Chapter 127 The farm opens and the first income from development!
Liu Boliang, a mentor at the Agricultural University, checks the forage grass grown by Xu Yang.

Xu Yang and several college students stood beside the pasture and watched.

The grass is lush and green.

Xu Yang planted about 8 mu of pasture. One mu of land is 667 square meters, which is more than 5300 square meters in total.

There is a lot of land in this place, and there are hundreds of acres of land around it that no one rents.

If Xu Yang could rent it, it would be no problem to plant another 80 acres.

"The growth of this forage is very good. According to our scoring standards, it is definitely above excellent."

"Master Xu, you have grown these forage grasses really well."

“These are perfect subjects for research.”

Liu Boliang walked out from the pasture and praised with a smile.

Their research laboratory has a cooperative relationship with Xu Yang, that is, they give the forage seeds to Xu Yang, let Xu Yang grow them, and they take a small portion for research.

If the variety is good, we will even purchase a portion of it and use it to continue to cultivate the next generation of grass seeds.

"The weather was good some time ago, with plenty of rain, so I built an irrigation system, and the land here is fertile."

“It’s normal for the grass to grow taller.”

Xu Yang also replied.

Several college students stood nearby and watched.

The courses they are currently studying are all focused on growing farm crops, which are the vegetables and staple foods that people usually eat, and they have never come into contact with forage grass.

I just know that there is this direction in graduate school.

Now seeing Xu Yang planting forage grass, they all became interested.

"Growing forage grass is good. It feels easier. Can I take forage grass as an elective course next year?"

College student Wu Kai said with some excitement.

"I've learned about it, but it's not possible. Our teacher won't allow us to plant it, saying that we're just planting blindly and won't be given any points."

Liu Wu on the side responded.

"Well, it's good to plant some grass. It's simple and effective. Planting corn and chives gives me a headache."

Wu Kai let out a long sigh.

Xu Yang and Liu Boliang communicated about the situation of forage grass.

Liu Boliang was very familiar with the market situation of forage grass; after all, he specialized in forage grass.

"I have to analyze the nutrients in the crops you grow, and then determine the quality and know the price."

"It will probably take a day to analyze it..."

"Also, I have many channels for selling forage grass. If you need it, I can help you contact them."

“It’s definitely better than selling it loose.”

Liu Boliang said to Xu Yang.

As a university tutor, he must have a lot of social resources behind him.

Many people have also said that they didn’t think the teachers were that great when they were in college, but when they entered society they found that they were basically elites, and some of them could be found on Baidu Encyclopedia.

Liu Boliang specializes in forage grass, so naturally he knows many institutions and individuals who need to buy forage grass.

This resource is very important to Xu Yang.

"That's great, of course I need it."

"I'm still thinking about how to sell it. I'm planning to go to the forage market myself, or sell it to an agency that collects forage."

Xu Yang replied immediately.

Going to Inner Mongolia, there are many organizations that specialize in collecting forage grass, which are middlemen. They buy from herders at low prices and then sell them at high prices.

What we earn is the channel fee.

The herders will sell it to them for convenience.

There is no way. I don’t have any channels and can only rely on others.

So resources are important.

Xu Yang cooperated with the Agricultural University to grow forage grass, and many problems could be easily solved without so much trouble.

"Okay, I'll analyze the nutritional content first, and then I'll know how much you should set the unit price for this forage."

"Don't sell it to institutions. Your forage grass is high-quality forage grass. If you sell it to institutions, it will be wasted."

"The quality of their forage is relatively poor, and the price they offer is low."

"I estimate that after deducting the cost of your fodder, the revenue per acre can reach about 3,000 yuan."

"It's growing really well and densely. It's no exaggeration to say that it's better than what we grow in the greenhouse."

Liu Boliang is very professional and has a deep understanding of forage.

Every profession has its own specialization, and many things still need to be done professionally.

When opening a farm, it is important to take good care of the various crops on the farm, and it is even more important to find external sales channels.

With the resources of the Agricultural University, Xu Yang found it much easier to handle many things.

"Okay, Mr. Liu, I'll wait for your news."

"Thank you."

Xu Yang expressed his sincere gratitude.

Then, Liu Boliang asked Wu Kai and others to use sickles to cut a sack of grass, and specially selected some grass of various varieties.

When passing by the potato field next to him, Liu Boliang also took a look.

"You've grown some good potatoes. The potato seedlings look good."

Hearing this, Xu Yang nodded and said, "I've been loosening the soil and applying fertilizer these past two days, and I've also removed some weeds. The potatoes are fragile in the seedling stage, so we need to take good care of them."

"Make the soil looser and remove the weeds as early as possible so that the potatoes can grow bigger."

Hearing this, Liu Boliang was quite impressed.

From this perspective, Xu Yang's farming experience is indeed very rich.

"Okay, I'll leave first and give you the results tonight."

"I'll help you contact the person who buys the grass tomorrow. You can communicate on your own."

Liu Boliang said again.

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Yan thanked.

Liu Boliang left with a sack of hay.

Seeing that the farm business was about to open, Xu Yang was very happy.

