Local Hot Spot: Xinjiang Heshuo Cotton Growing Well

At present, most of the cotton in Heshuo County, Bazhou, Xinjiang has entered the late stage of flowering and Bolling. Looking at it, a large number of cotton farmers have seized the time to do a good job of field management in the late period of cotton growth to ensure the stable growth of cotton.

Maimaiti Ali Abra, a villager of xintare village, Heshuo County, has planted 60 mu of cotton this year. He is busy watching the fruit setting of cotton peach in the cotton field. At present, we have completed the work of controlling cotton diseases and insect pests in the countryside. Looking at the plump cotton peaches hanging all over the branches, mamatiel Abra's face showed a smile.

With the promotion and application of Beidou satellite navigation, unmanned tractor precision seeding and unmanned aerial vehicle spraying and control in Heshuo County, maimati Ali Abra has realized mechanized operation in the whole process of land preparation, sowing, plant protection and harvesting. In addition, scientific management and sunny weather, cotton plants are covered with cotton peaches, Some cottonseed peaches have cracked, revealing snow-white cotton wadding, 60 mu cotton growth is gratifying, a bumper harvest is in sight.

"This year, I planted 60 mu of cotton under the guidance of technicians. In addition, the weather is good and the cotton is growing well. It is estimated that this year I can produce more than 400 kg of cotton per mu of land."

According to Wang Yaofu, member of the Party committee and deputy head of xintare Township, Heshuo County, in order to promote the high-quality development of agriculture, increase agricultural income and increase farmers' efficiency, this year, xintare township of Heshuo county has set up a professional technical service team formed by professional technical personnel of the agriculture and animal husbandry center and "soil experts" to provide management services in the field at the critical time of crop growth. At present, cotton, processing pepper and tomato are growing well in the township, and a bumper harvest is in sight. Next, we will further organize the labor force, do a good job of harvesting agricultural products in the whole Township, and ensure that the people have a good harvest.

Heshuo county has planted 24700 mu of cotton this year. Through the implementation of improved seed selection, satellite navigation sowing, precision on-demand sowing, machine harvesting wide film planting, water-saving drip irrigation, integrated pest control and other technologies, the peach setting rate and yield of cotton have been steadily improved.

(source: CCTV)