Farmers in Guzhen county use peanut harvesters to harvest peanuts

More than 800,000 mu of peanuts in Bengbu have been harvested

In recent days, the peanut in Guzhen county has gradually entered the maturity stage, and the majority of farmers have used a variety of agricultural machinery for harvest, drying, screening and processing. Guzhen is a big peanut planting county. Peanut planting has become an important channel for local farmers to increase income.

Farmers in Guzhen county use peanut harvesters to harvest peanuts

Farmers in Guzhen county use peanut harvesters to harvest peanuts

Two peanut harvesters shuttled back and forth at the site, where the peanut harvesters passed, peanut seedling was pulled up, neatly placed in the ground. "More than 800,000 mu of peanuts have been planted in the city this year. According to recent field surveys, peanuts have generally entered the harvest season, with full grains and a good harvest of selenium-enriched peanuts."
Due to the popularization of mechanization technology in the whole process of peanut cultivation and harvest, the progress of summer peanut harvest is generally accelerated. At present, the harvest has been basically completed and peanuts are being dried.

Workers use a peanut sheller to remove peanut shells

At a peanut processing plant, workers use a peanut sheller to remove peanut shells.

This year, the main autumn grain producing area of Bengbu has made efforts to overcome the impact of drought and flood and taken more effective measures to ensure the harvest. The municipal agricultural technical personnel guided the farmers to reasonably fertilize peanuts, strengthen soil management, pest control and other management technologies, which provided a reliable guarantee for peanut harvest and safe production. At present, the yield and quality are higher than that in previous years and the yield per mu is nearly 300kg.