"Whether it is familiar, I remember what it looks like, or I have met it. As long as there are farmers on WeChat, I will reply." In his office, this is how Yu Long responded to farmers' information and was interviewed by reporters. Yu Long's cell phone never turns off, so farmers can call him at any time. Some problems that can't be clearly described in words, even at eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, he will use video phone for "cloud guidance".
This is Yu Long's reply to farmers' information in the office. Xinhua News Agency reporter Yu Zhou photo
Farmers often go to India to ask questions with Yulong. On the occasion of parting, Yin and Yulong always send each other a book they have read and think is suitable according to the specific information they have learned in the exchange. "In the past two or three years, about 400 books have been sent out." India's Yu Long pointed to the corner of the office, where there were several piles of books he had specially found and prepared to send to everyone at any time.
Experimental bases, help points, farms ... India and Yulong travel around the country for more than 100 days every year, with almost no holidays. His itinerary is never calculated by the day, but accurate to every hour and minute.
He asked his students to stay in the pig farm at least 100 days a year and raise two batches of pigs, while doctoral students must raise four batches. "If someone fails to meet these basic requirements, they will not get the relevant funds and treatment." Yu Long said.
Local pigs with excellent germplasm are strategic resources to ensure the sustainable development of China's pig industry. Therefore, it is of great significance to protect and utilize local pig breeds. With the support of Yulong India team, Changsha County, Changsha City plans to build an entire industrial chain with an annual output of 300,000 local breeds of "Daweizi Pig" and hybrid pigs by 2025, with a comprehensive output value of over 2.65 billion yuan. India and Yulong team also carried out the whole industrial chain research and development of Ningxiang Flower Pig, which overcame the difficulties of local pig raising. This year, Ningxiang Flower Pig can slaughter 450,000 pigs.
This is Yu Long (middle) showing the black pig with the farmers. Photo courtesy of respondents
Concerned about farmers' income, India and Yu Long are also keen on "live broadcast" and have participated in four or five games in recent years. Before the Spring Festival this year, he went to Lancang, Yunnan Province to help local farmers sell black pigs, and sold more than 300,000 in one day. "Academician of grounding gas!" "Academicians must help farmers!" ..... Yu Long's "live broadcast with goods" attracted a favorable comment from netizens.
"Brother" is the greatest trust of farmers in India and Yulong. In this regard, Indian Yu Long said: "For our agricultural researchers, no matter how many papers are published, they can't replace the research of grassroots and grounding gas. It is my constant pursuit that farmers raise pigs well and ordinary people eat good meat.