Imsil-gun Operates 'Nongjageop Daehangdan'... Expected to Improve Farm Household Income

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk (Governor Shim Min) announced on the 10th that it will operate a ‘Forage Harvesting Work Agency Team’ to enhance the competitiveness of livestock farms and improve farm income.

The forage harvesting agency team recently started work in Deokchi-myeon and will continue harvesting corn and Sudan grass until late October. To minimize losses to farms caused by wildlife damage (wild boars, water deer, etc.), the work agency team has been operating since early this month.

Since its inauguration ceremony in August 2016, the forage harvesting work agency team has increased its service area every year, handling 43 hectares in its first year and expanding to 132 hectares last year.

This year, the county assessed the growth status of forage crops (corn, Sudan grass) to determine the work schedule and deployed the work agency team to enable timely harvesting.

The production of high-quality forage silage allows for premium meat production, receiving strong support from livestock farmers.

The county plans to continue its best efforts to improve the competitiveness of livestock farms and increase farm income by expanding the cultivation area of forage crops for high-quality livestock products and cost reduction.

To ensure the safety of workers during the heatwave, thorough measures such as providing sufficient rest and cold water supply will be implemented.

To prevent agricultural work accidents and create a safe agricultural environment, a pilot project for fostering safe farming villages for farmers is also being promoted targeting village residents.

The pilot project for fostering safe farming villages provides comprehensive management support related to safety to prevent various accidents that may occur during agricultural work.

The county aims to guarantee safe rural living by improving factors threatening the safety of rural villages and enhance the ability to automatically practice safe behavior during agricultural work through safety education presenting real cases and solutions.

Accordingly, protective equipment such as pesticide storage boxes to prevent pesticide misuse accidents, dust masks, and anti-slip boots have been distributed, and road reflectors and drainage pipe covers have been installed within villages to improve risk factors exposed to farmers.

Governor Shim Min said, “We will activate corn and Sudan grass cultivation through the operation of the agricultural work agency team,” and added, “We will increase the feed self-sufficiency rate of livestock farms and simultaneously promote the branding of county livestock products.”

Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik sd2481@asiae.co.kr

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