国内英语资讯:Across China: Modern technology helps farmers in busy seasons
<p><span word="CHANGSHA">CHANGSHA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 10-- <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Xueyuan">Xueyuan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hectare">hectare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> 65 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> 20 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>.</p><p><span word="Farming">Farming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yiyang">Yiyang</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="Pre">Pre</span>-<span word="germinating">germinating</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="ploughing">ploughing</span>. <span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="soak">soak</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quilt">quilt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span>," <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="job">job</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="germination">germination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="mechanically">mechanically</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="seedlings">seedlings</span> <span word="nursery">nursery</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Chuangye">Chuangye</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="germination">germination</span>; <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>," <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Xiejiapu">Xiejiapu</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>, <span word="Kuang">Kuang</span> <span word="Yongli">Yongli</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plough">plough</span> <span word="his">his</span> 20 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="rotocultivators">rotocultivators</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="steam">steam</span>.</p>
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