Chapter 332 Heavy Snow
Xiaheqing Farm.
“Next year’s hop order area may be cut in half?” Wei Tao, general manager of Xiaheqing Farm, was in disbelief.
Tsingtao Beer's Xu Qing nodded and said, "This contract is over. From now on, Tsingtao Beer will no longer sign a single contract, but will purchase raw materials on demand."
Wei Tao stood stunned. In place.
Tsingtao Beer is the leading company in the domestic beer industry, and Yanjing Beer is the main customer of Xiahe Qing Farm.
Although other breweries also purchase, the quantities are relatively small.
Wei Tao asked: "Why?"
Xu Qing said: "It's too expensive. Now the competition is fierce and the cost is too high. I can't continue to operate!"
Wei Tao finally understood why Xu Qing came at this time. The hops had been picked. In addition to processing, it was also the time to prepare for the next season.
Xu Qing came to inform in advance, maybe because he was worried about the sudden reduction of orders in the spring of next year and causing conflicts.
Fuck, do I still need to thank him?
This year’s hop production is good and the price is high. The employees’ income is good. Many people plan to contract more land next year.
With all the commotion now, it will be difficult to contract out this land next year.
…
The next day.
Guo Yang, Qin Lijun, and Niu Hulin set out for Xiaheqing Farm together.
The farm is located about 50 kilometers east of Jiuquan City, with a total cultivated area of about 28,000 acres. The main crops grown are hops, peppers, etc.
At this moment, chili peppers are drying in the Gobi, and the hops on the fence shelves have also been picked.
Qin Lijun asked: "How does Mr. Guo think Xiaheqing Farm is doing?"
"The crop is too single." Guo Yang said: "The others cannot be seen."
Qin Lijun said: "For decades, Xiaheqing Farm has been famous for producing high-quality hop raw materials, and it is indeed a bit constrained. Live.”
Guo Yang observed the situation at Xiaheqing Farm, and the traces of unified planning for planting crops were obvious.
There are many wells scattered throughout, and the proportion of drip irrigation is very high. The water source for drip irrigation should come from groundwater.
This is all that can be seen for now.
After a while, I arrived in front of a two-story office building with Xiaheqing Farm written on it.
Some people were already standing in the yard. When Qin Lijun's car arrived, a group of people came to greet him.
After the greetings, Guo Yang recognized the person clearly.
Wei Tao, general manager of Xiaheqing Farm; Ma Peng, chairman of Yasheng Group, and Jiang Youjun, general manager; Zhang Zhiyuan, chairman of Provincial Farm Reclamation, and Zhang Hui, general manager.
As well as Wang Zhong, Shi Jing and He Yongming, the secretaries and managers of the three state-owned farms of Dunhuang, Yinma and Huanghua.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Boss Guo, Jiahe's project in Dunhuang West Lake is really a big deal!"
Guo Yang said: "There are still many places that need to be troubled by the Farm Reclamation Group in the future."
< br>Zhang Zhiyuan said: "It's easy to talk about. There are only a few 30 billion projects in the province, so we must cooperate."
Hearing the 30 billion yuan, Zhang Hui and Ma Peng , Jiang Youjun, Wang Zhong, Shi Jing and others also smiled.
The same is true for Wei Tao. Nowadays, hops are expensive but not marketable, forcing farms to transform into diversified planting. Cooperation with Jiahe is the best choice.
Qin Lijun asked at this time: "Didn't you say that the inspection team from Tsingtao Beer is coming?"
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Wei Tao said: "They have something to do and have already left."
Besides , Guo Yang was a little surprised when he heard that the Tsingtao Beer man had left, but he was relieved.
Led by Wei Tao, everyone visited the entire farm. The main crops grown are hops and peppers. The area of peppers is only a little over 1,000 acres.
The water-saving drip irrigation area has reached 19,000 acres. The drip irrigation water source mainly relies on 41 motorized wells. The average depth of the motorized wells is 120~140m, and the average single well control area is 463 acres.
Qin Lijun asked: "Are the benefits of hops good this year?"
Zhang Zhiyuan then said: "This year is the best year in recent years, and the income per mu can reach 9,000 yuan."
Qin Lijun said in surprise: "It's pretty good! There are a lot of hops planted at Yinma Farm. Yasheng's hop performance will soar this year!"
Zhang Zhiyuan and the others didn't answer.
