Hengyang News Network reporter Liao Jing, Wang Qi and Li Yangjie reported. For villagers in Xintang Village, the normally slack winter season has turned into a busy one. At present, more than 100 acres of radish in Xintang Village, Guantang Township, Hengshan County have achieved a bountiful harvest. From the fields to the production workshops, a busy scene is seen everywhere.The prosperous radish harvest has achieved both collective and village income growth.

At the radish planting base in Xintang Village, each white radish is plump, thick, and evenly sized. The villagers skillfully pulled out the radishes from the ground, neatly stacked them aside, ready to sort and load them onto trucks, with a joy of harvest on their faces. This year's radish harvest is relatively good, with an estimated yield of around 5000 kilograms per mu and a total output of 500,000 kilograms, "said Yang Songping, the person in charge of Hengshan Xintang Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd., happily.

It is reported that white radish has rich nutritional and medicinal value, containing various vitamins and minerals, which give radish the effects of clearing heat and phlegm, promoting digestion and bowel movements, and are thus highly favored by consumers.

The soil in Xintangling belongs to cohesive loess soil, which is rich in various trace elements and suitable for the growth of radish. In recent years, by fully taking advantage of the mountainous resources of Xintang Village, the base has developed the radish planting industry through land transfer, providing abundant employment opportunities for nearby villagers, and helping them achieve income growth by working at their doorstep. At the same time, they also constructed a food processing plant to promote deep processing of radishes and enhance the added value of the radish.

“This year, we have fully utilized every part of the radishes. If the radishes are tender, they will be sun dried into dried food, which can serve a very important ingredient for our meals. White radishes are sun dried into dried radishes, or processed into radish strips in our own factory, "said Yang Songping.

In order to improve the quality and yield of white radish, the base, after learning from last year's planting experience, applied organic fertilizer during the planting process, and carried out key work such as thinning seedlings. This year, the white radish harvested by the base has a crispy and sweet taste and good appearance. In addition, the base also leverages the power of e-commerce and online platforms to promote the unique agricultural product brand of Xintangling radish in Guantang Township, and carries out an "online plus offline" sales model to sell Xintangling radish to all parts of the country.

In recent years, Hengshan County has continuously increased its support for the agricultural industry, encouraging villagers to develop characteristic planting, increasing the added value of agricultural products, helping farmers increase their income, and promoting rural revitalization.