1968: Started from breeding

After the promotion of Chapter 279 is completed, our country will have an additional one-third of meat supply!
At this moment, Su Wenchen, sitting upright in the first row, had fine beads of sweat on the back of his neck. He could feel that he was being observed from all directions.

If eyesight could see through people at this moment, Su Wenchen felt that his body would be riddled with holes.

However, Su Wenchen also knew that this breed of pig, with its short slaughter time and high feed conversion ratio, was definitely very attractive at the moment.

Moreover, this is not just about shortening the time to market; it means that the same amount of feed can be used to raise more pigs.

If pork production increases significantly, the demand for grain will decrease slightly.

This back-and-forth action frees up considerable space for grain, allowing many farms to accomplish more.

on the rostrum.

The old man looked at the heated discussion below the stage, which resembled a bustling market, and saw many people sitting there restless as if they had nails to their bottoms.

Everyone turned to look in Su Wenchen's direction. If it weren't for the fact that they were in a meeting, the old man thought Su Wenchen would be surrounded by a crowd by now.

He knew these people must have a lot of questions bottled up inside, just like when he first heard about these white pigs.

It was completely unbelievable that it had been cultivated so suddenly and without warning.

The old man first looked around, then tapped the mottled pine table with his finger to signal everyone to keep quiet.

He then calmly began to speak.

“I know you all have a lot of questions to ask right now, so I specially invited Comrade Su Wenchen from Blue Water Farm over.”

"Now, he will introduce you to the information and data about this new localized white pig breed."

"After the presentation, you can ask questions in an orderly manner if you have any."

After speaking, the old man glanced at Su Wenchen, clapped his hands first, and then the attendees below the stage followed suit.

A burst of enthusiastic applause instantly resounded throughout the entire venue.

Su Wenchen, who was sitting below, took a deep breath, picked up his manuscript, and walked straight to the podium on the left side of the stage.

Standing on the podium, Su Wenchen looked at the hundreds of people below, all staring intently at him.

First, I calmed myself down, and then I started to speak according to the words I had been preparing in my mind.

"Respected leaders, comrades from the agricultural and animal husbandry sectors on the revolutionary front, good afternoon!"

"I am Su Wenchen, the person in charge of Blue Water Farm!"

"Under the guidance of the national policy of 'taking grain as the key link and pursuing all-round development,' and under the correct leadership of leaders at all levels."

"Our Blue Water Farm pig breeding team adhered to the principle of 'independence and self-reliance' and, after one year and nine months, we successfully bred a new breed of white pig that can adapt to the local growth environment of our country. We will now report the details to the conference as follows."

"Currently, pig farming in our country generally suffers from the problems of 'high costs, high pollution, high energy consumption, and low efficiency'."

"First of all, the high feed consumption is the main problem. The feed conversion ratio is basically five to one, which wastes a lot of our already limited coarse grain feed."

"Secondly, the fattening cycle is long. Currently, most of our local black pigs require twelve to fourteen months to fatten, which is equivalent to indirectly increasing feed costs."

"Thirdly, the cost of raising pigs is high. Due to the long fattening period, most production team families with limited resources simply cannot afford to raise more pigs."

"This leads to the last problem, which is the very low slaughter rate!"

"The long time to market means there will inevitably be high unknown risks. Our state-owned farms and livestock ranches are actually in a better position."

“Everyone here has the skills and connections. Even if a swine fever outbreak comes, the country will cover for them, and they will have the courage to regroup and fight again.”

“But the commune members below were different; they were too weak, let alone susceptible to serious diseases like swine fever.”

"It's just a common illness. If the veterinarian doesn't arrive in time, it can easily cause all the hard work these members have put in for a year to go down the drain."

"And often, the more difficult the situation for a family, the more likely they are to live in an area with poor transportation, and the more likely the things I mentioned earlier will happen."

As Su Wenchen spoke, most of the people in the audience began to think.

They had to admit that what Su Wenchen said were problems that urgently needed to be solved.

Of course, many people already knew this, but the reason they didn't bring it up directly before was because they didn't have a solution.

After all, it's just a bystander's approach to only raise questions without offering solutions.

Because an ordinary person can ask questions at will, but as a leader within this industry system, the treatment you receive is for solving problems and getting things done.

I'm not asking you to just ask questions. If I were to find problems, I'd just grab anyone off the street and they'd know.

Therefore, solving the problem is the most difficult part.

Seeing that Su Wenchen dared to bring this up directly, many people looked at the young man on the podium with anticipation.

