Ensuring a Bumper Harvest of Autumn Grain

On September 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a national video conference on agricultural production during the “three autumns”. Han Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of the Ministry, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to conscientiously implement the important instructions and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, implement the arrangements of the State Council’s executive meeting, grasp the various tasks of autumn harvest and autumn planting, implement the requirements of the joint responsibility of the Party and the government for food security, and resolutely fight the tough battle of agricultural production during the “three autumns”, ensure a bumper harvest of autumn grain, strive to achieve a bumper harvest of grain and agriculture throughout the year, consolidate the foundation of grain and oil production in summer next year, and welcome the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China with practical actions.

Seizing the Last Window of Opportunity

The meeting pointed out that the “three autumns” production is not only the final battle of grain production this year, but also the first season of harvesting a bumper harvest next year, and we must not relax and grasp it well.

The area of autumn grain continues to increase this year, and the current crops in the field are growing well, which provides a good foundation for harvesting grain and agriculture. However, we are also facing difficulties and challenges such as the threat of agricultural disasters, and we must not take it lightly.

Key Tasks and Measures

Agricultural and rural departments at all levels must deeply understand the importance of doing a good job in this year’s “three autumns” agricultural production, and with a high sense of political responsibility and a sense of urgency, make careful plans, do a good job in autumn management and harvest, promote autumn sowing and winter management without delay, ensure that autumn grains are stored in warehouses, harvested well, winter wheat and winter rapeseed are planted well, and resolutely defend the bottom line of national food security.

We must seize the last window of opportunity, carefully manage the late autumn grain field, continue to implement key measures to stabilize and increase production, and strive to increase grain weight and yield.

Stabilizing Winter Wheat Production and Developing Winter Idle Fields

We must make every effort to harvest autumn grains, closely follow weather changes and autumn harvest progress, give full play to the role of agricultural machinery as the main force, strengthen the organization and dispatch of machinery, coordinate to ensure smooth transportation, and continue to do a good job in mechanized harvesting and loss reduction.

We must do everything possible to stabilize winter wheat production, stabilize the sown area, implement policies and publicize and guide, improve the quality of seedlings, cultivate strong seedlings before winter, and ensure the safe wintering of wheat.

We must vigorously develop winter idle fields, take multiple measures to consolidate the results of winter rapeseed expansion, and further increase oil production capacity and self-sufficiency.

Coordinating Key Tasks and Addressing Risks

The meeting required that we should keep a close eye on outstanding problems and risks, and coordinate the key tasks of agricultural production in the “three autumns”.

We should speed up the post-disaster production recovery in areas severely affected by the typhoon, and carry out work such as dredging and clearing silt in farmland, pest control, aquatic seedling replenishment, and repair of damaged facilities.

We should stabilize the production of “vegetable basket” products, increase support for cattle and sheep breeding, implement relief policies as soon as possible, and help farms tide over the difficulties.

Strengthening Agricultural Production Safety

We should implement the national grain storage policy, earnestly grasp the purchase and storage of autumn grain soybeans, improve the soybean processing reward and subsidy policy, strengthen the connection between production and marketing, and do everything possible to protect farmers’ enthusiasm for growing grain.

We should strengthen agricultural production safety, comprehensively investigate and rectify various risks and hidden dangers, vigorously promote the upgrading and technical transformation of fishing boats, agricultural machinery and other equipment, improve the level of inherent safety, and ensure that no major safety accidents occur.