(Baonghean.vn) - This spring crop, Thanh Chuong district planted 2,600 hectares of corn, mainly on Lam River alluvial land. Thanks to favorable weather and intensive investment, Thanh Chuong estimated to have 15,000 tons of corn kernels.
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| This spring crop, Thanh Chuong district planted 2,600 hectares of corn, mainly on Lam River alluvial land. Thanks to favorable weather and intensive investment, the economic efficiency is high, estimated at about 15,000 tons of corn kernels; with an average price of 6,000 VND/kg, the revenue is nearly 90 billion VND. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| Corn variety NK6410 was planted in the spring crop of 2017, yielding 70 - 75 quintals/ha. After separating the corn kernels, they are packaged and waiting for traders to buy. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| Currently, many people have invested in buying corn shelling machines. From corn ears with the shell still intact, the machine can separate 35 kg of corn kernels per minute. Mr. Nguyen Van Vinh in Ha Xa village, Thanh Linh said: "I bought a corn shelling machine for 30 million VND to serve both my family's needs and to provide services to the people. In the past few days, I have not been able to finish all my work, everyone wants to separate the kernels by machine because of its convenience and low cost, which is only 6,000 VND per minute. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| According to people in Linh Long village, Thanh Linh commune, since the new rural construction, the land has been rolled back and forth, some people receive land, some receive alluvial land, so the family's area has increased. With land and favorable conditions for intensive farming, people have grown corn 3 crops/year; each sao yields 2.5 - 3 quintals of corn kernels. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| In communes with large fields such as Thanh Duong, Thanh Luong, Thanh Yen, Thanh Giang..., 150 - 200 hectares of corn are planted, becoming the main crop. Mr. Nguyen Sy Hung - Chairman of Thanh Duong Commune People's Committee said that every year the locality grows 3 crops of corn. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| Spring corn in Thanh Chuong is mainly long-term, high-yield varieties such as: NK 66, NK 6326, DK 6919, DK 9901... Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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| These days, wherever you go through the countryside of Thanh Chuong district, you can see people harvesting corn, machine-separated corn fields, golden corn fields, and bustling corn trading. Photo: Tran Dinh Ha |
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