring crop, the enterprise contracted to irrigate over 9,000 hectares of rice. Due to the complex terrain, some communes at the end of the canal and electric pump areas such as My Thanh, Vien Thanh, Vinh Thanh, Van Thanh, Duc Thanh and Ma Thanh often lack water. Therefore, during the recent Tet holiday, the enterprise assigned specific tasks to 7 stations with staff on duty to protect the works, along with the grassroots irrigation teams taking turns to condense water sources for irrigating rice, while urging people to build banks to retain water, use water economically, but not let newly planted rice lack water.
People of Thuan Lap commune (Quy Chau) compete in planting rice at the Rice Planting Festival.
Photo: Nguyen Phe - Tran Ngoc Lan.
In Dien Chau district, this year, after the spring festival, the whole district eagerly went to the fields for early spring production, striving to complete the green season on 13,500 hectares of rice and other crops, raise 2,000 hectares of fish, plant 120 hectares of new forests, and make achievements to celebrate the Party and the new spring. Chairman of Dien Yen Commune People's Committee, Mr. Duong Dang Hoi said: While organizing for the people to celebrate Tet and welcome spring, Party committees at all levels focused on directing the early spring production well, especially sowing the entire area of 750 hectares of rice and other crops, raising 235 hectares of pond fish and field fish. All 8,000 workers in 17 hamlets from the 4th and 6th of Tet went to the fields to regulate water, fertilize, and plant the remaining rice area, striving to complete the green season after Tet for 8 days. In this spring crop, every hamlet has built two to three rice field models with an income of 80 to 120 million VND/ha/year!
Early spring production has spread widely not only in Dien Yen but also attracted a large number of cadres and people in all 39 communes and towns in the district. Also from the morning of the 4th to the 6th of Tet, in six hilly communes and 9 coastal communes, thousands of cadres, people, students, and teachers have been deployed to repair ponds and lakes, expand factories, purchase more means and fishing gear to go out to sea to catch seafood. It is expected that in this spring crop, coastal communes will release 100 hectares of shrimp, catch 8,000 tons of seafood, produce 1,000 tons of salt, and process 3 million liters of fish sauce. 6 hilly communes planted 60 hectares of concentrated forests, dug 20km of firebreaks, and built 12 forest fire watchtowers. In addition to planting and taking good care of 9,200 hectares of rice, 26 communes in the rice growing area also raise 2,000 hectares of fish in ponds and fields. 8 communes in the color growing area along National Highway 1A plant and take care of 3,500 hectares of spring peanuts and raise 10,000 cattle for sale.
The first fish catch of the year at Quynh Phuong wharf (Quynh Luu).
In 2012, fishermen in Quynh Luu district went out to sea to exploit seafood with many successes, bringing in high income. Thanks to that, fishermen in the coastal area had the conditions to celebrate the Year of the Snake in abundance and joy. While enjoying the New Year and welcoming the spring, fishermen in Quynh Luu coastal area still did not forget to prepare all the necessary conditions to go out to sea for the first trip of 2013 with the hope of a new year with a bountiful harvest of fish and an increasingly prosperous life.
To prepare for the first fishing trip of the year, right before Tet, the family of fisherman Hoang Van Lon in Tan Tien village - Quynh Phuong commune, hired more than 10 workers to prepare new nets and patch old nets for the family's two boats, one with a capacity of 250CV for pink net fishing and one with a capacity of 280CV for long net fishing. Fisherman Hoang Van Lon shared: The reason for preparing fishing gear before Tet is so that the fishermen can enjoy Tet happily and comfortably, after Tet, the fishermen can load their nets onto the boat and go to sea immediately, without having to worry about anything. Because it is the first fishing trip of the new year, his family is very interested in preparing fishing gear, necessities and all other necessary conditions in the best way with the hope that the first fishing trip will reap many victories, creating momentum for a year of bountiful harvest.
Along with fishermen in Quynh Phuong commune, fishermen in 12 coastal communes of Quynh Luu district have also urgently prepared fishing gear, necessary supplies, painted and finished their boats to go out to sea for the first trip of the year. It is only the 4th and 5th day of the Lunar New Year, but shops selling necessities, fishing gear, shipyards, petrol and ice shops are bustling with customers coming to buy, sell and trade. Everyone wants their boat to be beautiful and complete so that the first trip to sea will be smooth, lucky, with high output and price.
When we arrived at Lach Quen port - Tien Thuy commune, Mr. Bui Ngoc Kien's boat in Thanh Tien hamlet, Tien Thuy commune had started its engine, preparing to set sail. Carrying the joyful and bustling atmosphere of Tet, the 11 crew members on board were all excited and confident to head out to sea. Not only Mr. Bui Ngoc Kien's boat, but hundreds of fishing boats in Tien Thuy commune were also urgently starting their engines to head out to sea, carrying the hope of a bountiful new year, full of fish. Mr. Nguyen Van Ke - Chairman of Tien Thuy Commune Fisheries Association, said: "In 2012, Tien Thuy's seafood exploitation was a good season, so people were very excited. On the first trip of 2013, the preparation of fishing logistics services for boats to set sail was also very urgent and people were very enthusiastic. Currently, the boats have loaded boats, fishing gear, supplies, goods, ice, and fuel to set sail."
Just like in Tien Thuy sea area, from early morning, thousands of people from everywhere gathered at Lach Con and Lach Thoi estuaries to witness the departure of hundreds of fishing boats.
When the drums beat, hundreds of fishing boats leave the dock one after another to head out to sea, opening a new fishing season with the desire to reach out to sea, to get rich from the sea... Carrying the bustling atmosphere of Tet, the strong, storm-hardened fishermen of Quynh Luu enthusiastically go far out to sea, not only to exploit the abundant seafood resources of the sea but also to affirm the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland, to protect Vietnam's marine economic zone...
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