On the podium.

The reason Su Wenchen mentioned the difficulties first was to provide an anchor point for comparison.

This was something he thought about for a long time last night before deciding on; otherwise, he would have just read out the data in a dry, uninformed way.

While many people who have bred pigs may understand, farm leaders are unlikely to.

After all, many farms have their own specialties. For example, there are farms that specialize in growing cotton, farms that specialize in growing grain, and farms that specialize in growing rubber. For these farms, raising pigs is just to fill the meat gap for their employees.

However, after discussing the current practical difficulties, let's get down to business. Otherwise, it's useless to just raise problems without solving them.

After turning a page of the manuscript, Su Wenchen continued.

"I can now clearly address the issues I mentioned earlier."

"In response to the above problems, our farm's breeding team has successfully achieved three major breakthroughs in these 'high-quality, high-efficiency, high-volume, and low-quality' issues by combining hybridization and targeted breeding methods."

"First, and most importantly, is the breakthrough in feed conversion efficiency."

"The new breed of white pig can still maintain a feed conversion ratio of 3.5 to 1 even when it is fed with 60% roughage."

After seeing many people below taking out their notebooks to do calculations, Su Wenchen spoke directly.

"Let me put it this way: based on the normal slaughter standard of 200 jin, this new breed of white pig can save about 300 to 350 jin of feed compared to the traditional black pig."

"This feed is enough to raise another half-grown piglet."

"If this program is fully implemented nationwide, our country will have at least an additional one-third of meat supply."

The voice just fell.

"Wow——!"

A round of enthusiastic applause immediately erupted from the audience.

Clearly, this is a good thing for all the farms present, because whether the extra meat is used for resource exchange or turned into welfare, it's a good thing for them.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qianjin couldn't help but admire the breeding capabilities of Blue Water Farm, as it was also a breeding pig.

How come he treats pigs as if he can only breed pigs with average health and even unstable genetic traits?

They can achieve this kind of all-around crushing pig breed over other countries.

Does this pig also know how to discriminate based on who it is?

After the applause subsided, Su Wenchen continued.

"The second breakthrough is the growth cycle, which everyone already knows about."

"Through crossbreeding and selection, we have shortened the fattening cycle to six months, which is half the growth time compared to the traditional black pigs that take a whole year to reach market weight."

"It takes about six months to reach the slaughter standard of about 200 jin."

"Because the time to market is shorter, the risks of time and feeding costs are also greatly reduced. Previously, there could not be any problems for a whole year, but now it is only necessary to avoid problems for six months."

"These white pigs even gain weight very quickly in the early stages, reaching a weight of over 100 jin (50 kg) in about three months. So as long as there are no problems in three months, the families of the breeding cooperatives will not lose everything."

"Finally, there is the breakthrough in adaptability. Through selective breeding and crossbreeding with local black pigs, this white pig has now successfully overcome the problem of previously only being able to eat concentrated feed."

"Since they have come to our country, they must adapt to our lifestyle. So now these new white pigs can eat canteen swill, as well as leftover vegetable scraps produced by the commune members. They can also adapt to mixed feeds such as wheat bran, straw, and soybean meal."

"This new breed of white pig has already met our current basic requirements of 'using agriculture to support animal husbandry and using animal husbandry to promote agriculture'."

"That's about all the data for now. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, and I will answer them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

An elderly man with graying hair in the front row immediately stood up and exclaimed excitedly.

"Comrade Su, I'm from the Heilongjiang Provincial State Farms Bureau. I have just one question: our winters are very long. Are these pigs cold-resistant? Can they meet the environmental requirements of our area?"

Su Wenchen shook his head upon hearing this.

"Currently, the stress resistance tests we conduct are only conducted in environments ranging from -5 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius."

“The winter temperature where you are has reached about minus 15 degrees Celsius. I think it’s probably not feasible to raise animals outdoors.”

"However, as long as you can ensure that the temperature in the pigsty is up to standard, the growth rate will not be greatly affected."

Of course, the reason Su Wenchen didn't conduct such an extreme resilience test is because it's not necessary at the moment.

Most pigs cannot survive being raised outdoors in temperatures of minus 10 or 20 degrees Celsius.

And even if they can withstand it, they probably won't gain much weight.

The old man nodded excitedly upon hearing this.

"Minus five degrees is enough, more than enough!"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Do any of you have any further questions?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the audience immediately raised their hands.

The Q&A session then lasted for more than two hours. Su Wenchen was so tired from talking that he finally returned to his seat.

