A sven young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a straw hat sat on the grass not far away, with a laptop on his knee, staring and his fingers sliding from time to time. If you don't see his dark arms and calloused hands, who will associate him with Niuguan?
His name is He Gen and he was born in June 1990. Just half a year ago, he had not graduated and had been detained as a teacher in a university in Wuhan. However, he did not take the "ordinary road" during his college years. In the exclamation of teachers and classmates, he returned to his hometown in Yuzhong Village, Bailianhe Township, Luotian, and specialized in raising yellow cattle in the ravine. Later, he led cattle farmers to set up cooperatives and became a "cattle boss".
He Gen said that his grades were not good and he had always felt inferior before entering the university. He comes from a good family and once gained his sense of self-identity by wearing brand-name clothes. It was not until he entered the university and everyone returned to the same starting line that he began to make real efforts. Because of his many ideas and good communication skills, He Gen became the monitor and vice chairman of the Student Union. He dare not relax in his professional study. Won the second place in the project of CNC milling machine in the fifth student skill competition of the school.
Congratulations, father, "the sky is falling"
Put down the pointer and pull the cow rope. Hogan turned around with a firm expression. "Going back to my hometown to start a business and raise cattle is my decision after careful consideration!" He Gen said that when he was first hired as a teacher, he had talked with his fellow villagers about returning to his hometown to start a business. The other party said that Luotian was too poor, with limited resources and no room for development, which made He Gen unconvinced. "Give full play to the advantages of Luotian, find the right way, and still get rich. Huaxi Village had no resources at first. "
He Gen said that when he was a child, he let go of scalpers. There were always dozens of scalpers in the village at that time. After so many years, the number of yellow cattle has remained basically unchanged. He also found that there are a lot of forage resources on the hillside and river in the village, which is very suitable for raising cattle. However, yellow cattle are easy to breed and the risk of epidemic disease is small. Yellow beef is "valuable" and the market space is still very large. So he made up his mind to go back to his hometown and raise cattle on a large scale.
However, when he heard that his only precious son was going to support his family's cattle, his father He Guogang's first reaction was: "I think the sky is falling! Lose my face! " The good-looking man shouted at his son, "Your mother and I sent you to college just because we didn't want you to come back to herd cattle. We wanted you to get ahead in the city and live a good life."
Time waits for no one. Hogan has to break through from the side. He found his father's best friend who raised scalpers and asked him to help with He Guogang's work. "Uncle Yao, they also raise cattle. There are not many cows, and you can earn 30,000 to 40,000 a year. " Seeing that his son was so persistent, his friends were also persuading him. He Guogang accepted his son's decision to be a cowherd, although he was still playing drums.
Seeing that his mother was still in doubt, Hogan asked his supportive girlfriend to call her. Faced with the persuasion of the future "daughter-in-law", Zheng Shuiquan asked: "Raising cattle is tiring and dirty. Would you like to come to my house? " The girl said firmly, "I do!" " "
After winning the "parents' pass", Hogan's cattle raising career accelerated rapidly. He Guogang, who works in a bank, helped his son borrow100,000 from the credit union and another 300,000 from relatives and friends. He Gen went to Yingshan, Macheng and Hongan nearby to buy scalpers. In less than a month, the cowshed, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, was built.
In June this year, 5438+ 10, the year is approaching, and Hegen sold more than a dozen yellow cattle that have been raised for two months, making a profit of more than 10,000 yuan. A small test, the first battle was successful.
Green mountains and green waters have nothing to do with "romance"
Although there are green mountains, green waters and empty valleys, being a cowherd is by no means a romantic thing. We were still surprised when we saw Hogan's hands. Both hands are covered with calluses, and one of the calluses on the left hand has just worn out. Look at the arms, they are all red marks cut by grass, and the road is clear.
