Summer-autumn rice crop in Yen Thanh achieved outstanding yield of 7 tons/ha
This year’s summer-autumn rice crop, Yen Thanh district achieved an outstanding yield of 7 tons/ha. With the motto “green at home is better than ripe in the fields”, Yen Thanh farmers are actively racing to harvest rice to prevent floods and minimize damage.
Present at the rice fields of Nhan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, I saw people starting to harvest summer-autumn rice.
Mr. Nguyen Tho Tinh in Nhan Thanh commune excitedly said: His family grows 4 sao of rice, this year the harvest is as good as the spring crop, averaging over 350 kg per sao. Especially, the price of rice is good, traders come to the field to buy it at 700,000 VND/kg.
Many rice fields are nearly 90% ripe but are still urgently harvested by people and brought to dry in the hamlet's warehouse yard to avoid erratic rainy weather.
Mr. Phan Van Kien - Chairman of Nhan Thanh Commune People's Committee said: This year's summer-autumn crop, Nhan Thanh commune planted 537 hectares. The commune has directed farmers to strictly implement the planting schedule of the district, and to introduce high-quality rice varieties into the structure. Scientific and technical measures have been well applied, combined with intensive investment in each growth cycle of the rice plant. Thanks to that, this year's summer-autumn rice crop is good, estimated to reach an average of over 7 tons/ha.
The commune recommends that farmers take advantage of favorable weather to speed up the summer-autumn rice harvest, avoiding storms and floods in the coming time. The commune has mobilized more than 10 harvesters for farmers, harvesting rice in each field. Thanks to the solidified internal road system, it is very convenient for agricultural vehicles to go to the field to transport rice.
Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district added: This summer-autumn crop, Yen Thanh district planted over 10 hectares of rice, with an estimated yield of over 7 tons/ha (3 quintals/ha higher than the previous crop). The reason for the good harvest, this summer-autumn crop had favorable weather so there were no pests or diseases, the district introduced pure rice varieties with high productivity and yield such as Huong Thom No. 1, Bac Thom No. 7, Bac Thom 9...
However, the summer-autumn crop often has floods, to ensure the results achieved, the district recommends that people in the communes, when the rice fields are over 90% ripe, quickly harvest to avoid damage.
Currently, Yen Thanh district has mobilized over 50 combine harvesters, simultaneously harvesting over 1,500 hectares in flood-prone communes Long Thanh, Khanh Thanh, Phu Thanh, Nhan Thanh... It is expected that the summer-autumn rice harvest will be completed by the end of August 25.
