Chapter 182 Gobi Plants and the Trouble in America

With the rapid development of the Internet, agricultural websites in my country have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

However, due to the weak position of agriculture and the low return on investment of agricultural websites, the number of agricultural websites is still relatively small.

Moreover, the websites have few functions and similar services, and most of them have died.

Guo Yang's idea came from Huinong.com, which he had come into contact with later on, and he had the impression that it was doing quite well.

Therefore, Guo Yang also borrowed it and treated it as an idle chess piece for the time being, incubating it and seeing how it goes.

Tianhe’s situation is sufficient to support it.

After chatting with Qu Yang for the whole morning, we had lunch and took a nap. Then Qu Yang hurried to inspect the preparations for the corn harvest demonstration meeting.

Yu Xiaochuan also went to receive the inspection team from Chifeng with a stern face.

Guo Yang was processing documents in the office, looking at the request submitted by Tianhe Production Department regarding whether to continue signing seed production contracts with farmers next year.

It turned out that his plan was to rotate alfalfa fields with corn for seed production.

It seems we need to slow down now.

Alfalfa No. 1 will be produced as seeds next year, but crop rotation is not possible for the time being, as Wuyuan does not have a seed processing plant yet.

Depend on!
Do we still have to let farmers produce seeds?
The market environment for seed production is already chaotic enough, with inflated land prices, substandard isolation zones, and seed producers easily misleading their customers...

I forgot to ask Qu Yang.

Guo Yang had no idea for a moment, so he just left it alone.

Looking at the busy Ning Xiaojing, Guo Yang asked, "How well do you understand the business of the group's subsidiaries?"

Ning Xiaojing raised her head in surprise, a faint blush appearing on her pretty face.

When will the boss start to care about people?
Routine concern?

"It's OK. I have a general understanding of it, and the business department is also quite cooperative."

Guo Yang nodded, looked at the sunny sky outside the window, and said, "Notify Luo Xiu to go to the Gobi Desert later to take a look."

Xie Shijie just called and said that the survey and planning have produced some results.

"it is good."

Ning Xiaojing felt that the boss's behavior of looking at the window was a little unnatural. After he walked away, she realized that her collar was a little low. Looking down from above, she could see a proud touch of white.

Recalling the details just now in her mind, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, "Pretend, keep pretending for me."

At about a little after five in the afternoon, Guo Yang and Luo Xiu went to the Gobi Desert without Ning Xiaojing. She got tanned and didn't look very well.

The types of Gobi Desert between Jiuquan and Jiayuguan are complex and can be roughly divided into two categories: erosion-type and accumulation-type Gobi Desert.

Guo Yang's overall feeling was that the ground was flat, slightly undulating, and mainly composed of gravel and sand.

The gravel is mostly 3-10 cm in diameter, sometimes rounded and sometimes with sharp edges.

Under long-term exposure to sunlight, the gravels all have a painted surface, and the colors appear dark black, oily black, gray, light white, etc.

The car drove carefully along the way.

The vegetation on the Gobi Desert is sparse, mostly scattered desert plants such as red sand and bubble red. The plants are short and most of them are in a semi-dormant state.

However, in erosion gullies or small sand piles, you can also see clusters of ephedra that grow well, and occasionally there are taller shrubs such as Haloxylon ammodendron and Caragana.

It took about half an hour to reach the destination.

Several pickup trucks and trucks were parked in the Gobi Desert, and next to the vehicles were equipment and an excavator.

The arrival of the SUV startled the crowd, and Xie Shijie took a look at the car and the license plate.

"The boss is here."

As soon as Guo Yang got out of the car, he saw Xie Shijie's dark face and joked, "You're almost tanned like coal. Even when you're taking wedding photos, your fiancée will dislike you!"

“Hey, it’s already been filmed.”

Xie Shijie smiled and said that he didn't mind. Although the office environment at the group headquarters was comfortable, he had more freedom outside.

No one can control him.

What's more, the boss promised that there would be better positions waiting for him after he rotated through the business segments.

We chatted for a while.

Ma Rui, head of the planning team at the Agricultural University, introduced the situation in the Gobi Desert.

"The situation is not optimistic. Most of it is alluvial deposits, cemented by mud and calcium, with intercalated sand layers and particularly thick gravel deposits."

"Generally, it is tens to hundreds of meters, and the thickest can reach 700 to 800 meters."

“The input cost of development is very high and the economic value is not high.”

Ma Rui had a look of confusion on his face, but Agricultural University and Jiahe had been cooperating for a long time, and Ma Rui also knew Jiahe's style.

The greater the difficulty, the more interested I am.

“If you really want to buy some, you can consider sea buckthorn and wine grapes.”

Ma Rui motioned Guo Yang to move closer to the place where the pit was dug and pointed to the exposed soil layer.

