95: Chapter 95 Research on the Livestock Industry

After the meal, accompanied by Village Party Secretary Zheng Yaoxian and the village cadres, Li Dakang went to the new rural construction site in Zhengjia Village.

It was bustling with activity here as well, with villagers busy laying bricks, paving roads, and landscaping, creating a scene of prosperity everywhere one looked.

Li Dakang chatted cordially with the villagers, asking about their living conditions and their hopes for the future.

"Secretary Li, you are our great benefactor!"

A villager held Li Dakang's hand and said excitedly: "In the past, our village was dirt poor. Now that the roads are paved and houses have been built, life is getting better and better, and we have more to look forward to."

Li Dakang felt a warmth in his heart as he listened; he knew that to truly help the fellow villagers live a good life, he had to fundamentally change their living environment and development conditions.

He encouraged everyone to keep working hard and to build Zhengjia Village into an even better place together.

When leaving the village, looking at this land that had once been poor and backward but was now vibrant with life, Li Dakang felt filled with pride.

Leaving Zhengjia Village, Li Dakang hurried without pause to Shixi Village to inspect the development of the livestock industry.

As a pillar industry that Guantian Township was focusing on building, the livestock industry carried the hope of lifting the entire township out of poverty.

Now that the township's finances were gradually improving, Li Dakang devoted more energy to the livestock industry, which could truly lead the fellow villagers out of poverty.

Under his promotion, sixty percent of the township's fiscal revenue was used to support the livestock industry, mainly by providing loan support to villagers, as the limited funds from the Credit Cooperative were far from enough.

Shixi Village had now built the largest modern livestock farm in Guantian Township.

The farm was located in an open valley, surrounded by lush trees, which both preserved the good ecology and left enough space for the sustainable development of the livestock industry.

Accompanied by the village party secretary and the person in charge of the livestock farm, Li Dakang visited every functional area of the farm one by one.

The person in charge explained in detail about the selection of livestock breeds, scientifically balanced feed formulas, and the comprehensive disease prevention and control system.

Li Dakang listened with great focus, nodding in approval from time to time, and offered some constructive suggestions on specific issues.

"What is the current inventory of the livestock farm?" Li Dakang asked with concern.

"Reporting to Secretary Li, currently we have over five thousand pigs in stock, nearly four thousand cattle and sheep, and over ten thousand chickens and ducks," the person in charge reported truthfully.

"With such large-scale farming, the amount of manure produced daily must be significant, right? How do you handle it?"

The person in charge hesitated slightly: "Most of the manure is taken by the villagers for fertilizer, but there is still a large surplus, so we can only dig pits to bury it for disposal."

Hearing this, Li Dakang frowned; these nutrient-rich livestock wastes could have been high-quality organic fertilizer if processed scientifically, so simply burying them was a huge waste.

A new plan to turn the manure into something valuable gradually took shape in his mind.

At this moment, Li Dakang walked up to the pigpen, his gaze falling on a robust, fat pig, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "This pig must weigh over two hundred jin, right? It's only been raised for about half a year; how did it grow so fast?"

His expression suddenly became serious: "You wouldn't be feeding the pigs any banned additives, would you?"

The person in charge of the livestock farm hurriedly waved his hands to explain: "Secretary Li, please don't misunderstand! Our farm strictly adheres to national regulations; we would never dare to mess around."

"These pigs grow fast all thanks to the soybean dregs sent from the Zhengjiacun Bean Products Factory as feed."

"Soybean dregs?"

Li Dakang frowned slightly, with a bit of doubt: "Can eating soybean dregs make them gain weight?"

Although he grew up in the countryside in his past life, no one in his hometown made tofu, so he really didn't understand the wonders of soybean dregs.

"Secretary Li, these soybean dregs are a treasure!"

Seeing that Li Dakang was interested, the person in charge immediately introduced it enthusiastically: "Soybean dregs not only have high protein content but are also rich in various trace elements. After our scientific blending, they can promote livestock growth better than ordinary feed..."

Listening to the detailed explanation from the person in charge, Li Dakang nodded from time to time, his face gradually revealing a look of sudden realization.

Looking at the plump and strong livestock in the pens, and thinking that they would be ready for market in a few months, a gratified smile rose on his lips; the discovery of this soybean dregs feed not only solved the waste disposal problem of the Bean Products Factory but also opened a new path for the livestock industry to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Afterward, Li Dakang held a special symposium at the village committee.

The room was packed, with village cadres and representatives of livestock farmers crowded in.

Li Dakang got straight to the point: "I invited everyone here today to hear your honest thoughts and to understand the real situation of our livestock industry's development."

As soon as he finished speaking, the livestock farmers spoke up enthusiastically.

Old Wang, a large-scale cattle farmer, was the first to stand up: "Secretary Li, what we are most worried about right now is the sales channel..."

Aunt Zhang, a professional pig farmer, took over: "And can the loan interest rate be lowered a bit..."

Everyone spoke one after another, sharing their farming experiences and pouring out their actual difficulties.

Li Dakang recorded carefully at times, nodded to acknowledge at others, and occasionally interjected to ask for details.

When everyone had said enough, Li Dakang looked around at the crowd and said firmly: "Fellow villagers, the livestock industry is the golden key for our Guantian Township to shake off poverty and get rich!"