Chapter 183 Preparation before breeding
After understanding the situation in the Gobi Desert, Guo Yang also realized that it was urgent to breed new varieties.

But before that, there are still many things to be done.

The next day at the company, Guo Yang caught Qu Yang early in the morning. It was estimated that Qu Yang would be traveling around the country for the next period of time.

"Do you have any suggestions for next year's seed production base? The alfalfa pasture in Jinta cannot be rotated for the time being."

"Build a seed factory in Wuyuan?" Qu Yang said tentatively.

"It's not suitable. The Hetao region is still a major grain-producing area after all. Planting grass is also for the purpose of fertilizing the fields. The natural conditions for producing seeds are not advantageous."

Qu Yang thought for a while and said, "In fact, the current seed production base market is not chaotic enough."

Guo Yang looked at him in confusion. Long Province has two major corn seed production bases, Zhangye and Jiuquan, but Jiuquan only has 20 acres of land that can be used for corn seed production, while Zhangye has over one million acres.

The current reality is that in order to compete for bases, not only are per-acre premiums rising rapidly, but seed companies without bases have to find local breeding companies and pay breeding fees.

There is not enough good land, and the marginal land that no one wanted before is now used as seed production land.

Various methods of prying open the bases; intentionally planting commercial varieties next to the bases, polluting pollination; not setting up isolation zones; and circulating smuggled goods.

There are countless cases of malicious competition. Isn’t this chaotic enough?

Guo Yang said: "Tell me more about it."

Qu Yang looked around and said, "The seed production base is not in chaos enough. Tianhe might as well add fuel to the fire. Tianhe has high profits anyway. Just increase the cost of the seed production base by 20% and do something else. By then, the farmers and the breeding companies will go crazy."

Guo Yang frowned. "Will the government just leave it alone? Local farmers basically rely on the income from seed production every year."

Qu Yang looked at Guo Yang with a smile, what a damn compassion!

"Tianhe's goal is to make the market more chaotic, so that the conflicts between seed companies and farmers cannot be resolved, and to create a chaotic situation of disorderly competition.

This will force local governments to research and introduce relevant policies. Tianhe will then contact large seed companies such as Denghai and guide the government to designate and allocate seed production bases.

Small seed companies with a seed production area of ​​less than 5000 mu will not be given any land. Those with less than mu will be given to mu. The rest will be dominated by large companies. Other seed companies will either run away or wait to be merged.

Once the troublemakers are driven away, the seed production base’s market will naturally return to normal.”

After listening to this, Guo Yang thought carefully for a moment.

Zhangye is the largest and best corn seed production base in the country.

The government also regards it as a major industry and invests a lot of financial resources in it. The government will definitely protect the development of local seed production bases.

But on the other hand, seed companies have always been the stronger party compared to seed-producing farmers.

The government certainly cannot let farmers suffer losses, and the per-mu premium is a protection for farmers.

So, it’s really not messy enough.

In addition, the decision on the seed production base was also a mistake on his part to some extent. He did not anticipate that the restrictions on Alfalfa No. 1 would be relaxed, and he did not transfer the spare saline-alkali wasteland in advance.

There is no budget for that now.

But it just so happened that they took advantage of the opportunity of Tianyu No. 1 and Zhengdan 958 to compete for the market, firstly, they lowered prices and increased production speed, and secondly, they increased production costs, which killed a number of small corn seed companies.

Anyway, they are all people who are trying to take advantage of the situation. Keeping them will only be a waste of rice.

Do it!
Tianhe is going to add fuel to the fire!

Guo Yang said, "Let's follow this line of thought first. I'll go talk to Yan Qun and have a private conversation with him. Don't offend the local government."

Qu Yang smiled and indicated that it was no problem.

While talking about this, Guo Yang saw Yu Xiaochuan also knocking on the door and waiting outside.

I had no choice but to let Qu Yang go first.

Yu Xiaochuan said: "Boss, the Chifeng delegation may need you to receive them today."

"what's the situation?"

"Yesterday I took a delegation to see our saline-alkali land management and pasture conditions. The delegation was greatly shocked. The leaders of Alukeerqin strongly invited Jiahe to develop there."

Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "Have you learned about the situation over there?"

Yu Xiaochuan said: "The grassland is seriously degraded and desertified. This year, the local government encouraged farmers and enterprises to plant more than 3,000 mu of alfalfa, but all of them were wiped out.

After watching the news on TV about alfalfa being used to improve saline-alkali land and forage being exported overseas at high prices, I regained my confidence.

According to local planning, in the future, local herders and enterprises will be organized to plant alfalfa on 600,000 to 700,000 mu of degraded sandy land.”

Guo Yang was not surprised. From the moment Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry came out of the circle, many people were interested in it.

It’s just that ALKEQQ is the largest in area.

Guo Yang thought about it for a while and decided that Jiahe no longer had the resources to make large-scale investments.

But it’s not a good idea to just reject him, after all, he is a potential big customer.

He thought of the alfalfa specialized industrial cluster proposed by Wu Feng.

It should be organized by the government.
But who can blame Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry for having gathered all the key links in the forage industry chain?
Guo Yang had an idea, so he called Ning Xiaojing in and talked to her and Yu Xiaochuan.

"Ning Xiaojing took the lead and organized the Strategic Investment Department, Alfalfa, and Fengkai Agricultural Machinery to jointly draft a draft of social services for the alfalfa industry, covering seeds, planting technology, forage harvesting and baling, agricultural machinery and agricultural chemicals and other social services."