Before this, they already knew that Tsingtao Beer had reduced its order planting contracts, and other companies were also reducing their purchases. Next year’s hop planting area may be cut in half.
After a symbolic look at the farm for a while, the group came to the conference room of Xiaheqing Farm to discuss matters related to fallow water conservation in state-owned farms.
First, Qin Lijun introduced the general project situation, and then Guo Yang added details.
It is nothing more than drip irrigation to save water and fallow.
He Yongming from Huanghua Farm said: "Huanghua Farm now covers an area of 458,000 acres, but when it was originally built as a farm on a saline-alkali flat, only 108,000 acres of cultivated land were cultivated, and all of it was saline-alkali land. Now we farm The benefits are not as good as each year. I definitely agree with water conservation, but Huanghua can’t pay a penny.”
Wang Zhong said: “The Dunhuang farm covers an area of 530,000 acres, and the cultivated land is only 28,000 acres. ”
Shi Jing said: "Yinma Farm is not much better. The current planting area is only 100,000 acres, and they are all saline-alkali land with medium and low yields. In the common people's words, it is more difficult to plant a tree than to feed a cow."
The three major state-owned farms in the Shule River Basin all emphasized their difficulties: poverty and no money.
Guo Yang has also investigated and understood the situation before.
The most difficult ones are remote and small farms such as West Lake Farm.
Dunhuang, Yinma, and Huanghua are all larger farms with relatively good conditions. Some contractors are still customers of Tianhe, and their lives have been much better in the past two years.
But overall, state-owned farms are relatively closed, and their sense of the market is not as sharp as that of ordinary farmers.
Guo Yang said: "Do you know anything about Tianhe's seeds? Secretary Wang Zhong should know it. Fan Xuejun built a farm by planting Tianhe cotton."
Wang Zhongxiao He said: "It's clear. It would be great if we can cooperate with Jiahe. Needless to say, drip irrigation, Dunhuang Farm will also cooperate, but it will be difficult to leave it fallow."
"Yes, there is not much land to begin with. It’s all saline-alkali land, and with so many people to feed on the farm, it’s hard to make a fuss about the fallow land.”
“If it weren’t for the suppression, there wouldn’t be much newly reclaimed wasteland by Yinma.”
Among these farms, Huanghua Farm's current industries are mainly sunflower, fennel, grain, and alfalfa; Yinma Farm's main industries are hops, spices, and forage; Dunhuang Farm's main industries are cantaloupe and other fruits.
The industry is more diversified than Xiaheqing Farm, but the area of high-efficiency water-saving is zero.
The annual irrigation water volume of some saline-alkali land can reach 600~750m per acre, which is an extremely high water consumption.
Guo Yang said: "In terms of saline-alkali land, combined with this water conservancy project, Jiahe will allocate seeds to improve saline-alkali land."
Zhang Zhiyuan asked: "Is it Alfalfa No. 1?"
Everyone else also looked at Guo Yang. Everyone present knew the reputation of Alfalfa No. 1, but in the past few years, Alfalfa No. 1 only supplied coastal saline-alkali land.
They have been watching eagerly for a long time.
He Yongming said: "What about the price, is it still 500 yuan per catty? We can't afford it."
"Yes, seeds cost 1,250 yuan per acre, and the northwest Without subsidies for improved alfalfa seeds, we can’t afford it.”
Guo Yang mused: “There is no national subsidy for improved seeds, but Jiahe can provide some price concessions in the Shule River Basin.”
Qin Lijun also said: "If Alfalfa No. 1 is sold in the city, the city can match some of the seed subsidies, and the districts and counties will also provide them."
Guo Yang continued: "In addition to Alfalfa No. 1, there are also Tiandou No. 7, Tiandou No. 1, Tianyu No. 8, Tianmian 20 and other varieties are available. "
"Employees are generally unwilling to plant corn and soybeans, and the benefits are not good. "
"There is no money to be made from growing grain, but there are no cash crops. This year, Yinma and Xiaheqing Farms have made a lot of money growing hops."
"Huanghua Farm also plans to grow some hops next year."
Before anyone could continue talking, Jiang Youjun, the general manager of Yasheng, said: "The market demand for hops is no longer enough. If you plant hops now, it will be over if you wait for a good harvest in three years."
"How could it be?" "
Jiang Youjun said: "Tsingtao Beer arrived yesterday, and the hop planting area in Xiaheqing will be halved next year."
"Huh?"
