1. The farmers in the subtropical region are entering the busy farming season in January.
2. Oil supply tensions loom large in the countryside at the crucial spring ploughing time and the upcoming busy summer farming season.
3. Industry analysts said the frequent tariff adjustments are intended primarily to guarantee the domestic supply when demand for fertilizer peaks during the farming season.
4. In the busy farming season or when serf owners needed laborers, serfs had to contribute man and animal power gratis.
5. Net cafs in some other villages are open only in the afternoon during the farming season.
6. But analysts said the NDRC is unlikely to raise prices immediately because the demand for diesel has picked up during the current farming season.
7. Held during the slack season for farming, it traditionally consists of a long series of rituals and activities.