Nghe An farmers stay in the fields to take care of winter crops
Thanh Phuc•November 18, 2024 12:08
Taking advantage of the dry weather, farmers hurried to the fields to take care of the planted areas, harvest some early winter crop areas and plant intercrops to supply the year-end market.
At this time, the winter crop area has been closed, crops are green, growing and developing well. Photo: Thanh PhucIn the warm and sunny weather, people growing vegetables in Quynh Luu are focusing on taking care of high-quality vegetables to supply the year-end market such as kohlrabi, cabbage, carrots, etc. Photo: Thanh PhucMr. Ho Ngoc Tang - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lien Commune (Hoang Mai Town) said: "Quynh Lien is a key vegetable growing area of the province. In recent years, farmers have applied advanced technology to intensively cultivate commercial vegetables, increasing output and quality. Currently, there are 5 vegetable products achieving OCOP star. Photo: Thanh PhucAs the province's chayote granary, these days, Quynh Lien people are also focusing on making trellises and cutting shoots for chayote to flower and bear fruit. Photo: Thanh PhucThe pumpkin fields in Thanh Lien, Thanh Ha, Hanh Lam... (Thanh Chuong) stretch as far as the eye can see. Currently, the pumpkins are in the stage of bearing young fruit. Photo: Thanh PhucPurple garlic fields in Hung Tan (Hung Nguyen) have sprouted green. Garlic leaves are expected to be harvested near Tet. Photo: Thanh PhucEarly winter vegetable fields have been harvested. Photo: Thanh PhucAt this time, vegetables are easy to sell and have good prices, so people are very excited. The price of sweet cabbage is 3,000 - 5,000 VND/kg, and radish is 7,000 VND/kg. Photo: Thanh PhucIn particular, the price of green onions has increased, currently 20,000-25,000 VND/kg, bringing a good income to the people. Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Tan Hai hamlet, Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu) happily said: "Although at the beginning of the season, there was heavy rain, the onions were crushed, the yield decreased, but in return, the price of green onions is higher than previous years, so farmers still made a profit of tens of millions of VND/sao". Photo: Thanh PhucSweet corn and waxy corn on the two-rice land have also begun to be harvested. Many areas are planted under a joint model, with all agricultural products being contracted. Photo: Thanh PhucTo supply the market and increase the value per unit area, farmers in specialized areas grow vegetables in alternating seasons to regularly harvest and supply the market. Photo: Thanh PhucMany areas have just finished harvesting, people are taking advantage of the time to prepare the land and plant the next crop to ensure supply at the end of the year. Photo: Thanh Phuc