Yen Thanh farmers race to harvest spring rice to avoid storms

Early morning of May 1, at the field in Tang Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), households were actively transporting rice to dry before the storm arrived.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Nam in hamlet 4, Tang Thanh commune said: "Last night and today, my family took advantage of renting a harvester to harvest 5 sao of rice.spring riceThe rice is dried at the commune's stadium, so now there is no need to worry about it falling down due to storms. This year, the weather is favorable, the rice yield is on average 3.7-3.8 quintals/sao.

Mr. Dao Van Khai - Chairman of Tang Thanh Commune People's Committee said: The whole commune has over 250 hectares of spring rice, the commune has directed farmers to strictly implement the planting schedule of the district, introducing high-quality rice varieties into the structure. Applying good scientific and technical measures, combining intensive investment according to each growth cycle of the rice plant. Thanks to that, this year the rice crop is evenly distributed, estimated at an average of 7.7 tons/ha.

After receiving information that there would be storms in the coming days, on April 29, the commune immediately informed the people to be proactive, and mobilized over 6 combine harvesters to simultaneously harvest rice. The harvesters rolled along each field, and thanks to the solidified internal road system, agricultural vehicles could easily reach the field to transport rice. Up to this point, the whole commune has harvested 50/250 hectares of rice.

Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district added: This spring crop, Yen Thanh district planted 12,700 hectares of rice, with an estimated yield of over 7.5 tons/ha. The reason for the good harvest, in addition to this year's favorable weather, the district introduced into the structure of rice varieties with high productivity and yield such as Huong Thom No. 1, Bac Thom No. 7, Bac Thom 9... hybrid varieties including Thai Xuyen 111, Phu Uu 978, sticky rice M97...

The district has done a good job of investigating, predicting, and forecasting right from the beginning of the season the harmful effects of pests and diseases on each type of crop to advise and guide people to apply preventive measures and focus on effective control.

However, to ensure the results achieved, the district recommends that people in the communes, when the rice fields are ripe, quickly harvest to avoid damage caused by unusual weather such as strong winds and storms. Currently, Yen Thanh district has mobilized over 160 combine harvesters, harvesting simultaneously in the communes: Lien Thanh, Nam Thanh, Bac Thanh, Long Thanh, Xuan Thanh...

Up to this point, the district has harvested over 2,000/12,700 hectares. As the harvest progresses, people deploy machinery to prepare for the upcoming summer-autumn crop.