Farmers in the Lam River delta area plant corn in winter after the flood.
(Baonghean.vn) - After the recent flood, many areas of alluvial land along the Lam River section passing through Con Cuong and Anh Son districts were buried by rocks and soil. To be on time for the harvest, since the beginning of October, farmers have been actively working the fields and sowing winter corn.
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| Farmers in hamlet 7, Cam Son commune (Anh Son) sow winter corn on alluvial land along Lam river. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
The alluvial land along Lam River, passing through Anh Son and Con Cuong districts, is thousands of hectares wide. Due to the annual alluvial deposits, people grow corn with high productivity, with 3 crops per year.
Mr. Ha Van Duc in hamlet 7, Cam Son commune, Anh Son district said: His family has 2 sao of land along the river, growing 3 crops of corn a year, but the winter corn crop is the most favorable, because the land has just been deposited with a certain amount of alluvium, then the weather is stable, there is no more rain and flooding.
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| CP111 corn variety used by Cam Son commune farmers for sowing this winter crop. Photo: Quang An |
This season, his family planted the new CP111 corn variety. To shorten the corn planting time, the family rented a tiller and finished planting 2 sao of corn in just 1 day.
Mr. Dang Dinh Luan - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Anh Son district said: Anh Son district has 1,500 hectares of alluvial land along the Lam river in the communes: Thanh Son, Cam Son, Tam Son, Dinh Son, Tho Son... of which the largest is Tam Son with 210 hectares, Cam Son with 125 hectares. On this occasion, people are going to the fields to prepare the land, sowing winter corn, with new corn varieties: PH 311, CP111... Thanks to good alluvial soil, winter corn planted on this alluvial land in previous years achieved a yield of over 48 quintals/ha.
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| The alluvial soil is loose and porous, and is worked by machine, so the corn planting progress is quite fast. Photo: Quang An |
Farmers in Con Cuong district are also preparing the land to sow winter corn at this time. However, due to the impact of the recent flood, many areas of alluvial land were buried by rocks and soil, making sowing impossible.
According to the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the entire Con Cuong district has 300 hectares of alluvial land along the Lam River. During the recent flood, 60 hectares were buried by rocks, making it impossible for people to grow winter crops. The remaining area of 240 hectares is being prepared by people and will be sown with corn in the coming time./.
