CCTV News: The latest data released by the Ministry of Water Resources shows that as of now, the cumulative irrigation area of the country has exceeded 60 million mu. All localities have fine-tuned and ensured spring irrigation and promoted grain production in a vigorous and orderly manner.
As the temperature gradually rises, wheat enters the rebirth period one after another, and spring irrigation in Heze, Shandong Province has been fully launched. The Yantan Yellow Gate located in Dongming recently opened to supply water to 2.8 million mu of farmland along Dongming, Cao County, Shan County and Chengwu along the route. There are 8 Yellow-induced irrigation areas in Heze City. In 2024, local investment of 291 million yuan will be implemented to implement 5 medium-sized irrigation areas to continue construction supporting and water-saving transformation projects to improve irrigation conditions.
Liu Xinpei, head of the Rural Water Conservancy Section of Heze Water Affairs Bureau, said: "Last year, the city added 23,800 mu of irrigation area, improved irrigation area 373,900 mu, and the newly added water-saving capacity reached 14 million cubic meters."
Spring plowing and spring irrigation work in various parts of Hebei is being carried out in an orderly manner. In the farmland of Gaobali Village, Dongguang County, Cangzhou City, a self-propelled intelligent sprinkler robot is shuttled back and forth, and the sprayed arc water curtain waters the entire wheat field evenly. It is understood that compared with traditional irrigation methods, self-propelled intelligent sprinkler irrigation robots have obvious advantages. They can accurately control the amount of water and irrigation range according to the actual needs of farmland, achieving a combination of water conservation, energy conservation and high efficiency.
Zhang Guoliang, a grower in Dongguang County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, said: "It used to take 5 days to water it. Now after using this robot, it saves 1 day, which saves water. Now, 1 acre of land requires 10 yuan in diesel charge, which saves a lot of money."
At present, more than 1,200 large and medium-sized irrigation areas have been opened nationwide. Since February 19, the discharge flow of Xiaolangdi Reservoir has increased from 750 cubic meters per second to 1350 cubic meters per second. The water conservancy department will give full play to the role of the digital twin water conservancy system, scientifically and meticulously carry out the water volume scheduling and application of backbone water projects in major rivers and lakes, strengthen the operation and irrigation management of irrigation areas, and make every effort to ensure the safety of spring irrigation water and urban and rural water supply.
Zhejiang Jiashan: Technology helps production and paints a new "breeding" scene in spring plowing
At present, in Jiashan County, Zhejiang, the local area uses new technologies and new measures to accelerate vegetable production and planting, and paints a new "breeding" scene in spring plowing.
Walking into the Sino-Dutch Digital Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Demonstration Center in Jiashan County, in the Li Sports Seedling Factory with ten floors, the reporter saw that with the instructions issued by the automation system, plates of lettuce seeds were sent to layers of seedling racks through the assembly line to complete automated sowing and first irrigation; clusters of lettuce seedlings grew gratifyingly. Here, it only takes about 35 days for a lettuce to mature, which can compress the time cost by 60% compared to conventional planting.
Feng Jiechao, a staff member of the Jiashan County Agricultural Assistance Service Special Team, said: "Compared with tradition, the sowing speed of 60,000 trees per hour can be reached by just two people, which is 20 times the efficiency of traditional seedling plants. From planting to cultivation, the entire process can be controlled digitally."
This efficient sowing method is thanks to the intelligent digital operation platform jointly built by the center and relevant local departments. Managers only need to monitor the temperature, humidity, air pressure and light intensity data within the factory in real time through the backend, and remotely manage the operation of automatic seeders, sprinklers and other equipment.
It is understood that this seedling plant full of "technology" can cultivate nearly 50 million seedlings throughout the year.