Hogan has got up at 5: 30 every morning since he started raising cattle. "At six o'clock, I will feed the cattle coarse grains, including straw and distiller's grains, or they will be shipped from Huangshi." He Gen said that he has 1 10 cows and eats 200 tons of distiller's grains a year because he shovels the distiller's grains from the truck into the feed pond and shovels them out for each cow. In the afternoon and evening, he will feed the cow water and two meals.
The hardest thing is to mow cattle grass. Hogan wants to cut it every other day. After breakfast, he drove his pickup truck to the county town 26 kilometers away and couldn't go home until seven or eight in the evening. "There are no cows in the county, but there is a lot of grass in a river that passes through the county. We just go there to cut. " He Gen said that at the end of the day, he and his companions would cut two or three thousand catties of grass. Almost all calluses, blisters and wounds on his hands were cut by mowing grass.
"Although it is very bitter, as long as I see that my cows are full, I feel very happy and especially worthwhile." Hogan said with a smile. Most of Hogan's cattle are kept in cowsheds, but some cattle for breeding need to be kept in the mountains. In the gap between cattle grazing on the mountain, He Gen will turn on his laptop, take time to learn the cattle-raising materials downloaded from the Internet, understand the latest market, or read cattle-raising books. "Anyway, I have never seen such a cowboy. If you have knowledge and can bear hardships, you will rush to this point. I believe he can succeed. " In front of Hegen's house, Ye Huosheng, the old branch secretary of Fuzhongdi Village, gave a thumbs-up sign.
Young "cow boss"
Although it has not yet reached the "harvest season" at the end of the year, Hogan has a good idea of the profit prospects of raising cattle.
In the cowshed, after feeding the cows fresh grass, He Gen proudly sold to reporters: "These cows are authentic Dabie Mountain yellow cattle. Their advantages are tender meat, delicious taste, dense skin and high nutritional value, and they are very popular in the market. " According to He Gen's prediction, by the end of this year, the slaughter value of this batch of cattle will reach 800,000 yuan, excluding the costs of buying cattle, forage, epidemic prevention management, personnel salaries, utilities and so on, and the net income will not be less than 6,543,800 yuan+0.5 million yuan.
He Gen's ideal of raising cattle is by no means "getting rich first". This year is the first year for Hogan to raise cattle on a large scale. He extensively lobbied small-scale cattle farmers around him to expand their scale and set up the "Luotian County Minsheng Animal Husbandry and Cattle Raising Cooperative" to drive everyone into the market and get rich together. In the application for establishing a cooperative submitted in March this year, He Gen analyzed that cattle farmers were fragmented and lacked funds, technology and information. If you set up a cooperative, you can buy feed, calves and equipment at a low price, saving costs; Poor information is the distress of the majority of cattle farmers. After the establishment of cooperatives, scalper trading can also grasp the market dynamics in real time with the help of the network; Technically, a set of effective norms can also be implemented to help each other and improve the efficiency of cattle raising.
Hegen has "assembled" eight farmers and raised more than 600 Dabie Mountain cattle, which has begun to take shape. Yu Kezhun, 45, used to work outside, making 12 clothes. He also came back to raise cattle with Hogan this year. Now he has invested more than 200,000 yuan, raised more than 30 cows and expanded the cowshed. He plans to raise another 30 cows. "I am a part-time farmer. Since a high-quality college student like Hogan can come back to raise cattle, he is not afraid of being dirty or tired. Then farmers who go out to work like me should have the courage to return to their hometowns to start businesses. " Yu Kezhun said with emotion.
Next, Hogan wants to register the brand belonging to their cattle cooperative. The trademark he originally wanted to register was "Dabie Mountain Native Cattle", but when he rushed to Luotian County Industrial and Commercial Bureau for registration yesterday, he was "unfortunately" told that the trademark had been "squatted" by a Xiangyang person. Although he was a little depressed, he still smiled and said, "No matter what brand, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth and raise the cattle well." Of course, I hope you can help me think of another trademark. I am grateful here! " .