Haenam-gun, Gocheonam Fields' First Rice Planting of the Year

Domestic Early-Maturing Rice Variety 'Jinokbye' Targets July Harvest New Rice Market

Haenyeon-gun Mayor Myeon-gwan Myung is driving a rice transplanter at the first rice planting site in Gocheonam fields. (Photo by Haenyeon-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 7th that the first rice transplanting of the year has begun in the Gocheonam fields.

This early timing is about a month earlier than last year, and it is the first open-field rice transplanting in Jeollanam-do.

The transplanted variety is Jinokbyae, an ultra-early maturing variety, which will undergo a short growing period of about 110 days after transplanting, with the first new rice harvest scheduled for the end of July.

Additionally, after the harvest, a second crop of early maturing rice will be planted in early August and harvested at the end of October as part of a double-cropping cultivation demonstration.

Haenam-gun is expanding the area of early rice cultivation to avoid frequent typhoons and heavy rains caused by recent abnormal weather and to target the niche market for new rice.

In particular, about 5 hectares of ultra-early maturing varieties suitable for double cropping are being cultivated, aiming to secure the high-priced new rice market.

Meanwhile, the rice transplanting event also showcased demonstrations using seedling nursery root treatment and autonomous rice transplanters.

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