Chapter 360 Pasture Vineyards
As a large number of construction teams began to enter the ranch, the originally deserted ranch began to become lively. Considering that his girlfriend had to continue her studies, a week after arriving in Nucilai, Li Zizi and two female bodyguards set off to return home.
Before leaving the ranch, the former rancher, Mr. Scu, had already set out to the United States to establish a firm. After paying the corresponding taxes and the loans he owed before, Scu still retained tens of millions of dollars in assets, which was enough for him to spend the rest of his life.
My girlfriend directly sent her back to China, while the former rancher was sent to the South Island Airport. After seeing off these people, the ranch was left with only two bodyguards who were following Zhuang Haiyang, and more than ten ranch staff have been rehired.
Apart from a small amount of preserved meat sheep, there are not many animals left on the ranch. What surprised the ranch workers was that Zhuang Haiyang did not buy animals for breeding and breeding as soon as possible, but instead took the workers to start remediating the ranch.
Looking at the pasture planted in pastures, Zhuang Haiyang also said sincerely: "Louis, I plan to plant new pastures to improve the quality of pastures. In your opinion, what do we need to do next?"
"Boss, in terms of the pasture situation, even if new pastures are planted, the effect will not be very good. In fact, the rye grass grown on the pastures is itself a high-quality pasture. It is just a nutrient, regardless of other pastures."
As the hired ranch foreman, Louis also said something. In his opinion, if other pastures are planted, it will also cause damage to the existing pastures. The most important thing is that the transplantation of other pasture varieties is probably the same.
After listening to what Louis said, Zhuang Haiyang thought for a while and said, "What you mean is that forage is not the key, it has something to do with the soil and water quality of the pasture. The poor quality of forage has nothing to do with the variety of forage, right?"
"Yes! In this case, Mr. Scu had thought about improving the soil before. It was just that the investment was very large and the cost of organic fertilizer was very high. Perhaps it was for these reasons that he would raise dairy cows instead of beef cattle!"
Louis felt that Zhuang Haiyang should also know about some of the situations in the ranch. As the foreman, he naturally had to give reasonable suggestions. As for how to do it, it was the decision the rancher needed to make.
The problem of soil and water quality is more due to the fact that the Siku pasture has been passed down for a long time and the forage grass is not effectively restored after years of planting it. In this case, it will lead to soil nutrient loss and reduce the quality of the forage grass.
Compared to fishing and running animal husbandry, Zhuang Haiyang still needs to study hard. After some consideration, Zhuang Haiyang finally said: "Louis, you will take the workers these days and harvest all the grass in the pastures first. Isn't it a problem?"
"No problem! In fact, although our forage quality is not very good, there are still pastures that will be purchased."
"That's fine! You are responsible for the procurement and sales. After that, I will contact some fertilizer vendors to purchase a batch of organic fertilizer. In addition, I plan to divide several grass planting areas and lay some groundwater pipes.
I will let Jenuk take charge of these things. I will not buy new animals until the new grass grows. If I repeat the previous breeding model, it is still difficult for the pasture to truly turn losses into profits. Isn't it?"
“Yes, boss!”
As a major animal husbandry producer, Nüxilai has strict ratings and reviews for animal production on pastures. As the staple food for cattle and sheep, the quality of the forage is naturally very important. If the quality of the forage is not good, how to breed cattle and sheep with excellent quality?
Until now, the workers hired by the ranch knew why Zhuang Haiyang was not in a hurry to buy new cattle and sheep to raise. Even after they went to work, the cattle and shed sheds built in the past were re-cleaned and disinfected accordingly.
Other nearby ranchers, when they learned that Zhuang Haiyang was planning to improve the quality of pasture on the ranch, laughed: "This oriental boy really doesn't know how to manage the ranch. Buying some organic fertilizer can improve the quality of the pasture. How could it be possible?"
There are naturally many people who watch jokes like this, but for many businesses, they are happy to see such ranchers. The reason is that Zhuang Haiyang is at least willing to invest and make money.
When the pasture where the grass was planted, Louis led his men to harvest all the grass. Zhuang Haiyang also began to take Jenuk and several cowboys to divide new grass areas. Along the edge, corresponding water spray pipes were laid.
The organic fertilizer purchased was also piled up in the pasture's material warehouse for later use. The workers who originally thought there was nothing to do soon found that they were actually very busy every day. To their delight, the food provided by the pasture was also very good every day.
Those meat sheep that have not been sold, those that can be slaughtered were pulled out to slaughter by Zhuang Haiyang, and then served as food for workers. Including the construction teams hired, they would occasionally be given a freshly slaughtered meat sheep.
Even if some people think that Zhuang Haiyang does not know how to operate the ranch, he is still loved by these workers. I believe no one will dislike generous people. But in the eyes of Hong Wei and others, Zhuang Haiyang is suffering a loss if he only invests in this way but has no reward!
