This year's winemaking at Hanova Farms, Link didn't have time to care. He needs to work for the cultivation of Oregon farms.

According to the field survey, the entire farm has more than 90,000 acres of land suitable for reclamation. It's all flat areas, or some gentle slopes.

These lands, the three main crops, wheat, corn and soybeans, he intends to grow. But now it's winter, and all he can grow is wheat.

He can only grow about 1,500 acres of high-yielding wheat seeds, but other suitable seeds are easy to find.

The use of the land on the farm has already been planned, so he does not plan to leave them empty, and the land is growing more and more. He plans to use as little fertilizer as possible. So he needs to transport the residue from the algae refining here. Irrigation equipment is also purchased and installed. Especially those high-yielding seeds, he doesn't worry about others.

In order to reclaim these lands, he purchased twenty ultra-powerful tractors. The tractors are said to be able to plough 60 acres in an hour. However, that speed refers to the cultivated land that has been prepared. There are still a lot of tree roots and a lot of stones in those lands, which is quite troublesome to cultivate.

Because it was the first time that the land was ploughed, it was not sown. Just scatter the kelp dregs into the ground. Then water and let the kelp decompose in the ground. After the first ploughing, it's time to sow the seeds.

Link intends to plant high-yielding wheat in a small mountain basin near the previous test field. There is a small lake here with enough water for irrigation.

He had five tractors work together and it took him half a day to plough the needed land, then he stayed there for two days, supervising the irrigation system and fertilizing the irrigation system before sowing the wheat.

During this time, he also met with representatives of the construction company. He plans to build some pig farms here, as well as intensive cattle farms. His purpose was not for meat, but for manure.

In the end, he calculated that he would need more than $400 million to buy the land and complete all the renovations. But after the wood was sold, after deducting taxes, he only lost more than $30 million. That's the equivalent of 900,000 square acres of land for $30 million — and, of course, a lot of firewood. If this business is known to Oregon, I don't know how to cry.

It's a pity that Sheng Bingheng has returned to China, otherwise he would really want to invite the other party to a drink.

After sowing high-yield wheat, he doesn't have to keep an eye on other wheat plantings.

But his farm isn't just Oregon. He also invested a lot of money and manpower in the renovation of the other two large farms. Now it's time to reap the benefits of the transformation. So he flew to the two farms and inspected them.

The large basin in the middle of Fairvi Peak Farm, with enough artesian well water to irrigate it, could open up 100,000 acres of arable land, where, because of the flat terrain, he decided to adopt a central rotary irrigation system. Although it will waste a lot of land. But that land doesn't have to be wasted, and warehouses can be built.

Both Fairway Farm and Baker Farm needed to build a large number of grain and forage warehouses. The eastern part of the farm is high and low, and because there is enough water, a large amount of hay can certainly be harvested every year. Baker Farm, on the other hand, has a hot spring that can be used for irrigation after the construction of a power station. At Baker Farm, 45,000 acres of arable land have been cultivated, the rest of the land is used for pasture, and a large amount of hay is harvested each year.

Two super-ranches in Nevada and the Oregon Farm are arguably one of the foundations of his entire agricultural empire ambitions. If there are no surprises, he feels that within two years, he can really start his plans in agriculture.

He walked around two large farms in Nevada before he had time to visit Hanova Farm. By this time, however, the winemaking work there was already in its final stages.

The rest of the wines were almost finished, but only Albert was still busy because of the amount of brandy he had made.

He found Albert working at the brewery.

"You're here?" Albert must have been working hard this time, and his eyes were already dark. He seemed to be in good spirits though, and said to Link with a smile. "Are you interested in brewing some yourself?"

Link shook his head and said, "Forget it." I'm not going to make you any less efficient. As he spoke, he looked around the workshop and saw that only Albert and his assistant were there. "What about them, Robert?"

"Robert went to Hans's farm a few days ago. Most of the winemakers are now on the Hanse farm, and the rest is taken care of by the rest. Albert said with a smile. "This time they made a reasonable arrangement of personnel last year. ”

"Can you guys keep busy?"

"The winemaker is mainly supervising and instructing, and not too busy. And it's all the same kind of wine, and the workers are skilled, and it's not easy to make mistakes. ”

Link saw a conveyor belt that brought a batch of peeled grapes to the press, and the last part was all green grapes. There are quite a few of them.

"It looks like there are a lot of unripe grapes this year!"

"A lot indeed. The proportion is higher than in the previous two years. It's about 15%. This is the main reason why I came up with the idea of making brandy. Albert said as he picked up a handful of ripe grape pulp from the conveyor belt and said. "You see, the flesh of the grapes is not very dark. ”

"How much is there left to brew?"