Planning next year. Wang Zhong and He Yongming, who grew some hops, were dumbfounded. They asked Wei Tao and Shi Jing for confirmation and received a positive answer.
Guo Yang also understood, thought for a moment, and asked: "What hop varieties are grown in Yinma and Xiaheqing now?"
"Mainly Qingdao Dahua." Wei Tao said: "In addition, New varieties such as Marco Polo, Zayi, and Yajin No. 1 have also been introduced.”
Guo Yang said: “Maybe you can also try Tianhe’s new hop varieties. This year’s performance is very good, the first year. The yield per mu of flowers has reached 1,500 kilograms. Well, about 1,500 tons have been sold to the outside world, and the price has reached 8,000 yuan/ton."
Wei Tao exclaimed: "The yield per mu is so high in the first year? He Qing's garden has a yield of 3,000 kilograms per mu this year, which is a rare bumper harvest. "
"The yield per mu is not only high." Shi Jing also quickly asked: "To whom did Jiahe's hops be sold? A high price of 8,000 yuan/ton was offered! ”
Wei Tao said: "Damn, I almost didn't notice that the average price of Tsingtao Beer to Xiahe Qing is only 3 yuan/catty, which is a full dollar difference."
More than a few farm leaders were surprised. Phew, even the people in Yasheng and Nongken are a little bit unable to sit still.
Jiang Youjun silently calculated in his mind and sighed: "The income per mu reached 6,000 yuan in the first year!"
"Boss Guo, which company gave you the purchase price? Huh? "
Guo Yang Youyou said: "The details are not clear, but the big head should be acquired by Tsingtao Beer."
Wei Tao was stunned at first, and then became angry, "TMD, yesterday Xu Qing reduced the planting area for orders because the raw material prices were too expensive and the production costs were too high. However, he secretly purchased hops at high prices. Are you kidding me?"
He Yongming also cursed: "What a fucking bitch. I won't buy the cheap one, but insist on buying the expensive one."
The heads of the two hop farms were cursing.
In the end, Jiang Youjun calmed down first, "Why is Tsingtao Beer willing to pay a high price to buy Jiahe's hops?"
Jiahe's hop plantation in Yumen this year totaled 3,000 acres, with a total output of 2,250 tons, and 1,500 tons were sold at a price of 8,000 yuan/ton.
The reason why it sells at such a high price is that Jiahe hops are not only of good quality, but also have high active ingredients, which allows beer companies to process more beer with fewer raw materials.
With higher quality and lower cost, breweries are naturally willing to buy Jiahe’s hops.
Jiahe’s hop plantation achieved a profit of 12 million yuan in the first year, basically recovering the cost of building the plantation.
After hearing what Guo Yang said, everyone present fell silent.
Such a truth is a bit hard for everyone to accept, but if you think about it carefully, it seems very reasonable.
Several famous varieties of Jiahe, such as Tianyu No. 1, Tiandou No. 1, and Alfalfa No. 1, are all unreasonable.
Now there is just one more hop.
After everyone paused for a while, Guo Yangcai said: "So, with the implementation of this water-saving project, Dunhuang, Yinma, and Huanghua Farms can adjust the planting structure and update varieties while improving the saline-alkali land." " After the soil is improved, some Tianhe corn and soybean seed production bases can also be developed.”
“In this process, Jiahe can provide price concessions or interest-free loans.”< br>
As he spoke, Guo Yang took out another share of the income from planting Tianyu, Tiandou, Tianmian and other varieties in recent years.
The average income per mu is no less than 1,000 yuan, especially from seed corn production, where the income can reach several thousand yuan, which is very attractive to various farms.
Guo Yang said: "It just so happens that the autumn harvest is almost over. Each farm can conduct its own investigation. Jiahe will also organize relevant inspections in the future."
Wang Zhong, Shi Jing, and He Yongming all nodded silently.
I know my own family affairs well. The land is basically saline-alkali land with low yield. The average income per mu is only a few hundred yuan, and some even do not exceed 500 yuan.
The main resistance to water-saving irrigation and fallow cultivation comes from the grassroots.
Now that Jiahe can guarantee an income of thousands per mu, so why don’t you need a bicycle? Just follow suit.
After settling the farm, Guo Yang faced Zhang Zhiyuan and Zhang Hui from the Provincial Farm Reclamation Company, and Ma Peng and Jiang Youjun from the Yasheng Group, and it became much easier to talk.
