Thanh Chuong strives to achieve 14,600 hectares of spring crop

(Baonghean.vn) - According to this year's spring crop project, Thanh Chuong district strives to plant over 14,600 hectares of various crops. Currently, the preparation work has been completed by the localities.

Identifying the spring crop as the main production crop of the year, bringing the highest productivity and output, to ensure the crop schedule and progress, currently, taking advantage of the warm sunny weather, people of Thanh Phong commune (Thanh Chuong) are focusing on plowing, weeding and fertilizing the fields.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong in Hamlet 2A, Thanh Phong Commune said that most of the hamlet's production land is in low-lying areas. To avoid flooding, every year people have to plant 7-10 days before the crop schedule, so despite the cold and rain, they still gather in the fields to prepare the soil.

People of Thanh Phong commune (Thanh Chuong) prepare the land for spring crop production. Photo: Huu Thinh

This spring crop, Thanh Luong commune strives to plant 150 hectares of spring rice; the main varieties are Kinh So Uu 1588 and 27P31. With the characteristics of low-lying fields, to ensure the overall success of the spring crop, the commune has developed a plan and implemented it early in each village and hamlet.

According to the project, in the spring crop of 2018, Thanh Chuong planted 14,600 hectares of short-term crops, achieving 68,460 tons of grain output. For short-term crops, rice is 8,200 hectares (main varieties are Kinh So uu 1588, Thien uu 8, 27 P31, Thai Xuyen 111, NA2 and sticky rice); corn 2,500 hectares, peanuts 1,100; sweet potatoes 170 hectares; vegetables of all kinds 630 hectares; cassava is 2,000 hectares...

For long-term crops, strengthen the care and planting of new tea and sugarcane in planned areas, especially resettlement areas; plant 50 hectares of new V2 oranges and Xa Doai oranges, 26 hectares of Dien grapefruit; plant 1,100 hectares of new forests and 30,000 hectares of scattered trees.

Regarding the crop schedule, based on the growth period of each rice variety, a sowing schedule will be arranged, ensuring that spring rice blooms from April 22 to May 2... Up to this point, suppliers in the district have fully prepared seeds, fertilizers and materials to serve farmers.

Thanh Lien Cooperative is testing seedling incubation to prepare for tray seedling production in 2018. Photo: Huu Thinh

To achieve overall success in spring crop production, the district requires sectors and localities to comply with and implement well a number of contents such as intensive farming and irrigation, and policies and mechanisms to support producers. Actively deploying irrigation traffic, clearing sewers. Especially the work of preventing black-striped dwarf disease.

Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district added: According to forecasts, after many years, the black-striped dwarf disease will return. Therefore, the district has allocated funds to support people to buy pesticides, so localities need to do a good job of disease prevention right from the time of sowing./.

Huu Thinh