Rural people are becoming more and more reluctant to grow just a few food crops. In the past, a family was able to have enough food and clothes. Now that prices are rising and the demand for quality of life is getting higher and higher, it is no longer enough to meet the living expenses of the whole family by growing vegetables. Therefore, many people have embarked on the road of industrialized planting, and the crops that people plant are no longer limited to food crops, more cash crops have been planted on a large scale. Many people made money in the first few years, and the sound of stagnant sales lingered in the following years. Not only are food prices low, but so are the prices of fruits and vegetables and other cash crops. But the cost of planting, especially pesticides, seeds and labor, is rising. The market for food crops is not good this year. The weather has been bad during the wheat harvest, resulting in large quantities of wheat with lower grades and lower yields per acre. The average income per acre is not very good. Expecting to grow wheat to improve your life is basically impossible.

But there is a kind of quinoa, the nutritional value is higher than the general consumption of grains, and hardy and drought-resistant, so it is more suitable for planting in the general northern provinces. Now quinoa mu yield about 1300 pounds, mu income over ten thousand. This fruit is actually what we usually call ginseng fruit, because it has a magical name and beautiful skin, so many people like it. This fruit is rich in water skin and lean and has high nutritional value. It can be grown in a variety of soils with low temperature requirements. In the north, greenhouse cultivation can be used. At present, the mu yield of cantaloupe can be up to 5000 kilograms, the price of 4 yuan kilograms, and the market price can be up to 20 yuan kilograms. Many people have made a fortune through cultivation. After all, each mu is 20,000 yuan of income.

Wild onions are very common in the countryside, and it feels like the flavor is much better than the planted onions. Many people fall in love after taking a bite. It is important to note that small onions require a lot of potash fertilizer during cultivation, and also need to be transported at controlled temperatures or on ice. And it's a plant that can be harvested in all three seasons, be available in 50 days, and can cost up to $5 per pound to get in. Konjac has a fast growth cycle and can be sold in the same year. But according to experience, konjac to be planted at high altitude yield is good, low altitude is easy to die seedlings. Konjac is currently planting good prospects. Konjac in China's mainstream consumer market by the major food processing plant acquisition, processing into a variety of sealed snacks retail. In addition, the konjac health care function is gradually developed, extremely popular in recent years. Last year, the purchase price of konjac was 2.5 pounds, the konjac will be processed into starch economic benefits are also considerable.

Pasture can also be considered a crop, especially alfalfa pasture, nutrient-rich, high crude protein content, has become the breeding market in recent years, "the new favorite". The initial cost of planting an acre of alfalfa is about 500 yuan. After the second year, a year can be harvested 3 ~ 4 stubble, each mu of fresh grass yield up to 5000 kilograms, can be dried hay about 1500 kilograms. The market price of one ton of alfalfa hay is 1800 ~ 2300 yuan, from which we can calculate the net profit of planting one mu of alfalfa is at least 2000 yuan. High profit and low cost. Now the development of aquaculture is a common phenomenon, so planting alfalfa grass basically will not lose money.