After sitting down, Su Wenchen felt his legs were a little numb, so he took out the tea mug in front of him and took a big gulp of tea.

He hadn't expected these people to have so many problems.

It was only because the elderly man on the platform directly stopped him that these people probably didn't intend to let him come down.

After Su Wenchen finished speaking, the old man coughed lightly and said slowly.

"Now everyone has a pretty good understanding of the situation. If there's anything you don't understand, we can discuss it separately later. Now I'll talk about the promotion plan that the ministry has given us."

"If anyone has any opinions later, please feel free to raise them."

Upon hearing this, almost everyone's eyes lit up, because everyone understood that whoever could introduce it first would gain an advantage in the subsequent promotion.

For some provincial and municipal leaders of animal husbandry bureaus, this is not only about the animal husbandry industry under their jurisdiction, but also about their own speed of advancement.

In places where promotion and implementation are carried out first, it is naturally easier to achieve results.

Moreover, if others bring in talent from you, it's a win-win situation, whether it's through personal connections or resource exchange. So naturally, you should try your best to secure it.

On the platform, the old man did not hesitate and spoke directly.

"After listening to the opinions of Lanshui Farm, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Bureau of Animal Husbandry, and other relevant parties, and based on the current breeding pig production situation at Lanshui Farm, the ministry decided to adopt a 'three-firsts-three-laters' promotion strategy."

"Prioritize its promotion in state-owned farms, and then spread it to collective pig farms in communes and production teams and family-run pig farms."

"Prioritize its promotion in areas with abundant feed, and then gradually extend it to general areas with food shortages."

"Prioritize training key technical personnel, and then roll it out nationwide."

"Currently, the ministries have joined forces with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Lanshui Farm to begin formulating the 'New White Pig Management Regulations,' which cover a complete set of procedures including disease prevention, breeding, and feed nutrition ratios."

"The units that subsequently receive the first batch of promotion quotas should immediately select their best personnel to go to Lanshui Farm for technical backbone training."

"I hope that the technical backbone you send over can be humbled and learn various epidemic prevention, breeding, feed preparation and other related technologies in a serious and down-to-earth manner."

"Comrades! I recently visited Blue Water Farm and was deeply impressed, not only by its epidemic prevention and breeding practices."

"There are many things you can learn from their farm's employee management and work methods."

"Of course, the ministry will not make any requirements on these matters. You can adjust them according to your own actual situation."

After speaking, the old man checked the time.

"It's almost time. Let's have lunch and then continue to discuss the specific arrangements for the first batch of promotion units this afternoon."

After speaking, he glanced at the leaders coming from the adjacent courtyard.

"Sir, is there anything you'd like to say?"

The other party waved their hand.

"I already said, I'm only bringing my eyes today, not my mouth. You can make your own arrangements."

Since the matter had already been discussed in the courtyard, the old man nodded in agreement.

"Let's stop here for the morning, everyone take a break, and continue in the afternoon."

The moment the meeting ended, a group of people immediately packed up their laptops and ran to the left front.

Some quick-thinking individuals realized the reason and hurriedly followed.

"Comrade Su, I'm from the Dangyang State-owned Farm. Shall we exchange phone numbers?"

"Comrade Su, I'm from the Suizhou Animal Husbandry Bureau. May I have your unit's phone number?"

"Comrade Su, this is Zhoukou."

"Comrade Su!"

Almost immediately after the meeting was adjourned, Su Wenchen noticed that everyone around him was holding laptops.

It can be said that it was surrounded by layers upon layers.

After seeing this scene, the old man shook his head and said something to the crowd.

"Because the meeting was postponed, our comrades from the State Farms Bureau specially purchased ten Lanshui roosters from Lanshui Farm to provide an extra lunch for our attendees."

"Everyone, try to get there as early as possible! If you go too late, you might only be able to smell it."

After speaking, he looked down and saw that Su Wenchen was still surrounded by a huge crowd, and he felt somewhat helpless.

"Let's go, boss, let's go to the cafeteria!"

"This kid probably won't be out for at least half an hour. I'll go tell the cafeteria to save some food for him in advance."

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately laughed.

"Haha, it's your turn, the boss, to save food for him!"

The old man tidied up the documents and replied with a smile.

"Boss, as long as it benefits our country's agriculture and animal husbandry, and we cultivate more livestock breeds suitable for our national conditions, I'd be willing to be his cook, let alone keep the vegetables!"

