General situation of hongqi farm of agricultural sixth division

The land is fertile, flat, rich in groundwater and sufficient in light and heat, which is suitable for planting various crops. The main crops are wheat, cotton, corn, safflower and melon, especially safflower, with an annual planting area of more than 20 thousand mu. It is an important safflower producing area in the autonomous region and the Corps, producing 250 tons of safflower velvet and more than 2,000 tons of seeds, enjoying a certain reputation in the domestic and foreign markets. In order to adapt to the development of market economy, a new safflower pigment factory has been built recently. The farm adheres to the policy of stabilizing grain and increasing cotton, adjusts the agricultural structure, and grows cotton10.5 million mu, with the area expanding year by year and developing on a large scale. In order to revitalize the farm economy, the farm will increase the development of water resources during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period and invest 65,438+000 wells. Newly reclaimed land shall be operated on a large scale, contracted by collectives or individuals, and preferential policies shall be given according to the contracted years.