Currently, nearly 6,400 hectares of winter-spring rice in Yen Mo district are in the peak ripening period. To ensure a secure harvest, avoid the impact of storms and rains, as well as free up land for the summer-autumn crop, farmers in the district are mobilizing manpower and machinery to speed up the harvest.
From early morning, the fields of Yen Hoa Cooperative (Yen Hoa Commune) were filled with the sound of harvesters and people calling to each other. On the roads in the fields, farmers were busy collecting and transporting rice home to dry.
Mr. Hoang Van Hop, Trinh Nu village, excitedly said: This crop, his family's 9 sao of rice were planted according to the new variety model, new techniques, giving outstanding yield and quality. According to Mr. Hop, this is the first year he has introduced new varieties, and at the same time used organic fertilizer to fertilize the rice, but the difference has been clearly seen. The rice plants are hard, strong, and have fewer pests and diseases than before; the panicles are long, with many grains, bright, even, and full. The average yield is estimated at about 2.5 quintals/sao.
Sharing the joy of a good harvest, Ms. Doan Thi Hue, Lac Hien village, said: This year, there are many pests and diseases, but thanks to the guidance and timely spraying of pesticides by the cooperative, the rice is still beautiful, each flower is full of grain. The family has planted nearly 2 hectares, and so far has basically finished harvesting, compared to last year, there is a surplus of 20 bags of rice.
This winter-spring crop, Yen Hoa commune is considered one of the communes with the highest rice productivity in Yen Mo district. The locality has arranged nearly ten combine harvesters in each village, organizing simultaneous harvesting in a rolling manner, harvesting each field neatly, each village neatly.
According to Mr. Vu Khac Hai, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yen Hoa Cooperative, this year's winter-spring crop, thanks to good pest control work, local rice grew and developed quite evenly, with yields generally higher than other localities.
In particular, this crop, the cooperative has implemented a model of producing new rice varieties, new techniques, in an organic direction with an area of over 46 hectares, with 275 households participating. With this model, people are supported with a part of seeds, organic fertilizers, and are given detailed instructions on sowing techniques, fertilization, and pest control, so the productivity is increased, increasing by about 2 quintals/ha compared to mass production. This is a good sign for the cooperative to continue to replicate the model in the coming time. Currently, the cooperative is focusing on speeding up the progress, striving to complete the harvest before June 5, preparing the conditions to deploy the Summer-Autumn crop production.
Like farmers in Yen Hoa commune, people in Yen Thang commune are also rushing to harvest rice these days. However, many households said that the rice yield is not as expected. While quickly drying rice, Mr. Nguyen Ky (Van Du Ha village, Yen Thang commune) said: My family planted 5 sao of rice, compared to last year, it is 5-7 bags less. The reason is that pests, especially small leaf rollers, appeared at too high a density but the family was subjective and did not spray them in time, causing the leaves to become white and frayed, reducing the yield. However, in return, the current rice price is at a good level, ranging from 10-11 thousand VND/kg, 2 thousand VND/kg higher than the same period last year.
In the 2024 Winter-Spring crop, Yen Mo district planted nearly 6,400 hectares of rice. The highlight of this crop is that localities have transformed the variety structure in the direction of reducing the area of hybrid rice, increasing the area of high-quality rice and glutinous rice; at the same time, increasing the proportion of transplanted rice and reducing the proportion of direct-sown rice.
In addition, the policies supporting the development of agricultural and rural economy of the province and district have contributed to promoting synchronous mechanization in production stages, forming production fields according to value chains and organic directions. The whole district has 240 hectares of rice, of which the area of rice planted by machine is 70 hectares.
Comrade Le Thi Linh, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Mo district, said: This year, the weather is complicated, pests and diseases arise and cause damage with a density many times higher than the average of previous years. However, the district has directed specialized units, communes, towns, and agricultural cooperatives to promptly monitor, observe, forecast, and guide farmers to do a good job of prevention and control, thereby minimizing the damage caused by pests and diseases. Through preliminary assessment, the average rice yield of the whole district is estimated at 67.8 quintals/ha, an increase of 0.15 quintals/ha compared to the Winter-Spring crop in 2023. In particular, the areas of organic production and new varieties have high yields of 68-69 quintals/ha, even over 70 quintals/ha in some places.
As of June 1, the entire district has harvested about 60% of the area. The locality is continuing to urge farmers to take advantage of favorable weather, mobilize maximum human resources, machinery, and vehicles to focus on speeding up the winter-spring rice harvest. Take advantage of favorable weather, take advantage of conditions to focus on drying, preventing post-harvest loss, ensuring rice quality. At the same time, fully prepare conditions to deploy the Summer-Autumn crop production with the spirit of harvesting the winter-spring crop, preparing the land, and deploying the Summer-Autumn crop production immediately.
Article and photos: Nguyen Luu
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