CCTV News: March 20th will usher in the Spring Equinox solar term. This is the fourth solar term in spring. The spring scenery will be divided from now on and the spring will be strong from now on. Full of expectations for a bumper harvest, new farmers are using various modern agricultural machinery and equipment to carry out spring plowing work, and new pictures of tens of thousands of households "competing for spring" are slowly unfolding from south to north.
Ministry of Water Resources: The cumulative irrigation area of the country exceeds 60 million mu
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Water Resources, as of now, the cumulative irrigation area of the country exceeds 60 million mu, and 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.
Shanxi: Fenhe irrigation in the spring has exceeded half, and scientific irrigation is accurate and efficient
At the critical season of spring plowing and spring watering, in the Fenhe irrigation area in Shanxi, from traditional irrigation to small ridges to save water, from manual operation to remote and precise allocation, the local area uses digital management systems to make irrigation more scientific and efficient, providing guarantees for agricultural production and income increase.
In the past two days, in the fields of Xigaobao Village, Qi County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, farmers are busy dividing large pieces of arable land into small 0.5 acres of foils. Through this method of reducing the irrigation unit, precise irrigation of the Fen River water is implemented.

As the largest self-flowing irrigation area in Shanxi, Fenhe irrigation area undertakes the irrigation task of 1.0397 million mu of farmland in 49 townships in Taiyuan, Jinzhong and Luliang. In recent years, the local government has also introduced digital management systems to upgrade and transform irrigation facilities.

It is understood that the spring irrigation work in Fenhe irrigation area this year will start from February 13 and is expected to last until the end of April. It is planned to divert 63 million cubic meters of water and irrigation area of 420,000 mu. At present, 42 million cubic meters of water have been diverted and the irrigation area has reached 280,000 mu.
Luohe, Henan: Wheat stands up and grows joints, and digital agriculture leads to "smart fields"
Recently, wheat in Henan has entered a critical growth stage one after another. In Luohe, 2.4 million mu of wheat are in the period of getting up and getting married. The local government seizes the farming season and empowers spring management with technology to make a good start and a good start for a bumper summer grain harvest.

In the 160,000 mu of high-standard farmland demonstration zone in Yancheng District, Luohe City, a piece of green is full of continuous wheat growing well. Large-scale grower Zhao Zhefeng is using multi-spectrum drones and plant protection drones to manage his 1,000 acres of wheat fields.

With the help of technology, the local wheat spring pipes are in progress in an orderly manner. At present, in Yancheng District, the intelligent agricultural Internet of Things system has covered nine townships and streets in the district. The system is updated every 10 minutes. The soil moisture monitor, insect situation report, spore observer and other equipment placed in the fields are linked to take data in real time to generate management formulas.
Hunan: This year, the early rice seeding area in the province exceeds 18 million mu
At present, early rice seedling breeding in Hunan has been fully launched. The reporter learned from the Hunan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs that this year the early rice sowing area in Hunan Province is more than 18 million mu.
In the rice automated seedling cultivation factory in Yangrongfu Village, Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, the seedling sowing assembly line is running at full speed. Workers only need to put the seeds and culture soil soaked in advance into the automation equipment, and then place the empty seedling tray on the conveyor belt to automatically complete the processes such as sprinkling, sowing, and stacking. The seedling tray can be sown in less than 20 seconds.

It is understood that the early rice planting area in Nanxian this year was more than 175,000 mu, a slight increase from last year. In an agricultural cooperative in Datonghu District, Yiyang, more than a dozen workers are working intensively on two seedling cultivation assembly lines. With the full launch of early rice seedling cultivation work, agricultural technicians in Datonghu District went deep into the fields, from sowing to sowing to the growth of seedlings, to provide farmers with full-process guidance services for seedling cultivation technology.

As of now, the seedling cultivation area in Hunan Province has exceeded 6.5 million mu, and it is expected that all seedling cultivation can be completed in early April.

