Inner Mongolia Keyouzhong Banner: Fully building the industrial chain and walking out of the road to prosperity through cattle breeding

【Summary Description】 In the scorching summer, the grassland with birds flying and grass growing freely stretches the blue sky, and the light and romantic clouds are embedded with poetry and float leisurely in the sky. The reporter walked into the typical banner of the entire beef cattle industry chain in China, the banner of creating the national advantageous characteristic Keerqin beef cattle industry cluster, and the banner of creating the national modern agricultural industrial park - "Fengqing Ma Town" Keyouzhong Banner.

In the scorching summer, the grassland with birds flying and grass growing freely stretches the blue sky, and the light and romantic clouds are embedded with poetry and float leisurely in the sky. The reporter walked into the typical banner of the entire beef cattle industry chain in China, the banner of creating the national advantageous characteristic Keerqin beef cattle industry cluster, and the banner of creating the national modern agricultural industrial park - "Fengqing Ma Town" Keyouzhong Banner.

In the first half of 2024, the total number of cattle in the banner was 522200, a year-on-year increase of 6.12%; There are 269400 breeding cows in stock, a year-on-year increase of 2.13%; There are 471500 beef cattle in stock, a year-on-year increase of 4.93%; There are 50600 high-quality and improved dairy cows in stock, a year-on-year increase of 18.63%... This prosperous livestock harvest scene firmly holds the basic foundation of stable and rising cattle industry in Keyouzhong Banner.

At present, it is a low period for the development of the beef cattle industry. Why is Ke Right Middle Banner, known as the "Fengqing Horse Town", so impressive?

Upgrade, transform, reduce burden, and maintain greenness

When it comes to grasslands, 'the sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, and the wind blows the grass low to see cattle and sheep' is a poem and distant place that most people yearn for in their hearts. Now, when you reach Ke Right Middle Banner, the wind blows and the grass is low, and there are no cows or sheep in sight.

In fact, the beautiful scenery of lush green grass and cows and sheep filling the slopes is rare to see. Due to limited resources, the risk of grassland degradation caused by overgrazing and livestock overload has always been a lingering shadow in the hearts of local herdsmen.

Only by adopting the most resolute attitude and implementing the strictest system can the grassland completely bid farewell to the risk of degradation. In 2022, a long-lasting ban on grazing and a battle for transformation and upgrading will be launched across the land of Keyouzhong Banner.

At three or four o'clock in the morning, just as dawn broke, members of the grazing prohibition patrol team of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Ke Right Middle Banner had already set foot on the mountain patrol road. From early morning to late night, from late night to early morning, the patrol mode of all-weather, irregular, high-frequency daily and night inspections allows patrol members to patrol the front line of grazing prohibition work all day long.

Banning grazing requires early response, while mountain patrols require both early and late response. Sometimes, we trace our tracks based on the footprints of cow hooves we discover, and other times we simply wait near grazing sites. "Bao Sheng, a member of the banned grazing team who patrols the mountains day after day, told reporters that temporarily confiscating livestock, issuing fines, and confiscating fines are not the fundamental purpose. The key is to transform the mindset of farmers and herdsmen from extensive free range farming to captive farming, ultimately achieving a win-win situation between ecological benefits and farmers' and herdsmen's income.

Previously, relying on extensive free range farming methods was not very efficient. Now, all the cattle are placed in the Gacha breeding community, and there are dedicated personnel for unified management and epidemic prevention every day. My family's cattle have grown from a few to dozens, and the annual income has increased from 20000 yuan to over 100000 yuan, "said herder Baoxi. Nowadays, in Keyouzhong Banner, more farmers and herdsmen, like Baoxi, enjoy greater benefits on the path of modern house feeding management and breeding.

Returning green grass to the grassland is a measure of respecting nature, conforming to nature, and protecting nature. In recent years, Ke Right Middle Banner has always kept in mind that protecting the ecological environment is the "top priority of the country", actively promoted institutional and mechanism innovation, implemented a series of policy measures such as grass and livestock balance, reducing sheep and increasing cattle, and grassland ecological rewards and subsidies, vigorously developed the scale of animal husbandry and forage planting, explored new development paths for transformation and upgrading, reducing burdens and preserving greenery under grazing bans, and made every effort to promote development plans that focus on ecology, so that grasslands can rest and recuperate.

Multi party efforts to increase value on the chain

In 2019, Inner Mongolia Zhongnong Xing'an Cattle Breeding Technology Co., Ltd., the first national level cattle breeding station in Xing'an League, settled in Keyouzhong Banner.

In 2020, Hong'an Damao Cattle and Sheep Trading Market was launched and operated in Keyouzhong Banner.

In 2020, Inner Mongolia Huayang Niuye Technology Group Co., Ltd. settled in Keyouzhong Banner

With the successive entry of "cattle" enterprises into Ke Right Middle Banner, the song of striving for high-quality development of the beef cattle industry is playing vigorously.

