Fearing storms, Nghe An farmers urgently harvest spring rice

At the present time, althoughspring riceThe crop is not yet ripe, but some farmers in districts such as Yen Thanh, Dien Chau... have called to harvest.

Old farmer Thai Viet Tri in Khanh Thanh commune said that in the past 2 days, his family has harvested 3 sao of rice that was damaged by the recent storm. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Old farmer Thai Viet Tri in hamlet 1 Tien Khanh, Khanh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) said: His family has 1.4 acres of spring rice, of which 3 acres were flattened due to the recent rain and wind. Fearing that the rice would sprout when it rained, when the rice was 80% ripe, his family called the machine to harvest on May 4 and 5.

"The remaining area will wait until May 10th.harvestmass production. This spring rice crop is expected to yield 3.5 quintals/sao. Farmers will no longer have to work as hard as before, because there is a combined rice harvester, no need to pack the rice into bags like before, but after harvesting a family's rice, the machine will suck it all up into the truck, just take it home to dry," Mr. Thai Viet Tri excitedly said.

Using a rice harvesting machine, there is no need for people to pack the rice into sacks, but the rice is stored in the machine compartment. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district said: This spring crop, the whole district planted more than 12,800 hectares. In general, this year's rice crop is better than previous years, with an estimated average yield of 7.3 tons/ha. Currently, farmers in low-lying areas have harvested rice to prepare the land for early summer-autumn crop. It is expected that from May 10 onwards, people will harvest rice en masse.

Dien Chau district also assessed the rice crop this spring. Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that although about 500 hectares of spring rice were damaged by the impact of wind and rain, reducingproductivity, but the average yield of the whole district is expected to reach 72.5 - 73 tons/ha, higher than the previous spring crop. By May 6, some rice areas in the communes of Minh Chau, Dien Nguyen... had been harvested by the people to prepare the land for the summer-autumn crop to avoid flooding.

In Thanh Chuong district, according to the assessment of the district's Department of Agriculture, the expected yield will reach 67.5 quintals/ha, slightly higher than the previous spring crop. By May 10, people in the district will begin mass harvesting of all 8,600 hectares of spring rice.

After harvesting each field, the rice is loaded onto a truck to be transported home. Photo: Xuan Hoang

This springNghe An91,836 hectares of rice were planted, an increase of 1,836 hectares compared to the plan. According to Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, from May 4, some rice fields in low-lying areas, especially fields that were flooded due to wind and rain in Yen Thanh and Dien Chau districts... have ripened and are being harvested by people.

In general, this year's spring rice crop in Nghe An is the best ever, with an estimated average yield of 68 - 69 quintals/ha (last year's spring crop yielded 67 quintals/ha)./.