Gokseong-gun Jointly Sprays 139,000 Bags of Soil Conditioner

Joint Distribution Initiative to Address Aging Rural Population and Labor Shortage

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gokseong-gun (Governor Yoo Geun-gi) announced on the 9th that it will promote joint application of soil conditioners for timely spraying.

On the 3rd, a Joint Soil Conditioner Application Operation Committee meeting was held at the annex conference room of Gokseong-gun Office, attended by 15 people including Nonghyup officials, township office officials, and village heads.

As a result of the meeting, Gokseong-gun decided to promote joint application for the total supply of siliceous, calcareous, and fossil waste materials.

Gokseong-gun has been supplying soil conditioners once every three years to increase the effective silica content of farmland, improve acidic soil, and maintain soil fertility.

This year, the target areas are Moksadong-myeon, Jukgok-myeon, Godal-myeon, and Okgwa-myeon, with a total of 9,844 plots (total area 1,542 hectares) planned to receive 139,821 bags.

The application will be carried out by selecting an application agent through the local Nonghyup by the end of this month.

Application agents will receive support of 800 KRW per bag (bag/20kg).

In the case of soil conditioners, spraying at the appropriate time yields greater effects.

Meanwhile, recently, difficulties in spraying have occurred due to aging rural populations and labor shortages.

Accordingly, to prevent soil conditioners from being left unused due to untimely application, the county is promoting not only the distribution of soil conditioners but also joint application.

A county official stated, “Through joint application, the issue of neglecting freely supplied soil conditioners will be resolved, and timely and proper spraying will contribute to the production of high-quality agricultural products and increased farm income.”

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