"It's over in three days. Then I can go to Hanse Farm to make a batch of other wines, and then go straight to Ozette. ”

"New ideas this year?"

"Nope. Albert said with a smile. "I plan to get a gold medal before I brew at Ozette. There is also sparkling wine. ”

"Sparkling wine will be made this year?" "Sparkling wine is also bottled and fermented for several years. When the wine is brewed, it can only be stored in the cellar.

"I think some should be brewed. Albert said. "The year before was very good, especially with the addition of those flavor enhancers. I think they can make very good sparkling wines, at least no worse than authentic champagne from France. ”

Link didn't say anything more. Anyway, the salary of winemaking is fixed, and as for the dividends, it is paid after the wine is sold, and the grape production of Ozette is extremely high, so it is still a question whether it can be completed this year. Since Albert wanted to brew it, let him brew it.

He talked to Albert for a while, and then went to Bob Fanti. Bob is busy in his office.

"Bob, are you busy?" Link knocked twice when he saw his office open.

"Mr. Hans, please come in!" said Bob, standing up. "I'm calculating the salaries of the brewers. You know, in a few days most of the workers will be leaving. ”

Most of these brewers will go to Ozette to continue their winemaking work. But the salary for the job here at Hanova Farm has to be paid first.

Bob poured him a cup of coffee: "You have something to do with me?"

"Yes. I'm thinking about converting Hanova Farm into a breeding ground for a small calf. What do you think?"

"Cattle Breeding?" Bob didn't expect to make such a decision out of the blue. However, as long as it is still a commercial farm, it does not matter whether it is a beef cattle or a breeding cow. However, there is a lot that needs to be done to turn this place into a development field.

He thought about it for a moment and said, "The whole operation of the farm has to be replanned. ”

"I'm going to hire some experts in cattle breeding. At the same time, it will also increase investment and increase some breeding facilities. Of course, you're still the manager here. I'm sure you can handle it. ”

"Yes, I can handle it. Whether it's beef cattle or calves, it's essentially grazing. "Bob has worked on the ranch for decades, although he has never managed a cattle farm. But Link also said he would bring in some experts. All he has to do is manage the whole farm.

Link took a sip of his coffee and continued, "That's fine." My idea is that Hanova Farms buys as many cows as possible. As long as the cow is of the right age, it can be a heifer or a multiparous cow. If you raise 50,000 head of cattle here, don't you think it's feasible?"

Bob's brow furrowed when he heard him say such a statistic: "That's completely beyond the capacity of the farm." Unless they buy grass or fodder in large quantities, Habano Farms simply can't provide enough forage. ”

Link laughed and said, "That's not a problem. I have a few other farms that provide pasture for here. ”

"If there is enough pasture, Hanova can raise 80,000 cattle. ”

"Then from now on, you should buy as many cows as you can, and of course you should keep an eye out for bulls. ”

"I'll take notice. In fact, some calves in Hanova can also breed some bulls. "The calves here eat pasture, and they don't add anything like growth, and the cow's physique is guaranteed.

"Good. Link said again. "In the future, a research room will be set up here. In addition to cattle breeding research, we will also carry out some cattle crossbreeding to see if we can breed better cattle breeds. Scientists are mainly responsible for breeding. Your future job will be to manage the entire farm and cooperate with the work of the institute. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Not at all. "Now Bob is actually doing just that's the job. In winemaking, he needs to do his best to cooperate.

"If you don't have an opinion, you can start preparing this now. I'll arrange for someone to work with you. As he spoke, he stood up and said. "Then I'll go first. ”

Bob sent him out of the office, looked at his back as he walked away, and thought for a moment. But soon he frowned again.

He figured he could probably understand Link's thoughts. He knew that Link had six large farms. Habano Farm, though nearly 90,000 acres in size, is the second-to-last of all Link's farms, only larger than Hans's Farm at 18,000 acres.

The smallest of the other four farms is more than twice the size of Hanova. And those farms have enough water, and the pastures will definitely be better than here. He felt that Link was planning to raise beef cattle on a large scale on those farms, and that a large number of calves were needed every year. In the future, the calves bred at Hanova Farm may be for those farms.

Link's plan was indeed pretty much the same as he had in mind.

The pastures on his farms would be better than those on Hanova farms. And his big organic farming also needs a lot of calves. The calf he bought from the people, he was not at ease.

Farming is actually quite dangerous.

Link does organic farming, and if something is found in beef residue that shouldn't be there, it's a trivial matter that his product's reputation stinks. Being asked for compensation and fines is the most fatal.

He needs to eliminate that risk at the source. The best thing to do is to breed your own cattle breeds. It was a bit of a hassle, but he felt that such an expense was necessary for his plan.