Que Phong farmers focus on planting winter-spring rice

((Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of the rain, Que Phong farmers have closed the remaining winter-spring rice fields.

The recent light rains have helped dry land areas have water. Therefore, farmers in Don village, Muong Noc commune are focusing on planting rice in the fields to have food for the coming winter. Mr. Kim Van Mao - Vice Chairman of the District Farmers' Association said: In Muong Noc, the area of ​​​​pure rice cultivation for two crops has been completed, the remaining 6 hectares of Ban Don people due to lack of water, now that there is water, people are focusing on the fields for the summer crop. Talking to Mr. La Van Kim, Lu Van Thinh, Vi Van Dai who are working in the fields, it is known that: for the past three days, people have been going to the fields to urgently plant rice to keep up with the schedule. About before August 3, the entire area will be completed.

Farmers of Chau Kim Que Phong commune go to the fields to plant winter-spring rice.

In the 2015 winter-spring crop, Que Phong set the goal of "Focusing all resources on production, applying all scientific and technical advances to increase productivity, product quality, increase income per unit area, striving to complete and exceed production targets; proactively exploiting all available land areas, effectively structuring production, striving to achieve and exceed the area of ​​2,200 hectares of wet rice/output of 11,083 tons, of which 50% of the area is hybrid rice, the remaining area is structured with pure agricultural rice varieties with high productivity, good rice quality, minimizing the planting of local rice and old rice varieties from previous crops". Implementing the Plan synchronously throughout the political system from district to grassroots, the Association at all levels launched a movement to compete in labor production, mobilizing members and farmers to enthusiastically compete in labor production on their assigned areas. According to the agricultural calendar, the 2015 winter-spring crop will start sowing from July 5. Up to now, the whole district has planted 95% of the area (2,200 ha). By August 2, 2015, the whole district will have finished planting the entire area of ​​2,200 ha.

People concentrate on tilling the land with plows.

The communes of Chau Thon, Chau Kim, Quang Phong, Que Son, Hanh Dich, Nam Giai, Nam Nhoong have now planted about 90-95% of the rice, the remaining area is urgently being planted before August 3, 2015. Going to the fields, we saw people enthusiastically working on the land. Mrs. Lu Thi Ngan, Vi Thi Danh, Mong village, who were planting rice, said: "This is the area at the beginning of the season that lacked water, now thanks to the rain we are trying to finish half of this field and this is the last planting session, it will be completed this afternoon. Luckily thanks to the rain, we can grow rice this winter and we will be at ease."

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Lang Manh Hung (Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Que Phong district)