The profit from forage grass is not very high. After deducting the cost, if it is ordinary pasture land, it is impressive to make 1000 yuan per acre.

However, since many people grow forage grass on hundreds or thousands of acres, the total income is still very good.

Since Xu Yang has a small planting area, he takes the high-quality route to improve the quality of forage grass.

In this way, the yield per mu will increase, the unit price will increase, and you can make more money per mu of land.

If you want to go the high-quality route, you need high-quality channels. Some top farms will buy good forage grass, but it is not easy to contact them. So cooperating with the Agricultural University has made many things easier.

How can retail investors compare with government-owned institutions?

Xu Yang looked at the potato field.

I have been busy processing potatoes these two days.

Farming is not that easy, you can’t just ignore everything.

For example, potatoes are very fragile during the seedling stage. If weeds are not removed in time, the nutrition will not be enough.

Don't use too much herbicide for weeding, as it is not good for potatoes.

You also need to loosen the soil a little and apply some fertilizer to the roots so that the potatoes can grow better.

The potatoes grown in this way will be big and thick.

"We still don't have enough staff when it's busy. If we expand tomorrow, we'll hire another person."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

Just then, three foxes that had not been seen for a long time suddenly ran over.

The three little guys have grown up a little, but they still look cute.

Seeing them, Xu Yang smiled slightly.

I haven't seen these three for a long time and thought they were gone.

The average lifespan of animals in the forest is relatively short and they are prone to die young.

It's not easy to survive and grow up.

Xu Yang was worried that the little fox was the same, so he felt relieved when he saw it now.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Where have you been during this time?"

"Be careful when you go to the mountains, don't run into any big flowers."

Xu Yang squatted down and reached out to touch the three little guys.

They immediately started to cry.

Now that the relationship is familiar, she doesn't pretend anymore. She calls out when I touch her and even acts cute.

I was a little nervous before.

Xu Yang knew that they were here to beg for food, probably wanting snacks.

I went to the kitchen and cut a few apples.

Xu Yang likes to eat fruit and always buys some. He doesn’t eat much every day, but he always eats a little.

For example, an apple, a banana, or half a watermelon.

He fed apples to the little foxes and felt comfortable watching them.

At this time, Xu Yang noticed the tabby cat not far away.

"Sang Biao, come here and let me touch you for a while!"

Xu Yang shouted at the tabby cat.

The tabby cat stopped, turned to look at Xu Yang, and then continued walking without paying any attention.

"Sang Biao, come here!"

Xu Yang shouted again.

This time the tabby cat didn't even turn its head.

This guy doesn't let people touch him most of the time, so Xu Yang has already bought a bag of cat strips online.

To deal with this kind of cat, you have to use cat strips.

Feed it once, and you won’t believe that the tabby cat won’t come over when you bring out cat food next time.

Xu Yang is still "full of tricks".

In the evening, Liu Boliang called Xu Yang and told him the results of the analysis.

Forage research institutions will crush all the sample forage, then take samples for analysis to determine the nutritional value of the forage and then use this to rate it.

Liu Boliang brought him good news.

"The dry matter, protein and starch content of this batch of forage is much higher than that of ordinary forage, far exceeding the average level."

“It is a premium quality forage grass, even worthy of being cultivated into seeds.”

"There's no problem with the forage grass. I'll help you make the contact tomorrow."

"In addition, our research lab also wants to keep some samples."

"As you know, we always select the best of the best when breeding seeds. This batch of forage grass can be used as a sample for breeding the next generation."

Liu Boliang said with a little excitement.

"OK, no problem."

Xu Yang agreed with a smile.

The grass he grows is good, so he sells it at a good price.

The next day, Xu Yang contacted the owner of a private ranch engaged in high-end breeding.

The other party is a private milk powder business, specializing in raising dairy cows, and then opened a milk powder factory.

This milk powder is not sold to the public, but only to the rich and powerful people in Beijing.

It is customized for high-end members and ordinary people cannot buy it.

Where there is demand there is profit, and the rich are really rich anyway.

Xu Yang was just doing a small business, selling forage grass to other parties. Because it was high-quality forage grass, the other party offered a high price.

After some preliminary calculations, after deducting the costs, the income for one acre of land can reach more than 4000 yuan.

Eight acres of land costs thirty-two thousand yuan.

The grass grows for one and a half months, and after deducting the planting cost, I can earn back 3 yuan, which is pretty good.

The most important thing is that the grass can continue to grow. Generally speaking, the soil will be turned over again and new seeds will be planted after four cuts.

Of course, growth is slower in winter, and the growth cycle is more than one and a half months.

“The farm is finally open.”

Xu Yang was satisfied.

The farm needs income to develop stably. If it only relies on the money earned from live streaming for subsidies, it will always be a pit.

Opening means development.

In addition, after checking the grass, the people at the ranch were very satisfied with Xu Yang's grass and even wanted to expand their demand.

Especially since winter is coming soon, they want to buy a lot of high-quality forage.

It has to be the kind of grass that is specially grown, has high nutritional value, and grows naturally on the grassland. This ranch doesn't even look down on it.

Xu Yang could only say that this was all he had planted.

If there is a need, we'll talk about it next year.

(End of this chapter)