As bumper harvest time comes, Gaozhou, a county-level city administered by Maoming, is busy reaping golden rice and storing them in granaries. By now, the harvested-grain acreage of Gaozhou has exceeded 310,000 mu (51,667 acres) and 70% of rice has been hoarded in granaries. Harvesters and grain trucks are working in the golden paddy fields where ripped rice gives off a fresh aroma. The introduction of modern agricultural machinery helps local farmers harvest rice efficiently and economically. Now a family takes just a morning to harvest grain while it took two or three days in the past.
眼下,正值秋收关键时节,茂名高州正全力以赴抢收“黄金稻”,确保晚造粮食颗粒归仓。目前,秋收粮食已超过31万亩,七成“黄金稻”如期归仓。金灿灿的稻田里,成熟的稻谷颗粒饱满,一台台收割机正在紧张作业,一辆辆满载粮食的货车来回穿梭,空气中不时传来阵阵稻谷的清香。自从用上了机械化,当地农民省力省心又省钱。以前一户农家用两三天时间才能收割完成的稻谷,现在一个上午就能颗粒归仓。