Upon hearing this, the other party shook their head repeatedly.

"Don't you dare mess with them. Do you think I don't know your cooking skills?"

"If you can make boiled cabbage so badly that it's inedible, then cooking is just wasting food."

The old man said with dissatisfaction.

"Boss, what are you saying? I just haven't done it often enough. Before I joined the team, I dreamed of becoming a chef!"

soon.

After the crowd in the venue gradually thinned out, Su Wenchen wrote down the last person's phone number.

The other party extended an invitation directly.

"Comrade Su, there's no one else here, why don't we go to the cafeteria for lunch together?"

"Close the notebook, which is already crammed with several pages of paper."

He glanced at Zhang Qianjin, who was waiting for him in the distance, and shook his head to politely decline.

"Comrade, I'm really sorry, but a friend of mine is already waiting for me. Let's wait until later!"

"When you have the chance to come to our Lan City, I will treat you well."

Hearing this, the other party didn't press the matter, but simply smiled and said it.

"That works too. If you ever have the chance to come to Ningxia on a business trip, you must contact me!"

"I'll take you to try the Tan sheep from our Yanchi area sometime. Let me tell you, our Tan sheep are known for their tender meat and lack of gamey smell!"

“Aside from some special channels, you can basically not find this kind of mutton outside of our local area.”

Su Wenchen smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"Don't worry, if I have the chance to go, I'll definitely contact you first, brother."

Immediately afterwards, Su Wenchen carefully preserved the notebook filled with addresses, phone numbers, and names.

In this day and age, this notebook is a valuable treasure.

In this era of underdeveloped information dissemination, it was generally very troublesome to inquire about information in other regions.

At this point, if you have a local friend, especially one who works within the system, that would be helpful.

Then it becomes much easier for you to find out the information you need.

So having many friends is really useful these days.

Now, if he needs to inquire about something, he doesn't have to go through the trouble of indirectly asking around from other people like before.

He could simply take out his notebook, find the people in the area, and ask around to find the matchmaker.

Because most people in a place actually know each other.

Although specific details may still need to be discussed, being able to directly contact the person in charge already saves a lot of trouble.

By this time, almost everyone in the venue had left.

Only two people wearing armbands were guarding the video recorder. Su Wenchen figured they were probably worried that someone might damage the valuable equipment.

After putting away his notebook, Su Wenchen walked to the third row.

"Brother Qianjin, you've been waiting for me all this time!"

"You could have gone to the cafeteria earlier, why were you waiting for me!"

"There probably won't be any meat dishes now, so you'll probably have to eat vegetables with me."

Zhang Qianjin saw that Su Wenchen still had the same expression as before.

He said it with a smile.

"Haha, bro, these days, even if it's just boiled cabbage, a ton of people would fight over it if we ate together!"

Su Wenchen simply waved his hand.

"Brother, that's an exaggeration. The promotion of white pigs is not something our farm can decide; it's mainly up to the ministry."

"But no matter what, I will definitely do my best to help you get to the farm this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qianjin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

If Su Wenchen were to change his mind now and not acknowledge what he said before, there would be nothing he could do.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you a lot, brother."

Just then, Yang Fusheng, who was standing next to Zhang Qianjin, couldn't help but tug at Zhang Qianjin's sleeve several times.

Comrade, please introduce me first!
Can't you see me standing right in front of you?!
And why did he wait so long without going over to exchange contact information with me alone?

I just wanted you to give me a separate introduction, didn't I?

Zhang Qianjin was in a good mood after receiving Su Wenchen's promise.

He was also willing to help the other party, and pointed directly to Yang Fusheng to introduce him.

"Brother Su, this is Comrade Yang Fusheng from the state-owned farm in Eryuan County!"

“He happens to be sitting next to me, and like you, he is a very young farm leader.”

Although Zhang Qianjin introduced the situation, he didn't elaborate on whether the other party was a friend or not. He simply stated the facts he knew and then let Su Wenchen decide for himself.

Su Wenchen naturally understood, but he still reached out his hand directly.

"Hello, Comrade Fusheng!"

"If you have the opportunity, you can exchange ideas and learn from each other."

Because he saw only a few slightly younger people in this venue.

Although there is still a certain age gap between them, the overall age difference is much smaller.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fusheng was immediately overjoyed.

"Director Su, you're too kind. We are the ones who should be learning from you."

Su Wenchen smiled.

"Let's learn from each other. It's getting late, let's head to the cafeteria first! Otherwise, the food will get cold."

(End of this chapter)