Hamyang-gun to Harvest First Rice and Ship New Crop Rice Before Chuseok

Harvesting of Jo-un-byeo Rice Variety, Early Rice Cultivation Project Launched for 38 Farms on 30ha in the County This Year

Hamyang-gun Jigok-myeon Deokam-ri is harvesting the first rice crop.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 31st that the first early rice harvest was carried out in the early rice cultivation complex in Deokam-ri, Jigok-myeon, aimed at shipping new rice before Chuseok.

According to the county, Jeong Woo-sik, who is cultivating early rice in Deokam-ri, Jigok-myeon, harvested the rice 120 days after transplanting the Jo-un rice variety around April 20.

This year, the county is promoting the early rice cultivation complex project on 30 hectares with 38 farming households, and rice will be harvested from the end of August and purchased by Hamyang Nonghyup. It is scheduled to be processed and shipped as Chuseok new rice around late September.

This year, overall rice growth has been poor due to insufficient sunlight caused by a long rainy season lasting over 50 days with low temperatures in spring, and the occurrence of pests and diseases such as rice leaf folder and blast is higher than last year.

A county official said, "This year was challenging due to unfavorable weather conditions for rice cultivation," adding, "The county has made various efforts, including joint pest control, to cope with the occurrence of pests and diseases."

The county plans to continue promoting the early rice cultivation complex project to provide convenience to rice farmers by dispersing farming schedules and to increase farmers' income through the shipment of Chuseok new rice.

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