In Yuejia village, Niuzhuang Town, Dongying District, one hundred mu of cultivated land is covered with plastic film, under which non genetically modified seeds are germinating, and some of them have broken through the film to thrive... The owner of the farm is Yuezhen, a 23-year-old junior. This land is not only his business world, but also the birthplace of his dream of developing organic cotton.
Yuezhen is a native of Yuejia village in Niuzhuang town. He is now in college. He made a bold decision to go back to the countryside and set up a family farm. He specialized in planting organic cotton, realizing the dream of organic cotton from planting to processing, and then to hand-made textile. On January 4, 2014, Yuezhen family farm was officially registered in the industry and Commerce Bureau, starting Yuezhen's entrepreneurial dream.
Yuezhen, 23, is a junior majoring in finance in the school of economics and management of Shandong Agricultural University. When students of the same age are still studying and playing in school, Yuezhen has made plans for the future. When he saw Yuezhen, he was checking the growth of cotton seedlings in the cotton field. This is a junior in Shandong Agricultural University. His skin is dark, his forehead is covered with sweat, and his trousers are covered with clay. You can't tell by any means that he is a college student.
By chance, Yuezhen learned from the school teacher that at present, organic cotton planting is blank in Shandong Province and even in the whole country, and only a small amount of organic cotton is planted in a few areas such as Xinjiang. Now on the market are made of foreign planting products. During the preliminary investigation, Yuezhen learned that the selling price of an ordinary white organic cotton T-shirt imported from the Netherlands is as high as 175 US dollars, equivalent to more than 1200 yuan, which is surprisingly high. And as the teacher said, there are very few organic cotton plants in China, and there are almost no organic cotton plants in Shandong Province. Yuezhen believes that organic cotton, as a green and pollution-free cotton without pesticide residues and chemical pollution, should have broad development prospects.
"The earliest idea of setting up a family farm is from the family farm in the land transfer of No. 1 central document, and now it is learned that family farms are a very important aspect of land circulation." Yuezhen told reporters that one of his ideas for family farms is to complete the whole process from planting to production.
After having a preliminary idea, Yuezhen told the teacher his idea and got the teacher's approval. Then, after the preliminary experiment, with the technical guidance and channel help of teachers and others, Yuezhen established Yuezhen family farm, which covered 100 mu of land and planted organic cotton. On April 29, the reporter saw in the organic cotton planting field of Yuezhen that after releasing the seedlings, the organic cotton seedlings have grown out of the holes in the plastic film, and the three or four centimeter high cotton seedlings are growing vigorously.
From exclusion to liking
During the interview, the reporter learned that the transformation of Yuezhen from a financial student to a farmer was related to his growing environment. It is understood that Yuezhen's mother Zhang Liping is the director of Dongying Cotton Research Institute, and her father Yue Haibin is a technician of Dongying Cotton Research Institute. Yuezhen has been planting cotton at home since he can remember. He often helps his parents grow cotton in the fields.
Zhang Liping introduced that when she applied for the college entrance examination, she suggested that Yuezhen go to the Agricultural University to major in agriculture. However, Yuezhen was very exclusive. Even if she went to the Agricultural University, she still didn't choose a major related to agriculture.
"When I was young, I watched my parents busy in the field and thought that I would never be like them in the future." Yuezhen said that everyone has such a rebellious period and has a little prejudice against the profession of farmers. However, after entering the Agricultural University, he slowly found that 360 rows of people are the best. Without farmers, we can eat, wear and drink. Even farmers will have their own world. Later, Yuezhen chose the second major related to agricultural cultivation.
Yuezhen told reporters that now he is a "son inherits his father's career". His parents have nearly 20 years of experience in planting cotton, and he has advanced theoretical knowledge of planting. He believes that he will make a difference“ Since I can remember, my family has been planting cotton, cotton has had a deep-rooted impact in my mind. Later, I thought about not planting cotton, but after I decided on the organic subject in the University, I felt that at least I had a sense of intimacy and cognition towards cotton, and I had no idea about other organic subjects. " Yuezhen said.
Organic cotton planting to the end
The reporter learned that the so-called organic cotton is ecological cotton. In production, organic fertilizer is mainly used for biological control of diseases and insect pests, and natural farming management is adopted. Chemical products are not allowed to be used. From seeds to agricultural products, all natural pollution-free production is allowed. Yuezhen introduced that organic cotton planting is very difficult, which is one of the reasons for the small amount of planting. Although the planting cost of organic cotton is higher, and it costs more than 1000 yuan per mu than that of ordinary cotton, the profit is very considerable.
"It's hard to start a business, but it's also good to start a business. Young people should have a little passion. There is a saying that "if we are not crazy, we will be old". Put our youth into the career we want to do and give ourselves a crazy reason. " Yuezhen told reporters that on April 28, he had just applied for a loan from the bank, and his entrepreneurial road had just started.
"The success of organic cotton planting is only a matter of yield. One hundred mu of land. According to the conventional method, I expect one mu of land to be more than 300 kg. " Although it is difficult to plant, it has been successfully planted through the experiment last year, and with the help of school teachers and parents, Yuezhen is full of confidence.
As a technician who has been planting cotton for many years, his father Yue Haibin has full confidence in planting organic cotton“ I've been working on cotton for so many years. I don't think organic cotton is popular in Dongying. Now the pressure of employment is so great. If a child wants to start a business and feels that his own business can bring good benefits and a good life, we will support him. "
"Youth is not afraid of failure. Organic cotton will be produced before I graduate. Even if you are very tired, you will stick to it. Even if we fail, we will stick to it. " Yuezhen said, "at present, the organic cotton market is a blank, which is equivalent to a piece of white paper