Nghe An farmers are busy producing at the beginning of the new year.

Fishermen "set sail" on the first trip of the new year

According to fishermen, the 4th day of Tet is a good day to depart, along with favorable weather at sea, so many ship owners "set sail" on the first trip of the new year for good luck.

Fishermen in coastal communes of Dien Chau district mainly use small-capacity boats to catch seafood, so they operate close to shore. From the evening of the 3rd day of Tet, Dien Chau fishermen start their first trip to sea of ​​the year, and by noon on the 4th day of Tet, their boats return to the fishing port after a night of fishing. Due to the nature of fishing close to shore and the short fishing time, the seafood is mainly fresh shrimp, squid, mantis shrimp, fish... so customers like it.

Mr. Nguyen Van Manh - owner of a fishing boat in Ngoc Bich commune (Dien Chau) said that the first fishing trip of the year caught 300kg of various types of seafood, earning about 9 million VND. There were fishing boats that caught 200kg - 300kg of croaker, not to mention other types of seafood. With the selling price of croaker at 20,000 VND/kg, this first fishing trip of the year earned over 10 million VND. Among the seafood types favored by customers at the beginning of the year are shrimp, squid... especially anchovy (savory fish) which is sought after by many people, so this type of fish, priced at 130,000 VND/kg, is still not available for sale, because the quantity caught is not much.

According to fishermen, at the beginning of the new year, many customers from the city are returning to their hometowns to celebrate Tet, so they go to the fishing port to buy fresh seafood to eat, so the prices of shrimp, squid, anchovies... are higher than before Tet.

However, according to the Lach Van Fishing Port Management Board, on the 4th day of Tet, the number of fishermen "going to sea" at the beginning of the year was not much, with about 10 boats, so the output was not high. On the 6th day of Tet, most of the Dien Chau fishermen went to sea at the same time, so the output was higher.

For fishermen fishing offshore on large-capacity fishing boats in localities such as Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai town... the last year-end fishing trip, although not profitable, all boats brought back a lot of seafood. In the first days of the new year, although not yet at sea, most people chose a good time and a good day to start the engine, leave the port, go around the estuary and then return.

Fisherman Tran Ho Suu - owner of the NA 96686 TS boat in Phu Nghia commune (Quynh Luu) said that the fishing profession is drifting on the sea all year round, so at the beginning of the new year, he is not in a hurry to go to sea, but only go for a day. During the first days of the new year, the members on the boat all participate in festivals, sports competitions... so they can "go to sea" for the first trip of the year on January 8, or after the full moon of January.

According to the Management Board of Lach Quen Fishing Port (Quynh Luu), with the belief that the first fishing trip of the year must be successful, offshore fishermen choose the most appropriate time to go to sea. Therefore, in the first days of the new year, they are not in a hurry to go to sea, but take the time to carefully prepare their fishing gear and means, so that every time they go to sea, they will be successful.

Go to the field to take care of spring crops

In most localities in the province from the lowlands to the mountains, farmers went to the fields on the morning of the 4th day of Tet to take care of spring crops.

In early spring, Mr. Phan Duc Thien in Hamlet 2, Lien Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) and many other villagers went to the fields to check the fields' banks and prune and replant rice. Mr. Thien shared: This spring, his family planted 6 sao of rice in 2 adjacent fields. Before Tet, his family sowed rice in the middle of December. Right after Tet, the family focused on going to the fields to prune the thick areas, replant the thin areas and the gaps caused by rats. After that, they applied fertilizer to help the rice plants grow.

“Although the spring rice crop was planted in cold weather, the weather was favorable afterward, so the rice grew well, yielded high yields, and had good quality. This is the main crop of the year, so families should focus on timely and appropriate care to achieve the highest yield,” said Mr. Phan Duc Thien.

In the fields of Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Quynh Luu districts, etc., the atmosphere of the first production of the new year is no less bustling. In addition to focusing on pruning and weeding rice, farmers also check the situation of harmful pests and diseases, and regulate water accordingly. Localities in the color zones such as Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, etc. also directed localities to advise farmers to harvest winter crops at harvest time; focus on taking care of green vegetable areas, supplying to the market after Tet.

Mr. Ho Ba Chinh - a farmer in Hamlet 7, Minh Luong Commune (Quynh Luu) said that although vegetable prices dropped sharply before Tet, his family finished harvesting 2 sao of cabbage, turned to plowing the land, planting green onions, and supplying the market next March.

“As this is a coastal area, specializing in vegetable cultivation, even though prices have decreased, the family still rotates immediately after harvest. With green onions planted and cared for in 45 days for harvest, each year can rotate many crops. In previous years, the summer was often sold at a good price, so hopefully after this price drop, the price will increase,” said Mr. Ho Ba Chinh.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Provincial Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection said: The province's food output target in 2025 is about 1.2 million tons; of which, the 2025 Spring crop must strive to reach 695,500 tons of food. Accordingly, the whole province strives to plant 91,000 hectares of rice, 19,300 hectares of corn, 9,500 hectares of peanuts, 12,500 hectares of vegetables of all kinds...

To achieve that goal, right from the first day of the new spring, with the direction of localities, farmers everywhere went to the fields to compete in agricultural production. In particular, the crops that are being highly focused on are taking care of spring rice and producing winter crops.

This year, the forecast is for drought, so farmers and the irrigation sector in the province are focusing on monitoring the growth of rice and crops to promptly restore production./.