Warmth abounds and all things flourish, marking the prime season for agricultural work. The Suiyang Bureau Company of the Longjiang Forest Industry Group is leveraging local resource advantages, advancing soybean planting and Korean pine seedling cultivation as dual core tasks for spring planting. From field management to open-field operations, a fervent wave of diligent effort surges throughout the forested areas, laying a solid foundation for annual ecological protection and industrial efficiency enhancement.
In May, the Laoyeling Mountains are lush with greenery, and the fields of the Shadong Management Station under the Suiyang Bureau Company are filled with the bustling atmosphere of spring cultivation. Fertilizer mixing and mechanized plowing are unfolding a vibrant agricultural scene. Taking advantage of the fine weather, sowing personnel are intensively carrying out soybean sowing operations, with machinery humming and procedures orderly. In the furrows, seed placement, soil covering, and compaction are completed seamlessly. Golden seeds and compound fertilizer are evenly sown into the black soil, embedding hopes for a bountiful autumn harvest.
"This area is located in the Laoyeling branch of the Changbai Mountains, characterized mainly by low hills and fertile soil with high organic matter content. The soybeans grown here yield stable and high-quality harvests, consistently generating considerable profits," said Yang Xiaocheng, deputy director of the management station, holding a handful of black soil with confidence. This year, leveraging the characteristics of the hilly terrain, the station has fully adopted side-deep fertilization technology, effectively preventing seed burn caused by direct contact between seeds and fertilizer. Simultaneously, a strict 1:4 ratio of 4 kilograms of seeds and 16 kilograms of compound fertilizer per mu is applied to maximize soil fertility utilization.
Yang Xiaocheng explained that the station is implementing a crop rotation model this year, switching from original corn fields to soybean cultivation. This not only enhances soil fertility through soybean nitrogen fixation but also significantly reduces pest and disease occurrence, improves soil physicochemical structure, and achieves a virtuous cycle of stable and increasing annual yields. It is reported that the Shadong Management Station has planted 1,500 mu of soybeans this year, purchasing 18,164 jin of soybean seeds and 79 tons of compound fertilizer. The total investment, including herbicides, sealing agents, labor, and land rent, amounts to 1.125 million yuan, with an expected output value of 1.275 million yuan. Currently, all sowing tasks have been completed. Spring planting work at other forest stations under the Suiyang Bureau Company is also progressing orderly, with crops like pumpkins and corn scheduled to be fully planted by mid-May.
Entering the nursery of the Qingshan Forest Farm under the Suiyang Bureau Company, a verdant green greets the eyes. Staff are busily and systematically conducting Korean pine transplanting and seedling lifting operations. On-site, teams of two work meticulously through trenching, seedling placement, and soil covering, minimizing the exposure time of seedling roots to ensure no root curling or exposure after planting, with flat and firm bed surfaces for wind protection and moisture retention. To ensure seedling survival rates, nursery technician Hui Haidong provides on-site technical guidance to workers throughout the day. "Everyone starts work promptly at 7 a.m., takes a quick lunch break with their own meals at noon, and sometimes doesn't finish until 6 p.m.," Hui Haidong said.
According to Yu Shijun, director of the Qingshan Forest Farm, the farm adopted a "2+2" seedling cultivation model this year (2-year-old sown seedlings are transplanted and cultivated for another 2 years). A total of 200,000 Korean pine transplants have been completed, with 420,000 seedlings lifted for afforestation and replanting across all forest stations. Currently, all related tasks have been finished.
At the nursery of the Shuangyazi Management Station under the Suiyang Bureau Company, new Korean pine planting is also underway. Staff work in coordinated groups with smooth transitions, showcasing the busy labor scene of spring. Deputy Director Luan Kun, with over 20 years of experience in the forest region, is recognized as a versatile expert in seedling cultivation due to his solid professional foundation and rich practical experience. "Everyone jokes that I'm a 'nitpicker.' Seedling cultivation allows no carelessness; only by ensuring every step is correct can seedling quality be guaranteed," Luan Kun said with a smile.
It is reported that the Shuangyazi Management Station has completed all tasks of planting 780,000 new Korean pine seedlings this year. Current efforts focus on routine nursery management, footpath and ditch maintenance, and nursery beautification. Recently, Party Branch Secretary Wang Dong led five party members to the frontline of seedling cultivation, working alongside staff on nursery enhancement tasks, effectively translating Party building vitality into practical motivation for nursery construction and empowering "ecological green" with "Party building red."
The Suiyang Bureau Company consistently adheres to the principle of "development within protection and protection within development," promoting both industrial enrichment and ecological establishment, effectively transforming green mountains and clear waters into sustainable sources of wealth for the people. Moving forward, the company will continue to enhance field management for spring crops and routine care for Korean pine seedlings, ensuring stable and increased yields of field crops, expanding reserves of high-quality Korean pine seedlings, and providing solid support for subsequent ecological restoration and understory economic development in forest regions, striving for a dual harvest of ecological and economic benefits for the year.
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