Training the Heavens

Chapter 237 Cows
Xu Jingyou got out of the car and looked at the endless grassland in front of him. He was very excited. "When I was in the United States, I also visited large ranches in Montana and other places. At that time, I never thought that my children would also have such a vast ranch!"

Xu Lingjun couldn't help but remind him, "These pastures belong to the collective, not our Xu family!"

"I misspoke. It should be the ranch you're in charge of." Xu Jingyou promptly corrected the mistake and then asked, "You asked me to purchase dairy cattle from the United States and Europe. Are you planning to raise dairy cattle here?"

"Yes, judging by the development of countries around the world, once the economy reaches a certain level, milk consumption will skyrocket. This has been the case in the United States, Japan, and Germany, and China will be no exception! Therefore, the dairy industry will soon reach a peak of development. These pastures are very close to major cities like Beijing, making them ideal for developing dairy farming. However, to raise dairy cows, we must first solve the problem of breeding."

As the country's doors gradually open, many people have realized the gap in technology between China and developed countries in Europe and the United States, but few people understand that the gap in agriculture between China and developed countries is also very large.

Specifically in the field of animal husbandry, the biggest gap is in breeding. Take dairy cows for example. Today, Holstein cows are the most widely distributed in various regions of the world, have the largest number of stocks, are the largest in size, have the highest milk production, and have the widest adaptability.

Holstein cattle originated from the provinces of West Friesland and North Holland in the north of the Netherlands, and the Holstein region in northern Germany. They were famous for their high milk production as early as the 15th century and were later introduced to all parts of the world.

After Holstein cattle were introduced to the United States in the 100th century, more than years of long-term systematic breeding work was carried out through breeding work such as breed registration, production capacity determination, body identification, and artificial insemination.

Breeding organizations have developed unified selection standards and comprehensive selection indexes to select excellent bulls for genetic improvement on dairy farms, which has greatly changed the production performance, body shape and appearance of Holstein cattle and significantly increased milk production.

By 2020, the average annual yield of Holstein cattle registered in the United States reached 12733 kilograms, with a milk fat content of 3.84% and a milk protein content of 3.10%.

Domestic research in this area started late and the working methods were relatively backward. Although the level of attention has increased since then, it is still difficult to catch up with the United States' century of accumulation in a short period of time.

Today, China's Holstein cows, commonly known as black and white cows, produce only more than 2020 kilograms of milk annually. By 8300, the average milk yield of dairy cows nationwide has reached 9048 kilograms, close to the levels of some developed European countries such as France (8724 kilograms) and Switzerland (9873 kilograms), but there is still a considerable gap from the United States and Germany ( kilograms).

In order to solve the problem of production, it is necessary to overcome the difficulties of breeding. This is undoubtedly a long-term task. Now that Xu Lingjun has obtained pasture suitable for raising dairy cows, he started this work as soon as possible.

He pointed to the busy construction site ahead and said to Xu Jingyou, "I plan to build a breeding center here and cooperate with the local agricultural college to introduce advanced American technology and cattle breeds to breed dairy cows that are better suited to the local environment and have higher milk production. The breeding cows you brought back this time have helped us solve a big problem. It would definitely not be as convenient for us to buy them ourselves."

Xu Jingyou's American identity does have its advantages. It is much more convenient to let him buy these things than for Xu Lingjun to do it himself.

"Mr. Xu, the investment in these things must be huge, right? And it's unlikely to produce any results in the short term." Song Jiaoying found it difficult to understand Xu Lingjun's approach. She saw so many projects that could easily generate huge profits, so why would Xu Lingjun undertake such thankless tasks? With that much time and energy, wouldn't he be able to earn more by manipulating the financial markets? Xu Lingjun smiled and said, "There's a saying that goes, 'The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, the second best time is now.' Precisely because this work is unlikely to produce results in the short term, it's important to do it sooner rather than later. Otherwise, by the time everyone realizes it, it will be too late!"

"Money is certainly important, but sometimes it's not necessarily the most effective thing. Without core technology, no matter how big a company is, it will be controlled by others. For a livestock company, only by mastering high-quality breeds can it stand firm. Otherwise, the slightest disturbance will lead to irreparable disaster!"

"According to the experience of European and American countries, it takes at least ten years to cultivate a high-quality variety. Ten years from now is the time when the domestic dairy industry will usher in a boom. If we succeed, we will reap the most lucrative fruits."

"If we don't have our own high-quality breeds, we'll have to spend a lot of money importing breeds from abroad. Not to mention whether these breeds can adapt to the domestic environment, the cost of importing these cattle alone is a huge expense and will greatly reduce our profits. Compared to the two, it's better to start researching now!"

In the future, my country will have to spend tens of billions of yuan every year to import a large number of dairy cows from New Zealand, Australia, Uruguay and Chile to meet domestic demand. This is not a small amount of money, and the quality of dairy cows in these countries is not the best in the world. Better dairy cows cannot be bought with money.

European and American countries have not yet tightened the export of dairy cattle breeding bulls. If Xu Lingjun does not seize the opportunity, when the policy changes in the future, he may not be able to buy the breeding bulls that Xu Jingyou brought back this time even if he has money.

"Doing business requires a long-term vision. You can't be obsessed with gains and losses overnight. Lingjun, you can see ten years into the future, isn't that great!" With Xu Lingjun's guidance, Xu Jingyou made a lot of money in the financial market that he could never make in his entire life before, so now he thinks that everything Xu Lingjun says is right.

Song Jiaoying couldn't help but complain in his heart, if you had such awareness, why would you work so hard all your life and only build a medium-sized chemical plant?
"I thought it was simple. When I go back this time, I will collect various information as soon as possible, hoping to provide you with some help." Song Jiaoying has also realized Xu Lingjun's abilities in recent years and has made up his mind to hold on to this thigh.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Song." Xu Lingjun nodded. Song Jiaoying was quite capable. If she did a good job, Xu Lingjun wouldn't mind giving her some benefits.

After discussing dairy cattle breeding, Xu Jingyou, his face beaming, talked about another matter. "I went back to Beijing to visit Mr. Rong, and he let me in on a little news. He said there would be a grand military parade this National Day, and both my son and I were on the list of guests! I'm representing overseas Chinese, and you're representing a domestic collective enterprise!"

Oh? That's really good news!

　I was really exhausted the past few days and haven't adjusted yet. I will still play some games in tomorrow's update.

　　By the way, what do you want to see in the next copy?

　　
　
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