Raising cattle has become a hot commodity for farmers and herdsmen on the road to prosperity in Keyouzhong Banner, but what kind of cattle should be raised and how should they be raised? Recalling the loss making purchase of 30 cows at a single cost due to lack of experience, Bao Jinlian, a farmer in Shuangjin Gacha, Duerji Town, Ke Right Middle Banner, couldn't help but exclaim, "Choosing the right variety is crucial

Inner Mongolia Zhongnong Xing'an Cattle Breeding Company, which owns multiple beef cattle breeds such as Simmental, Charolais, Angus, Limousin, Belgian Blue, Piedmont, and Japanese Wagyu, has settled in Keyouzhong Banner, providing high-quality source guarantee for beef cattle breeders and local beef cattle industry development. As of now, they have provided 155000 doses of frozen semen free of charge to all beef cattle breeders in the banner for three consecutive years. By 2023, there will be 118000 artificially cold matched beef cattle, basically achieving full coverage of all cold matched beef cattle without bulls in 12 Sumu towns in the whole banner. The improvement rate of beef cattle in the whole banner will reach over 95%, and the coverage rate of artificial insemination of beef cattle will reach over 98%.

For farmers and herdsmen, having good breeds in cold weather brings sweetness to raising cattle, and having a good cattle platform is even more of a blessing.

The Hong'an Temple Cattle and Sheep Trading Market is the largest trading market in Keyouzhong Banner, with bustling traffic and bustling crowds on every trading day. Now that there is a trading market, you can sell cows right at your doorstep. This low threshold, high-income transaction is really cost-effective, "said Bao Yongzhi, who owns seven cows.

The quality of cattle is good, the price is fair, and the local people are honest, trustworthy, simple, and friendly, "said Yu Ran, who traveled thousands of miles from Tai'an City, Shandong Province to get to Daji, with emotion.

The reporter learned from the Hong'an Temple Cattle and Sheep Trading Market in Keyouzhong Banner that from January to June 2024, the trading volume of cattle was 71000, with a trading volume of 540 million yuan; In the past three years, the total number of cattle and sheep traded in the market was 3.301 million, with a transaction volume of 8.01 billion yuan.

How to accelerate the filling of the shortcomings in the deep processing of beef cattle industry after successful market transactions?

The completion of the "200000 ton Beef Processing Cold Chain Logistics Project High Quality Beef Slaughter and Processing Production Line Project" by Inner Mongolia Huayang Beef Industry Technology Company with a total investment of 270 million yuan marks the "last mile" in the entire beef industry chain of Tongke Right Middle Banner and successfully opens up a new development pattern for the beef industry.

The person in charge of the company introduced that we have explored a new agricultural enterprise cooperation breeding model of "leading enterprises+farmers and herdsmen" and "cooperatives+farmers and herdsmen", and created a modern beef industry chain that integrates forage planting, cow breeding, beef cattle fattening, slaughter and processing, cold chain logistics, and catering chain. Currently, we have formed a scale of annual slaughter and division of 100000 cows, processing of 25000 tons of beef, storage of 10000 tons of beef, and annual distribution of 200000 tons of high-quality beef. At the same time, it has driven more than 180 local employment opportunities and provided solid support for the development of the agricultural and pastoral industries.

Technology Going to the Countryside Insurance Door to Door

In the hot summer, when we walked into the Willis Planting and Breeding Professional Cooperative of Keyou Middle Banner in Huadenggacha, Haoyao Sumu Town, Guo Xiuming, the person in charge, was busy killing the cowshed while introducing the technical benefits brought by the science and technology experts stationed in the science and technology courtyard to the reporter.

Since last year when the cooperative was recognized by the Science and Technology Alliance of the China Rural Professional and Technical Association as the Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Small Institute of the China Rural Professional and Technical Association, the team led by Associate Professor Wu Hao from China Agricultural University has settled in the small institute. With their support, the cooperative has sold over 40 cows this year and increased its annual income by more than 100000 yuan

Like Guo Xiuming, Baiyushan, the person in charge of Inner Mongolia Jiufu Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., who also enjoys technological benefits, said, "Technology experts personally explain professional knowledge such as cattle production, disease prevention and control, and nutrition allocation to us. Only through modern scientific breeding technology can we efficiently raise good livestock

The Science and Technology Academy is an innovative organizational model for the development of modern agriculture and an important technological support for promoting rural revitalization. It has always played an important role in "solving people's livelihood, governing knowledge, and nurturing talents", injecting technological vitality into the development of the beef cattle industry in Keyouzhong Banner.

Empowering technology while adding insurance to cows is the best choice in the face of the current decline in cow prices.

Recently, Zhao Lei, the general manager of Inner Mongolia Hong'an Cattle Industry Technology Co., Ltd., who successfully applied for the first insurance policy, happily said, "All 6000 cows have been insured with beef cattle price index insurance. With this insurance, we no longer have to worry about price fluctuations. This undoubtedly injects a shot of adrenaline into our company

According to the head of the Right Middle Banner Branch of China Pacific Property and Casualty Insurance, the company uses the "China Beef Industry · Right Middle Banner Index" as the standard, and if it is lower than the average index of 52 weeks in 1 year, it will trigger claims. When the monitored price of the index is lower than the target price stipulated in the insurance contract in the future, the insured enterprise (breeder) can receive compensation.

The successful signing of the first beef cattle price index insurance has become a "stabilizer" and "protective umbrella" for the development of the beef cattle industry in Keyouzhong Banner, as well as a new production factor and operational guarantee for Xing'an League to build a national modern animal husbandry experimental zone.

A beautiful landscape carries happiness and confidence; The cattle industry carries hope and prospects. Ke Right Middle Banner is following the development strategy of "eating ecological food, making ox articles, and studying cultural tourism classics", and has been working tirelessly for a long time.