"The Gobi Desert has a hard texture. From the cross-sections we excavated, we can see that the soil is poor, with little organic matter and serious seepage."

"Seabuckthorn has strong vitality and wide adaptability. The cost of afforestation is relatively low and the forest grows quickly. It has a huge root system, luxuriant branches and leaves, can retain water and prevent sand, has outstanding ecological benefits, and has certain economic value."

"Wine grapes have higher economic benefits, but there is still a lack of frost-resistant and salt-tolerant grape rootstocks. The College of Life Sciences of the Agricultural University currently has a research plan in this regard."

After the introduction, the planning team of the Agricultural University looked at Guo Yang curiously. Some of them were still students.

I am very curious about the famous Guo Yang.

But after watching it, they only had one feeling: it was mediocre.

Guo Yang smiled and said, "From the perspective of cultivation technology, are there any difficulties?"

"Xinjiang Province has experience in planting sea buckthorn in the Gobi Desert, but it has no reference value. We now have a preliminary idea.

In view of the hard soil, we first use machinery to dig wide and narrow row furrows, and determine the row spacing of 4m to adapt to mechanical picking later;

Arrange drip irrigation, drip irrigation every 1.5 meters according to the sea buckthorn plant spacing, and dig holes after the soil is moist, otherwise it is impossible to dig;

Then plant sea buckthorn in spring and autumn, and adjust the ratio of male to female."

Xie Shijie also said: "According to this method, there is no need to replace the soil or only a small amount of soil can be replaced. The cost of transformation is reduced to 1250 yuan per mu, but the technical requirements are higher."

"What about planting grass?" Guo Yang asked. In his opinion, it would be better if this desert could be restored to pasture.

Ma Rui said: "The wind in the Gobi Desert is strong, so we have to dig trenches. If we sow grass seeds, they may be killed by stones as soon as they emerge. Once the sea buckthorn trees grow up, they can also provide shelter for other vegetation, so it won't be too late to sow grass seeds then."

Guo Yang nodded and thought about it. After listening to what they said, he felt that planting sea buckthorn was indeed the best choice.

He also collected a large amount of sea buckthorn planting resources from the Xinjiang Provincial Biological Desert Research Institute and the nursery in Qinghe County.

Suddenly, Guo Yang remembered another plant that Liu Tingen had brought him to collect: a Gobi treasure that had been buried for thousands of years and far away from pollution - Gobo ramie.

It can also grow on gravel Gobi, and it has unique natural green health benefits: clearing fat and lowering blood pressure, relieving depression and calming the mind, and delaying aging.

Gobao ramie was once on the verge of extinction, but in 2002, Liu Qitang, an entrepreneur known as a leper maniac, chose to go to Xinjiang Province to save the remaining 123 acres of Gobao ramie.

We have also collaborated with a large number of scientists and academicians from the two academies to cultivate experimental sites and establish research and development bases.

Currently, they are preparing to set up a company next year to carry out large-scale no-tillage bionic planting. Thinking of this, Guo Yang also had an idea. Anyway, the Gobi Desert is so large, it would be great to try more crops.

Afterwards, a group of people took Guo Yang to see several other types of Gobi locations, and Guo Yang finally had a general idea of ​​them.

Guo Yang also named this Gobi Desert Jiahe Gobi.

However, the planning still needs to be improved.

Guo Yang particularly emphasized the need to first select a core area for improvement, which could be used to build the group’s headquarters in the future.

In addition, the planning of nurseries for various plants must also keep up and be given priority in their construction.

Let's put the rest aside for now.

Because Guo Yang currently only allocates 3000 million yuan per year to this Gobi Desert.

They worked until the sun set and the sky was filled with sunset glow, then they went back to find a place to eat.

Guo Yang casually asked Xie Shijie: "Have you discussed the water issue?"

Xie Shijie smiled and said, "There is no unified management department in the Taolai River Basin at present. Agricultural water use is still under the jurisdiction of the Water Conservancy, but water fees are often difficult to collect. If Jiahe uses water, there will definitely be no problem with approval.

There is no water storage project in the upper reaches of the basin yet, and the water inflow is uneven throughout the year, concentrated in July to September. When the water inflow is low, water disputes often occur.

The main reason is that farmland is still using the outdated method of flood irrigation, which is rather extensive.”

Guo Yang looked at Xie Shijie in surprise and said jokingly, "Of course, it's worth letting you out. I saw you running around in the field every day, and I thought you were going to talk about love with your wife."

Xie Shijie hummed twice, "There is another piece of information. Jiayuguan is planning a new urban area on both sides of the Taolai River. A new city will be built on 70 square kilometers of exposed Gobi sands. But the initial project should be to build an ecological project of 'two lakes and one river' around the Taolai River."