It's nothing more than some exchange of interests.
After communication, the two parties reached a lot of cooperation.
First, the Jiahe-led water-saving drip irrigation company, Yasheng Group will also invest in a share;
Second, Yasheng Group will develop specialized forage production and processing, such as Yinma, Huanghua, and West Lake, which have suffered greatly Areas eroded by saline-alkali land will develop certain alfalfa industries, which require technical support from Alfalfa;
Third, Yasheng will establish a beer raw material company to cooperate with Jiahe on hops and barley varieties;
< br>Fourth, Yasheng will enter the seed industry and act as an agent for seed production for Tianhe in the early stage of development;
Fifth, Jiahe will assist Yasheng's farms in the Hexi Corridor to adjust their industrial structure.
In addition, it also involves some cooperation in industries such as pigmented peppers, potatoes, edible sunflowers, agricultural services, Chinese medicinal materials, and plant extraction.
Provincial Farm Reclamation and Yasheng Group are obviously prepared and have considered all aspects.
Through this experience, not only the farms owned by Yasheng Group will have a new look, but also the shortcomings of the business and the extension of the industry will be completely transformed.
In exchange.
In addition to administrative cooperation in promoting water-saving drip irrigation, Yasheng Group and Provincial Farm Reclamation will also allocate funds to improve farmland infrastructure.
It was left fallow, and Yasheng Group also took over it.
The three major farms all have self-operated land. In addition to subsidies from the city, Agricultural Reclamation will also subsidize part of the farm, so fallow farming is basically no problem.
In general, Guo Yang's purpose of this trip was achieved, and the remaining details were left to Niu Hulin and others to complete and supplement.
Guo Yang said: "Everyone, tonight we will host Jiahe and slaughter cattle and sheep in the Gobi. Let's celebrate together."
A preliminary agreement was reached. Qin Lijun was also very happy and said : "Take out all the good stuff from Jiahe, and let me tell you, the beer brewed by Jiahe is also outstanding."
"Okay, I want to try how good Jiahe's hops are."
He Yongming and Wei Tao are still a little unconvinced.
Others were also skeptical.
Hops are very familiar to farmers, and Xiahe Qinghe Yinma Farm has been planting them on a large scale since 1956.
What kind of hops have you never tasted?
However, just an hour later, both the senior management and grassroots farmers were impressed by Jiahe's beer.
The unique taste of hops is intoxicating.
The variety of beer flavors such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, and alfalfa are also eye-opening.
When they heard that Jiahe had adopted a new hops planting model with fences, which could greatly reduce labor costs, no one had any doubts anymore.
After drinking and drinking, Guo Yang sent Qin Lijun back to his residence.
"Leader, thank you for your help in this matter."
"It's the same with or without me. For the sake of 30 billion investment, no one will stand in the way."
……
Time passes day by day.
Jiahe’s various tasks are progressing in an orderly manner, and the Jiuquan area also received its first heavy snowfall in mid-November.
It has been going on for a whole day, the Gobi and grasslands are covered with snow, and the air is chilly.
Even strong winds from time to time can hardly blow away the snow.
Guo Yang Ji Zhuowen walked into the livestock greenhouse in Hexi Ranch, and it was warm and cozy inside.
A large group of calves are jumping happily. Some are eating food, some are drinking water, and some are playing on the top shelf. They are very cute.
Dingji was originally the director and first employee of the Alfalfa cattle breeding farm, and is still responsible for the breeding business.
It’s just that it’s no longer what it used to be.
When he was attracted to Luhe by the high wages, there were no cows on the farm at that time. Now, Hexi Animal Husbandry has nearly 400,000 cows.
The embryos of nearly 400,000 cows are all produced from the breeding factory he is responsible for, and the coverage rate of Hexi Animal Husbandry’s improved varieties has reached 100%.
The uniformity of Hexi dairy cows is one of the core reasons why Hexi Dairy is now the industry leader.
The average yield of dairy cows reaches 11.5 tons.
The average domestic yield has doubled in the past few years, reaching 6 tons, but the advantages of Hexi Dairy are still obvious.
Ji Zhuowen asked: "Boss, are the calves and embryos of Hexi dairy cows really going to be sold to Yili?"
Guo Yang said: "Yes."
"Yili's The foundation is still there, and if given the chance, it is likely to make a comeback!" Ji Zhuowen looked confused, still not understanding why the boss wanted to sell.
