Farmers in NE China work to conserve black soil as autumn harvest ends
STORY: Farmers in NE China work to conserve black soil as autumn harvest ends
DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:52
LOCATION: SHENYANG, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of autumn harvest
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI ZHONGHUA, Chairman of Yangyu agricultural machinery service cooperative in Changtu County
3. various of black soil
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YAN, Director, Department of Soil Research, Tieling Academy of Agricultural Sciences
STORYLINE:
As the autumn harvest in northeast China comes to an end, farmers are taking various measures to protect the rare black soil.
In Changtu County, Liaoning Province, the local practice of returning maize straw to the farmland not only increases soil organic elements but also helps prevent wind- and water-driven soil erosion.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI ZHONGHUA, Chairman of Yangyu agricultural machinery service cooperative in Changtu County
"The straw is from last year. After a year of erosion by the rain, the straw has completely decomposed in
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- 2022/11/04 00:00:00
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