How to produce the 2020 winter crop to be 'safe' in Nghe An

Doan Tri Tue DNUM_DBZAIZCACA 06:46

(Baonghean.vn) - In the 2020 winter crop production, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development aims to cultivate over 37,635 hectares of various crops. However, this year's winter crop is forecast to face many difficulties.

As planned,winter cropThis year, Nghe An will plant 21,500 hectares of corn, including 16,500 hectares of corn for grain, 5,000 hectares of corn for cattle feed, 12,000 hectares of various vegetables and beans, 2,000 hectares of sweet potatoes, 1,500 hectares of peanuts, etc.

However, this year's winter crop production forecast is not very favorable.

Nhộn nhịp xuống đồng làm vụ đông tại huyện Diễn Châu. Ảnh: Quang An
Bustling winter crop work in Dien Chau district. Photo: Quang An

To achieve good results in winter crop production, we need to pay attention to and do well the following issues:

The first:Do not be subjective with weather developments in productionwinter cropThis year, from September to the end of November. According to the forecast and assessment of the Central Hydrometeorological Department, in 2020, there will be about 11-13 storms and tropical depressions (TDPs) operating in the East Sea, of which 5-6 storms will directly affect the mainland of our country and mainly focus on the provinces in the North Central region, including Nghe An. Storm and TDP circulation always cause heavy rain.

Another thing worth noting is that the current Enso weather phenomenon is leaning towards the cold phase and shifting to La Nina state in the last months of 2020. Therefore, this year's winter comes earlier and is colder than recent winters.

Due to the impact of the cold phase, the weather will change significantly, with the possibility of heavy rain, storms and tropical depressions, and thus this year's rainy and stormy season will inevitably lead to widespread flooding in low-lying areas; flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas.

Farmers in Quynh Luu lost their 2017 winter peanut crop due to heavy rain. Photo: Archive - Viet Hung

According to the assessment of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, 2020 is the hottest year in the North Central region in the past 50 years. Usually, in such years, after the end of the hot season, there is heavy rain and strong winds. Therefore, our ancestors have a saying "a lot of sun, a lot of rain". Therefore, this year's winter crop production will not be as favorable as previous winter crops.
Monday:Classify land according to high and low terrain to arrange crops and production seasons appropriately to limit the impact of weather during the rainy and stormy season causing damage to production results. The land for winter crop cultivation in Nghe An has 4 regions, suitable for each crop and production season as follows:
Region 1:The sandy, light-meadow coastal land stretches from Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Nghi Loc and Dien Chau districts to Quynh Luu and Hoang Mai town. This land has an area of ​​about 18,000 - 20,000 hectares, with a sloping land facing the sea, so it is rarely flooded when there is heavy or prolonged rain.

This land is very suitable for growing crops such as corn, peanuts, vegetables, cabbage, kohlrabi, tomatoes, potatoes, climbing beans, watermelon, onions, garlic, etc. Farmers need to choose one, two or three… most suitable crops in their locality to grow. The earlier the planting season, the better, 1-2 crops can be planted during the entire production season.
Winter crop production experience of farmers in Dien Chau shows that if you plant peanuts early,nylon coveron the bed surface, if growing vegetables of all kinds, then make high beds, have a good drainage system and seedlings must be grown in the nursery first, then mature plants can be planted for the safest.

Farmers in Dien Thinh (Dien Chau) go to the fields to produce winter crops. Photo: Canh Yen
Region 2:The plains on the land of two rice crops. On this land after the summer-autumn rice crop, there are nearly 30,000 hectares of land with high terrain, very little flooded due to waterlogging, almost every district, city and town has this type of land. Most of the land for growing rice is loam, clay, heavy mechanical composition. Therefore, this type of land is best for growing corn and sweet potatoes. If growing vegetables and beans of all kinds, you should cover the beds with straw to prevent rain from flattening the soil.

In this area, it is difficult to plant early because it depends on the early or late harvest of summer-autumn rice and then the rainy and stormy season that can come early. If planted late, it will affect the spring rice planting season... Therefore, although the potential area is large, the corn area planted on land with two rice crops is only 4,500 - 5,000 hectares, and sweet potatoes are 1,800 - 2,000 hectares.
To produce winter crops effectively in this area, first of all, we must take advantage of planting immediately after harvesting summer-autumn rice. For corn and sweet potatoes, it is best to cover the beds with straw after planting to prevent heavy rains from eroding and hardening the soil, and to limit weed growth. Sweet potatoes grown in the winter, if fertilized adequately and covered with straw, will yield very high yields.
Zone 3:The alluvial land along Lam River, Hieu River, Con River... in the whole province has 10,640 hectares, the largest is Anh Son district with 2,300 hectares. Most of the alluvial land along the river is sandy, light loam suitable for many types of crops such as: corn, peanuts, leafy vegetables and seed vegetables, tubers, fruits...

There are two types of alluvial soil along the river: high alluvial soil is less prone to flooding during the rainy season from September onwards. This type of soil is not abundant, only about 20%. Low alluvial soil accounts for up to 80% and is very susceptible to flooding during the rainy and stormy season.
On high alluvial land, try to plant corn, peanuts and various vegetables as early as possible. On low alluvial land, you have to wait until the heavy rainy season ends and the river water stops rising from November onwards before you can plant. This crop is called the late winter-early spring crop.

Green squash plants bring high economic efficiency in Thanh Linh commune, Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Phu Huong
Zone 4:Lowland at the foot of the hills in the midland and mountainous districts. This land can grow many types of crops such as corn, peanuts, squash, pumpkin, beans, vegetables of all kinds... and should be planted early, planted many times during the production season for short-term crops such as vegetables, beans of all kinds. On this land, priority should be given to growing a lot of corn (including biomass corn for livestock), peanuts, squash and pumpkin.
Tuesday:This year's winter crop production took place in favorable conditions.Covid epidemichas been happening widely and seriously both domestically and internationally, and it is not known when it will end. Therefore, the circulation and consumption of products produced in the winter crop will be limited. Therefore, production facilities should focus on producing many types of products that can be easily consumed such as corn for grain, corn biomass for fertilizing dairy farms in the province and products after harvest that cannot be sold, can be stored and preserved for a long time such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, squash, onions, garlic, etc.
Wednesday:Absolutely do not produce winter crops to follow trends, record achievements or produce because of pressure from above. Production is a sure thing (except in cases of unforeseen weather), planting must be intensive to have high yield, it is better to plant less than to plant more but with no effect.
Thursday:Winter crop production should be planted in concentrated areas for good management and there must be a system of ditches to quickly drain water during heavy rains.


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