Quynh Luu farmers actively take care of spring crops

(Baonghean) - To ensure high productivity and yield for the 2014 spring crop, farmers in Quynh Luu district are actively weeding, pruning, fertilizing and implementing many other care measures with the determination to have a successful new crop.

This spring, Ms. Dam Thi Thu's family in Hamlet 1, Quynh Chau Commune planted 6 sao of L26 peanuts, rice, beans, sugarcane... These days, Ms. Thu takes advantage of the time to go to the fields to weed, hoe the roots and apply nitrogen and potassium fertilizers to ensure good conditions for peanuts to grow, flower and bear fruit according to the crop schedule. However, at the moment, the weather often has drizzle, creating high humidity in the soil, which is a favorable condition for the emergence of pests and diseases that harm crops.

In particular, diseases such as root rot, crab eye spots, downy mildew, black and white root rot often appear in peanut plants. Therefore, in addition to the inherent technical experience of farmers, Ms. Thu was also trained by the commune's agricultural extension team to impart knowledge on pest control and how to care for spring peanuts according to the correct technical process. Ms. Dam Thi Thu said: "According to the crop calendar, the planting, harvesting, and sowing of peanuts and beans have been completed. Currently, we are actively taking care of, weeding, and fertilizing the fields, hoping to have a high-yield crop."

Quynh Dien farmers take care of spring peanuts.

Currently, farmers in Quynh Dien commune are also urgently going to the fields to step up the care work. This spring crop, the whole Quynh Dien commune has planted 302 hectares of rice, 52 hectares of colored land mainly growing peanuts, corn and other vegetables, reaching 100% of the plan. From the beginning of the crop until now, although the weather has not been very favorable, thanks to the leadership, focused and proactive direction of the local government, combined with the timely care of the people; so far, most of the spring crop area of ​​Quynh Dien commune has grown and developed well, without any pests or diseases occurring.

To ensure high yields at the end of the season, the locality is implementing plans to direct and urge people to focus on cleaning the fields, removing weeds, loosening roots, and pruning dead corn and peanuts. At the same time, fertilizing crops with urea, phosphate, and potassium according to the instructions of the cooperative. In addition, the commune also focuses on regulating water in each field, advising people to increase field inspections to detect pests and diseases for timely treatment, and strictly prohibiting acts of going to the fields that affect and destroy crops.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hien - Head of the Quynh Dien Commune Agricultural Service and Electricity Cooperative said: "Propaganda for people to apply the first dose of pesticides, at the same time weed and stir the mud, apply nitrogen and potassium to the rice area, the amount of nitrogen is about 3 - 3.5 kg/sao, kli is from 2 - 2.5 kg/sao. As for the peanut area, we are propagating and mobilizing people to spray stimulants through the leaves for the peanut plants to grow. For some highland areas, with some areas damaged by rats, the Cooperative also consulted with the People's Committee to buy biological pesticides to supply to the people."

In the winter-spring crop of 2014, Quynh Luu district has 7,500 hectares of rice, 800 hectares of corn, over 1,000 hectares of peanuts, nearly 1,200 hectares of vegetables, beans of all kinds, 1,300 hectares of sugarcane, sweet potatoes, incense and cassava. Currently, taking advantage of the time, farmers in the whole district are urgently promoting care work combined with pest control. With proactive measures in production by authorities at all levels, it is hoped that this spring crop the whole district will have a bumper crop, thereby helping people increase their income and improve the quality of family life.

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