Guo Yang smiled and said: "If Hexi doesn't sell them, Yili can still get calves from Hexi cows."
Ji Zhuowen said: "But the breeding efficiency is slow. If we strengthen internal control, we can still have advantages for several years in storage."
Guo Yang did not speak, feeding the cattle with silage. Hexi's layout across the country, just It is destined that the secret cannot be kept.
Instead of trying to plug the leakage, it is better to take the initiative to sell and make another fortune through germplasm resources.
"Dingji, tell Mr. Ji about the results of the dairy breeding factory's work over the years."
"It's great." Dingji said with some excitement: "The breeding system, data collection, The genetic assessment was completed last year.”
"Genetic improvement is about to bear fruit. This year, there are at least 300 dairy cows in pastures across the country with an annual yield of more than 14 tons."
"Yes, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes." Guo Yang said with a smile: "So, this The time is right to sell.”
Ji Zhuowen was surprised that he really hadn’t paid attention to this recently.
Although the Dairy Core Breeding Factory is affiliated to Hexi Animal Husbandry, it also has a relatively independent system.
Unexpectedly, a positive cycle has also formed now.
Currently, Yili has not mastered this technology for dairy cow embryo production, while a new generation of high-quality cattle breeds in Hexi are already producing milk.
The advantages are obvious.
Ji Zhuowen said: "Boss, let me go negotiate with Yili. It's exciting to think about it."
"Go if you want to go."
Heating shed There were still big goose feathers floating outside, and the biting cold wind made Guo Yang couldn't help but feel excited.
It’s winter again this year!
Fortunately, he has accumulated enough experience in the pastoral area. In the group, he knows that the Asafoetida Gobi and Urad Grasslands are also well prepared for the cold winter.
There is a greenhouse, a silage cellar, and enough hay reserves to cope with snow disasters without any pressure.
Cotton in Xinjiang Province has also been harvested by machine.
Fengkai’s cotton picker is stumbling and has many minor problems, but the flaws are not outweighed and there are many advantages.
Especially in the comparison between John Deere and Guihang, Fengkai is the most stable.
Deere Cotton Picking Machine recalled 32 cotton picking machines last time, but in another batch of 68 cotton picking machines, two engine shafts broke again during winter cotton picking.
This is already a major accident.
The Corps had a strong attitude and John Deere was forced to recall again. This batch of cotton pickers came from Deere Tiantuo.
This also leads to the preference to buy original imported John Deere cotton pickers in the future.
In addition, Case New Holland has also accelerated its expansion into the domestic market.
However, Fengkai is still ahead for the time being.
Due to the heavy snow, many outdoor works in Jiahe have been suspended, and I have been busy sorting out various materials for a period of time.
Guo Yang also finished explaining the matters at hand and prepared to slip away to Hainan.
The task of cultivating new varieties accumulated previously has been completed, and some of them are left at Tianhe Academy of Sciences to wait for expansion in spring.
But others have been sent to the Nanfa base and are in the process of sowing.
Just went to check it out.
Looking out the window, the snow line in the Qilian Mountains is getting lower and lower, and the seabuckthorn forest on the Gobi is also covered with a thick layer of snow.
“There is a lot of snow in the Hexi Corridor this year!”
Suddenly, Guo Yang caught something in his mind.
Heavy snow, Hainan.
Snow disaster in the South?
Guo Yang cursed secretly, "Damn, I almost forgot about this!"
The snow disaster in the south in 2008 happened to be close to the Spring Festival, and it was a rare event in Guo Yang's previous life when he was a child. He experienced a heavy snowfall, so he was very impressed.
During that time, news about snow disasters all over the country was overwhelming.
None of the southerners had ever experienced heavy snowfall of this magnitude. Suddenly, everyone was blinded.
And due to the high humidity, more snow, and easier freezing in the south, infrastructure such as houses, wires, railways, highways, etc. have been severely damaged.
Agriculture was also severely affected.
All winter crops are grown in the south!
After thinking for a while, Guo Yang quickly calmed down.
Today's Jiahe is indeed very capable, but it is powerless to face natural disasters. It can only be alert in advance, prepare early, and prevent and mitigate disasters.
I checked the calendar and found that the Spring Festival of 2008 was on February 7th, and the snowstorm happened before the Spring Festival.
"There are at least two months left, which is enough."
(End of this chapter)