Goheung-gun Breaks Ground on New Construction for Livestock Facility Infrastructure Development

53 Billion Won Support for Livestock Market Modernization, TMR Forage Processing Plant, and Key Disinfection Facilities

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] On the 28th, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwigeun) announced that it has embarked on strengthening competitiveness by upgrading the quality of Goheung Hanwoo.

This year, securing 5.3 billion KRW from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ public project, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the 26th for the construction of a comprehensive livestock infrastructure facility on a 22,273㎡ site consisting of 19 parcels including 728-1 Hancheon-ri, Donggang-myeon, to improve convenience and income for livestock farmers.

Goheung-gun’s livestock scale includes 2,289 farms raising cattle, pigs, and poultry (chickens, ducks). Among them, Hanwoo cattle are raised by 1,415 farms with 36,339 heads. By fostering superior Hanwoo, it plays a pivotal role in enhancing the brand value and the Goheung economy.

The livestock infrastructure facilities whose groundbreaking ceremony was held this time include ▲livestock market modernization project ▲forage TMR processing plant ▲three military base disinfection facilities.

To this end, the project is being promoted with a total budget of 5.276 billion KRW (3.736 billion KRW subsidy, 1.54 billion KRW local contribution), and it is expected to become a new starting point for the development of Goheung’s livestock industry.

The livestock market modernization project is an advanced facility on a 9,211㎡ site that includes an auction hall, rest area, manure treatment facility, landscape fence installation, and an electronic auction system. It computerizes and modernizes the manual auction system to provide a distribution system that offers convenience to producers and buyers. The transaction scope is expected to expand by 15-20% by adding auctions for large cattle (fattening cattle) in addition to the basic calves and cows (mother cows).

The forage TMR processing plant will establish forage processing facilities, warehouses, offices, and production equipment to produce 24,000 tons annually and 2,000 tons monthly (100 tons weekly) of uniform high-quality mixed feed using local forage. This will build a year-round supply chain for livestock farms, contribute to the production of premium meat, and reduce raw material costs by replacing imported forage, thereby easing the management cost burden on livestock farmers and strengthening the competitiveness of Goheung Hanwoo.

The military base disinfection facility will be newly built as a fixed facility capable of year-round continuous disinfection. It will feature a triple disinfection system including wheel washing, 360-degree steam disinfection, ultraviolet light, and ozone. The advanced facility will also automatically issue disinfection certificates in the personnel disinfection room, ensuring thorough livestock quarantine measures.

A Goheung-gun official stated, “Through the integrated construction of livestock infrastructure facilities that will contribute to increased use and development by Goheung livestock farmers, we will focus on strengthening market competitiveness by producing and supplying high-quality feed tailored to livestock consumption patterns and contributing to the production of clean, fresh, and high-quality Goheung Hanwoo.”

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo sevenshim@asiae.co.kr

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