70 square kilometers, or 10.5 acres of land, is really a big deal.

"Jiayuguan does have money. When is construction expected to start?"

“It is estimated that construction will start around 08.”

"You knew this three years in advance?"

"My wife told me, Boss, I think it's time for you to consider the important things in your life. My wife's company has many gentle and lovely girls who can introduce them to you."

"You're not married yet."

"It's all the same, would you consider it?"

"Women will only slow down my farming speed."

Xie Shijie curled his lips.

In the evening, the group found a barbecue restaurant, ordered a few skewers of red willow barbecue and two bottles of beer.

"Red willow barbecue skewers are the best, with big skewers and delicious meat. They should be promoted in coastal cities."

Ma Rui laughed and said, "Don't do that. Once you promote it, many places will be chopped down. This thing is cold-resistant and salt-alkali-resistant, and it's a good helper for preventing and fixing sand, but it grows too slowly."

Guo Yang thought about the red willow barbecue that became popular all over the country in later generations, and it seemed to make sense.

While grilling the meat, Guo Yang thought that he could plant some red willows so that he could be self-sufficient in the future.

It's about time to take some time to study in seclusion and cultivate new seeds.

The breeder’s persona must also be maintained.

Where is the time to think about love?

at the same time.

Yu Xiaochuan also brought his people and toasted with the inspection team from Chifeng.

A mighty and strong man from Inner Mongolia came towards Yu Xiaochuan with a bottle of Da Wusu.

"Mr. Yu, Chifeng is located in the golden grassland belt, with a vast area..."

……

Island country.

Barnes, with gray hair on his temples, watched the piles of alfalfa bales being transferred from the warehouse to the trucks, but there was no joy on his face.

Because this bale of straw does not belong to Netero Company.

Since the last time the Dairy Farmers Association's alfalfa orders were halved, Nitro's other island customers have also been reducing their orders.

For those that have not been reduced, bargaining is still going on.

I feel a lot more confident.

This reminded Barnes of the news that came back last time, about the Chinese people’s alfalfa!
Barnes doesn't believe in evil.

In order to grow high-quality alfalfa, they often need to choose the most suitable land, conduct strict soil tests, select excellent varieties, and apply fertilizers appropriately...

There are strict requirements for every step.

America's forage quality grading system is even more stringent than the country's own racial system.

In order to obtain huge profits in the export market every year, American alfalfa producers select the best from the best, and only two to three million tons of tens of millions of tons of alfalfa products are selected for export.

The processing and storage techniques and methods are also world-class, and it can be said that the limits have been reached in all aspects.

How could the Chinese alfalfa be better than the American one!
But the orders were actually decreasing, so he came to the island country and saw alfalfa from China.

He admitted that from the appearance, the alfalfa bales produced by the Chinese were perfect. Not only were there no grass roots, seeds, soil, etc., but even weeds were rare.

The island country's consistent rule is that if the weed content exceeds 5%, money will be deducted. I think this must be a headache for the Chinese people.

The canvas used for packaging also has its own requirements.

But what surprised Barnes was the compression density of the alfalfa bales, which looked very compact to the naked eye.

He couldn't even believe his own judgment that the Chinese's secondary compression technology was better than Netero's.

You should know that the degree of secondary compression can not only reduce transportation costs, but also ensure that alfalfa does not easily lose moisture, extend storage time, and reduce nutritional losses.

How did the Chinese do it?
Barnes approached Shintaro Iwata of the Dairy Farmers Association, who needed to understand what his customers wanted.

"Mr. Iwata, I admit that the alfalfa products from China are good, but if you chose Chinese alfalfa because of the more favorable price, I think Netero Company can also talk to you."

Iwata smiled meaningfully and said, "It's not because of the price."

Barnes frowned. "Is it because of genetic modification? Nitro's products have passed your review."

"Not at all."

"Why is that?" Bass asked in a low voice.

“In fact, the price of Chinese alfalfa exported to the island countries is higher than that in the United States.”

Barnes stared at Iwata with burning eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Because the quality of Chinese alfalfa is even higher than that of the United States. Its protein, amino acids, cellulose and other qualities are two or three points higher than your super-premium forage grass."

"impossible!"

Iwata looked at Barnes who was a little out of control, and said with a smile: "Nothing is impossible. This is a fact. After our feeding experiment for some time,
The milk production and milk protein rate of dairy cows fed with Huaxia alfalfa have increased, and it has also improved other livestock and poultry. You can ask around, this news has spread. "

Barnes asked Iwata for a nutritional composition test sheet of Alfalfa No. 1, and the numbers on it kept stimulating his eyes.

America is in trouble!
He wanted to know how the Chinese grew alfalfa of such high quality.

(End of this chapter)