Bustling harvesters on golden fields in Nghe An

According to the reporter's records in mid-May, many rice fields in Yen Thanh district were bustling with harvesters returning to serve the rice harvest for farmers. This is also the locality with the earliest spring rice harvest in Nghe An. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district, this spring crop, the whole district planted nearly 13,000 hectares, one of the localities with the largest spring rice area in the province. The average yield is expected to be from 6.5 to 7 tons/ha. It is now the beginning of the harvest season, and it is expected to be harvested in about a week. Photo: Quang An

Currently, harvesters have been mobilized by communes to serve the spring rice harvesting needs of the people. In Trung Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, there are more than 10 harvesters registered with the local government to harvest rice for the entire commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang

When operating, the harvester's rotating wheel will roll the rice flowers inside, threshing all the grains and leaving only the straw behind. In recent years, the application of mechanization in production and harvesting has been deployed simultaneously in localities in the province, helping to speed up progress and reduce labor for people, especially harvesting in the hot season. Photo: Quang An

After being threshed, the rice grains will be packed into bags right on the machine for easy transportation and to minimize spillage. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ms. Thai Thi Dinh, hamlet 2, Lien Thanh commune said: "My family has 10 sao of rice fields. Because my children work far away, every harvest season, I have to hire machines and people to transport the rice home. This year, although the weather is not very favorable, the rice crop is still good, so everyone is excited...". Photo: Xuan Hoang

Farm trucks loaded with rice were quickly tied up and transported home, taking advantage of the sunny weather to dry. Photo: Xuan Hoang

After harvesting, the field owner will pay the harvesters "fresh" wages right at the field. According to a survey in Yen Thanh district, the price of harvesters ranges from 160,000 - 240,000 VND/sao, depending on many factors, the most important of which is whether the harvesting area is far or near, the terrain is flat or subsided... This year, the price of gasoline is high, so the price of harvesting rice is also higher than in previous years and farmers also sympathize and accept this price. Photo: Quang An

During the harvest process, in addition to being paid, some homeowners also care about providing drinking water and fruits for harvesters, increasing their resistance to the intense heat. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Although most fields are now harvested by machines, in some areas, due to difficult terrain or households not having the means to rent machines, they still maintain the practice of harvesting by hand, transporting each bundle of rice home and using machines to thresh the rice. Photo: Quang An

This springNghe AnAbout 90,000 hectares of rice have been planted, some areas have entered the early spring rice harvest such as Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu... This year's spring crop has basically favorable weather, the yield of the whole province is estimated at 65 - 68 quintals/ha.