Drip irrigation under membrane, drone pollination, membrane planter, cotton picker... On xinjiang's vast farmland, from spring ploughing to autumn harvesting, mechanization and intelligentization have been continuously improved. Labor intensity in agricultural production has been reduced, while productivity and economic benefits have been greatly improved. A series of advanced scientific and technological elements continue to "fly into ordinary people's homes", for xinjiang's high-quality agricultural development into new momentum.
Autumn October, Xinjiang Tianshan north and south "cotton sea" have entered the peak season. This is supposed to be the busiest season for cotton farmers. In the endless cotton fields of Yuli county, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, few farmers are to be seen, except for workers operating large cotton pickers.
Autumn October, Xinjiang Tianshan north and south "cotton sea" have entered the peak season. This is supposed to be the busiest season for cotton farmers. In the endless cotton fields of Yuli county, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, few farmers are to be seen, except for workers operating large cotton pickers.
A film planter is working in a cotton field in Tongqike Village, Xingping Town, Yuli County, Xinjiang. Xinhua/Ding Lei
In recent years, Xinjiang has vigorously promoted mechanized cotton harvesting and introduced intelligent agricultural equipment such as plant protection drones and unmanned tractors. Benefited from this, the whole process of mechanization and intelligent operation, such as ground preparation, precision sowing, bedding and mulching, water-saving drip irrigation, cotton picker collection, etc. This has greatly improved the productivity of most cotton areas.
"Kantuman", the protagonist of the former farmland, has been put into the exhibition case of the museum. The farming method of "people pulling and carrying" is gradually retiring. Xinjiang's agricultural production is quietly changing and becoming more and more "scientific and technological style".
The drip irrigation system developed independently by Xinjiang Tianye Group has been applied to more than 40 crops, including cotton, corn, wheat and rice, opening up a new way of saving water and increasing grain and income. Among them, drip irrigation rice cultivation technology under membrane breaks through the traditional "water cultivation" mode of rice planting, and can save water by more than 60%.
Pear pollination has a new "magic tool". In Bayingoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, where Korla pears are produced, pear flowers were pollinated by humans or bees in the past. Now, drones have successfully replaced bees in efficient liquid pollination operations. The technology will free pear farmers from heavy pollination work and improve productivity.