"Jiahe does not invest directly, but it can set up service points in the local area to promote the development of the local forage industry and obtain profits from the industrial links."

Ning Xiaojing's main job in the past was coordinating work between the upper and lower levels. Suddenly receiving such a task, she was a little excited and readily agreed to it.

Yu Xiaochuan looked at the boss in surprise. Was this a pre-planned decision or a spur-of-the-moment idea?

"Great! You are worthy of being the boss."

Guo Yang smiled. This was common in his previous life. The planting industry required large investments, high risks, and was not profitable, but social services such as seeds, agricultural materials, and agricultural machinery could generate stable profits.

Guo Yang added, "Bring Hexi Dairy in as well, and investigate whether there is a need to develop a ranch in the local area."

The following day,

In order to cultivate seeds as quickly as possible, Guo Yang also accelerated the progress of handling things.

The first is a mortgage loan plan guaranteed by each subsidiary, and the Finance Department has made a fund use plan based on the investment projects for the next two years.

Which link needs capital injection and at what point in time a bank loan needs to be obtained, each link is connected to another.

Next is the marketing plan of Hexi Dairy, which is mainly centered around the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games is a vital resource for Hexi Dairy, and Hexi has a key resource advantage - good milk!
To this end, Hexi Dairy has worked hard to improve its internal strength and honed a number of products, preparing to launch them one after another in the future.

However, the qualification to become an Olympic sponsor is also based on financial strength. The current threshold price that Hexi Dairy has inquired about is 1.3 million yuan.

Guo Yang's instruction was: "Regardless of cost, spare no effort."

In addition to sponsorship qualifications, advertising at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics is also a target of competition.

In addition, Yili and Mengniu have not yet signed sports stars as spokespeople.

Guo Yang immediately asked Fu Qiuyan to take the lead in secretly contacting Olympic champions and sports stars such as Liu Xiang, Guo Jingjing, Lin Dan, Zou Shiming, the national badminton team, and the table tennis team, and sign contracts if possible.

The rest are some planned activities. After Guo Yang made some suggestions, he asked the marketing department to improve them.

After everything was settled, Guo Yang talked to Ning Xiaojing and went directly to the laboratory the next day.

The laboratory is located near the Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry factory, next to the grass seed propagation field, and next to it is Alfalfa's R&D laboratory and a small germplasm resource bank.

On the surface, this is a normal breeding base, which is consistent with Guo Yang's identity as a genetic breeding graduate student and breeder.

Coupled with the seed store’s own seed certification function, the risk is basically reduced to a minimum.

Before breeding.

Guo Yang sorted out the seeds that needed to be cultivated again, and they were mainly Asafoetida Gobi, covering two million acres of land.

I called Xiang Tianshan.

"Hey, Lao Xiang, do you have a plan for the layout of the planting varieties in the Ferula Gobi?"

Xiang Tianshan said: "The main plant for improving saline soil is Alfalfa No. 1. The wolfgrass, purple arrow pea, king grass, white wormwood and needle grass that were propagated this year can also adapt to saline and drought environments.

We also plan to plant a patch of bitter lily in isolation, and Quanwang Bio has already placed an order.

After the improvement is good, Tianmai No. 1 and Tianyu No. 1 can also be introduced for trial."

After hearing what he said, Guo Yang felt that there were quite a few varieties. "Can Gebao ramie be grown?"

The native place of Gobao kenaf is on the Gobi salt-alkali beach in the Altay region.

"Where did you get the seeds?" After a pause, Xiang Tianshan asked again, "Did you get them from Liu Tingen?"

"Yes."

"Then we can try to breed a batch. If we make it into tea, it will have a unique health-promoting effect."

Guo Yang smiled. He is indeed a health expert. "How is the project progressing?"

"The engineering team of Huatie has entered the construction site and will complete the construction of the headworks this year. The original survey and design of the water diversion tunnel is being adjusted and should be completed next spring, just in time for planting in late spring next year."

"Okay, I know what's going on."

Finished.

Guo Yang began to write down the types of seeds he needed on paper one by one.

Jiahe Gobi: sea buckthorn, Gebao kenaf, red willow, and wine grapes.

As he wrote this, Guo Yang suddenly realized that he had no grape seedlings, not even rootstocks. He could only leave them until next time.

Asafoetida Gobi: Sea buckthorn, Gebao hemp, Dayun (Cistanche deserticola), Ephedra, Asafoetida mushroom, Asafoetida herb.

Minqin Desert: Cistanche deserticola, Haloxylon ammodendron, and Licorice.

These are used for ecological restoration.

Cash crops also need to be supplemented.

Tianhe’s seed bank is too single, and its corn category relies entirely on Tianyu No. 1. Which seed company doesn’t have several or even dozens of corn varieties?
But it is a waste of natural energy to cultivate competitors for ourselves, and the market potential of Tianyu No. 1 has not yet been unleashed.

After much hesitation, Guo Yang finally gave up.

Let others say it!

Our Tianhe Seed Industry is so unique. At worst, we can ask the breeding center to approve a few varieties to fill the inventory.

In addition, vegetable seeds need to be supplemented, and sunflowers, cotton, rice, potatoes and one variety each are needed...

Expand it first and keep it as backup.

Guo Yang looked at the natural energy which had increased again: 827.

How long has it been?

The accumulation speed has become faster again!

(End of this chapter)