Farmers operate sugar beet harvesters, loading harvested beets into large transport vehicles at the sugar beet plantation of Gansu Nongken Shandan Farm in Shandan county, Zhangye, Gansu province, on Oct 11, 2024. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

Last week, farmers were seen operating sugar beet harvesters across the vast 10,000-mu (666.67 hectares) sugar beet plantation at the Gansu Nongken Shandan Farm in Shandan county, Zhangye, Gansu province. The air buzzed with activity as they raced to gather the ripe beets.

In recent days, over 10,000 mu of sugar beets at the Gansu Nongken Shandan Farm have reached maturity, signaling the start of the harvest season. The fields have come alive with the hum of harvesters crisscrossing the landscape. Plump, white beets roll along conveyor belts into large transport vehicles, creating mountains of produce at the field edges – a scene that epitomizes the abundance of a successful harvest.