Bustling in the fields at the beginning of the new year

Spring is still in full bloom on the roads, but farmers in all localities in the province are already busy working in the fields for the first production of the year. The dry and warm weather makes their work more convenient.

On the afternoon of the 4th day of Lunar New Year, in the pineapple capital of Tam Diep city, many farmers visited their fields for the first time in the year. Some fertilized, others leisurely bundled pineapples - a special technique to treat pineapple plants to produce fruit out of season. Meanwhile, in a field belonging to Khe Goi team, Quang Son commune, many pineapple growers were concentrating on harvesting fruit, traders' cars were waiting on the shore, large baskets of golden, fragrant pineapples were weighed and loaded onto the trucks.

Bustling in the fields at the beginning of the new year — Currently, Tam Diep farmers can process pineapple trees to produce fruit all year round, contributing to reducing consumption pressure, increasing product prices, and improving income.

Mrs. Duong Thi Thuan could not hide her joy: With 5,000 square meters of this hilly land, my family planted 30,000 pineapple shoots. On the 26th of Tet, we sold more than 25 tons, and today I will sell the remaining tons. With an average selling price of 7,500 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, my family earned about 100 million VND.

Down in Yen Mo district, on the vegetable fields of Van Tra Cooperative, Yen Thang commune, many farmers are also focusing on taking care of and harvesting vegetables to make it to the market in time.

Ms. Le Thi Mai shared: During Tet, green vegetables are in high demand, prices have increased sharply, especially aromatic vegetables such as coriander, onions, and dill, up to 70-80 thousand VND/kg. Right from the morning of the second day of Tet, our people went to the fields to harvest to serve consumers. Vegetables sell for a good price, so everyone is excited.

In rice growing areas, farmers also take full advantage of the time to speed up the planting progress, to ensure the crop schedule. For areas that were planted before Tet, they switch to fertilizing, caring, weeding, mud aeration, and pest control.

Although farming work is still full of hardship and worries, most farmers are happy and optimistic, believing that the new year of Giap Thin will bring favorable weather and bountiful crops.

Nguyen Luu

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