Faced with the concerns raised by Hong Wei, Zhuang Haiyang smiled and said, "Lao Hong, compared to the money I spent on buying a ranch, what is this investment? The most important thing is, do you think I will do something I am not sure about?"
In Zhuang Haiyang's opinion, there is no need to refute other people's gossip. When the new grass grows, Zhuang Haiyang will tell those who joke about him, who is the real joke? With Dinghaizhu, he is full of confidence!
After laying the water-squirting pipes, I found a late night and a quiet place. Zhuang Haiyang began to use Dinghaizhu to sort out the groundwater veins in the pasture. The beneficial energy in the groundwater veins was also absorbed by Dinghaizhu.
Correspondingly, the pollutants that affect the groundwater veins were also cleaned up by Dinghaizhu. Several wells of machine use were filled with brand new groundwater after a brief drying, and then extracted into the water tower of the ranch.
Compared to the pastures where the grass independently absorbs groundwater and installs a water spray system, it begins to obtain a pure and extremely nutritious new water source. In just one night, the grass that has just been harvested begins to produce green and tender teeth.
The organic fertilizers purchased before were also absorbed into the soil and began to become the nutrition of forage. What surprised the ranch employees was that the meat sheep that were free-ranged the next day seemed to start running towards this harvested pasture.
Seeing this scene, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said, "Jenuk, let your cowboys look at the sheep tighter these days, don't let them enter the grassland. If you eat your tender teeth, the grassland will be ugly in the past."
“Yes, boss!”
"Please find another time and take me to buy a few sheepdogs. I think the ranch is still a little deserted."
In addition to sheepdogs, Zhuang Haiyang also plans to buy a few horses for grazing. As for the selection of beef cattle breeds, Zhuang Haiyang has also been conducting corresponding consultations recently. In fact, as long as you have money, you really don’t have to worry about not being able to buy a good beef cattle.
Although we know that the quality of Wagyu beef is good, Zhuang Haiyang knows that real Wagyu beef can't be bought at all. In this case, Zhuang Haiyang can only choose new beef beef breeds cultivated in New Silai. These beef beef beef beef have good quality and are also not cheap.
In Zhuang Haiyang's view, if the selling price of Nurcilai cannot satisfy him, he can use the registered import and export company to sell beef cattle produced in the ranch directly to China.
The premise is that he can obtain the organic certification issued by Newesel, and the level must be not low. Unlike other ranches, where high-quality beef cattle are raised and sellers are required, he can sell them directly to China.
After finishing the improvement of the quality of forage, Zhuang Haiyang took the workers to level the planting areas used to grow corn and other crops. While laying the pipelines, it also began to sow organic fertilizers to improve soil nutrients.
Seeing the fruit seedlings that Zhuang Haiyang asked him to buy, Louis was also surprised: "Boss, did you change to grow fruits in the past?"
"Yes! In addition to fruits, we also grow some commonly used green vegetables. In my opinion, the benefits produced by fruits will be better than corn. As for corn and other coarse grains, buying them will be more cost-effective than growing them."
It is good to be self-sufficient, but the investment is not proportional to the return. I have planned to return to Zhuanghaiyang, which will be reorganized after the ranch, so I naturally don’t want to spend too much time here. He is a rancher and naturally has the right to change the crops on the ranch.
What surprised Louis and others the most was that while converting the cornfield into an orchard, the strange orchard left by the rancher was also continued to expand the planting scale by Zhuanghai Ocean. In addition, there is also the ranch valley, which opened up new planting areas.
When Louis heard that Zhuang Haiyang was going to plant grapes, he said nervously: "Boss, the climate and soil on the ranch are not suitable for planting grapes. Will it be too wasteful to open vineyards here?"
"It's okay! It's okay to try it first! You find someone to level the valley. Then I will find someone to buy some vines of vintage for transplanting. As for the quality of the grapes, I will know until they are planted, right?"
Before purchasing the ranch, Zhuang Haiyang had already known about the nearby ranch. On the South Island, there are actually ranches that specialize in growing grapes. However, compared with other wineries, Nucilai has no well-known wine brands.
But in Zhuang Haiyang's view, it is better to set up a vineyard to test it out because it keeps these valleys deserted. After Dinghaizhu sorting, the groundwater of the pasture is already abundant, and the water quality is several times better than before.
As the saying goes, water is the source of life. While water quality is improved, Zhuang Haiyang uses Dinghaizhu from time to time to release energy. He believes that the soil and water quality of the pasture will be greatly improved.
Isn’t it normal to grow good grapes with good soil and water?
If you can grow wine grapes of excellent quality, Zhuanghaiyang can also create its own winery in the later stage. In that case, the reputation of the ranch will also increase sharply. Even in the future, he will not rule out continuing to expand the ranch.
Chapter completed!