Tuy Phong farmers urgently harvest late winter-spring rice

Faced with heavy rains in recent days, rice farmers in Tuy Phong district are busy harvesting the last rice crops of the late winter-spring crop, drying them to prepare for the new crop. Despite pests and diseases, this year's rice yield and price are quite high, making farmers excited.

In Tuy Phong, although it is known as the sunniest and windiest region in the province, these days, sudden rains at the time of the changing seasons still come. Therefore, for local farmers, the urgency to complete their farming work is even more evident.

Harvest rice.

Harvesters work at full capacity in the fields to harvest the last rice crops. On major roads, occasionally a few trucks carry full loads of rice to the planting yards. The rice drying points are also crowded with people, the morning working atmosphere becomes busier, as if trying to avoid the rain that affects the quality of the rice. "Although it is hard work, this year the yield and price of rice are quite high, so people are very happy" - That is what Ms. Hien, a farmer in Lien Huong town, shared when she had just finished harvesting 5 sao of late winter-spring rice of her family with a yield of about 8 quintals/sao. Ms. Hien "boasted": If there were no pests, the yield could be higher. Excitingly, at this time, the selling price of fresh rice is 7,000 VND/kg and dried rice is 8,100 VND/kg, higher than previous years, so people have a good profit.

Tuy Phong farmers dry rice after harvest (photo by Ngoc Lan).

Mr. Nhu Quoc Thich - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuy Phong district also expressed his joy when meeting us. The leader of the district's agricultural sector said that in the 2022 crop season, due to the lack of irrigation water, Tuy Phong district produced late, leading to the slow implementation of the winter-spring crop. Accordingly, in the winter-spring crop, the whole district planted 2,127 hectares, mainly ML 48 and Dai Thom 8 rice varieties, and is currently in the harvesting stage of the remaining areas, with an average rice yield of 6.5 - 7 tons/ha. For example, rice in the Phan Dung lake area reached about 5.5 - 6.5 tons/ha. Particularly, an area of ​​120 hectares in the Da Bac lake area has been harvested, with an average yield of 7.5 tons/ha and in the Vinh Hao and Vinh Tan areas, the yield reached 8 tons/ha. The reason for high productivity in this area is thanks to crop conversion, guaranteed irrigation water source, and the experience and growing techniques of the people are increasingly improved.

According to local assessments, since the beginning of the year, the production of crops in general and rice in particular in the district has been relatively favorable because the reservoirs ensure enough water for production. In addition, the situation of pests and diseases is insignificant, productivity and output have met and exceeded the plan. In parallel with the urgent harvesting of late winter-spring rice crops, the Tuy Phong district agricultural sector said that farmers are actively implementing the production of the 2023 summer-autumn crop. So far, over 144 hectares have been planted in the Phan Dung and Hoa Minh lake areas.

Notably, along with Tuy Phong district, at this time, localities in the province are also urgently planting summer-autumn crops according to the province's general crop schedule from April 5 to June 15, 2023 to complete planting. The provincial agricultural sector recommends that localities need to grasp the weather and water resources to develop production plans and arrange crops suitable to the situation of each region and each locality. At the same time, farmers are instructed to prepare well the conditions of seeds and land to be proactive in summer-autumn crop production. Farmers are advised to use certified rice varieties for planting to increase productivity and product quality.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/nong-dan-tuy-phong-khan-truong-thu-hoach-lua-dong-xuan-muon-109531.html