During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the fields of Chahannaoer Gacha in Wulan Town, Otog Banner, are unfolding a picture of harvest.

In the cornfield of farmer Zhang Shiying, a silage harvester is running at full power, shuttling back and forth. Row after row of tall corn is neatly cut down and chopped, then tossed into transport trucks moving alongside. Before long, a small green mountain piles up in the truck bed, and the air is filled with a sweet, fresh scent of plants. At the edge of the field, several transport trucks have already lined up, waiting to return fully loaded.

Zhang Shiying, a farmer from Chahannaoer Gacha in Wulan Town, said it is once again the annual harvest season, and this year the family planted about 400 mu of silage corn, with a yield of about 100 tons. Although silage corn sells for a slightly lower price than field corn, it saves effort and is convenient.

Zhang Shiying told reporters that all of the family's silage corn was sold to Ordos Jiasheng Cattle Industry Co., Ltd., with a one-stop connection from harvesting to transportation to sales, saving many intermediate links and the tedious work of drying and threshing. This Mid-Autumn, this worry-free and labor-saving harvest made him feel especially at ease.

As the last truck of silage corn was fully loaded, the transport convoy slowly drove out of the cornfield and headed along the road toward Jiasheng Cattle Industry's farm. The wheels rolled on, carrying the fruits of harvest and also Zhang Shiying's year of hard work and hope.

After arriving at the cattle farm, the transport trucks drove straight to a leveled open area. An excavator scooped the silage corn out of the truck beds one bucket at a time and dumped it onto the open ground. Workers then operated machinery to level and compact it, preparing for subsequent sealed fermentation. This is only the first step in turning silage corn into a "nutritional meal" for beef cattle, and also the beginning of the cattle farm's reserve of full-year rations for tens of thousands of cattle.

Wang Zhandong, general manager of Ordos Jiasheng Cattle Industry Co., Ltd., said the farm has 11,000 cattle on hand and began planning to reserve silage corn in September, with a total reserve of 45,000 tons, enough to feed the herd for a full year. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, when everyone is having a reunion dinner, the cattle at the farm also need their "rations" fully prepared. This batch of silage corn is worth about more than 20 million yuan. Its cost is relatively low, it contains a large amount of dry matter and starch, and after fermentation it produces beneficial bacteria, making it easier for cattle to digest. Combined with other raw materials, it can achieve balanced nutrition, help cattle gain weight quickly, and increase daily weight gain.

Two months later, this batch of silage corn will complete fermentation and transform into soft, juicy, nutrient-rich feed, delivered through an automated feeding system to the troughs of each beef cow, ultimately becoming the source of power for their robust build.

From Zhang Shiying's cornfield to Jiasheng Cattle Industry's silage stacking area, and then to the beef cattle's "dining table," the complete journey of a truck of silage corn links a full industrial chain from planting to breeding, and also links the joy of farmers and herdsmen's harvest and reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The busy work in the fields and the reserves at the cattle farm echo each other, outlining a vivid picture of the integrated development of modern agriculture and animal husbandry in Otog Banner. As Zhang Shiying said: "The crops have had a bumper harvest, the cattle farm has also had a bumper harvest, and our farmers' income has also had a 'bumper harvest.'"

The Mid-Autumn moon is full, and the harvest year is abundant. The journey of a truck of silage corn not only lets beef cattle eat a "nutritional meal," but also makes the lives of farmers and herdsmen sweeter and sweeter. On this field of hope, the story of harvest continues, and the reunion and joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival are also blended into the sweetness of every grain of silage corn.