Farmers in east China’s Jiangsu province are stepping up their efforts for crop field management as the crops have entered the crucial stage of growth with the arrival of the Beginning of Spring, the first solar term of the year.
In Taizhou, the specialists of the Plantation Management Office of the Agricultural and Rural Bureau are instructing frontline agricultural technicians through online video instruction.
During the epidemic prevention and control period, the Taizhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau has set up a vegetable and wheat oil consulting expert group. The experts turn on their mobile phones 24 hours a day and provide online technical consulting services at any time.
At present, vegetables have entered a flourishing period, but due to the epidemic outbreak, migrant workers were unable to return to work in time and harvest vegetables. At the same time, the demand for vegetables in the catering industry fell significantly.
The Provincial Agro-Technology Promotion Station has proposed to postpone the marketing of vegetables and strengthen pest control and insulation measures so as to ensure effective supply of vegetables and provide material security for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Specialists with the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Center of Wujin District, Changzhou city, was seen conducting video inspections and telephone guidance on 70 large-scale farms in the region through the livestock and poultry breeding information platform.
The center is also stepping up the effort for the prevention and control of African swine fever.
（source：ourjiangsu.com）
