Hapcheon-gun Urges Thorough Management of Winter Crops and Greenhouses

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province, on the 19th, urged special attention to the management of crops and facility greenhouses to minimize damage caused by winter cold waves and heavy snowfall.

Aged facility greenhouses should have reinforced supports installed, electrical facilities inspected in preparation for heater malfunctions and power outages, loosened greenhouse bands (strings) tightened, and the main branches of fruit trees covered with insulating materials such as rice straw to prepare in advance for cold waves.

In particular, when a strong wind advisory is issued, all ventilation windows of the facility greenhouse should be closed and ventilators operated to ensure the frame and vinyl are tightly sealed. When a heavy snow advisory is issued, reinforced supports should be installed at 2 to 6 meter intervals on the greenhouse, accumulated snow on the greenhouse should be swept off with tools like a snow shovel, heating house curtains and internal double vinyl should be opened and heaters operated, and if facility collapse is feared, the vinyl should be torn to prevent damage to the frame.

When a cold wave advisory is issued, external windows of the facility greenhouse should be closed, and it should be confirmed that heating facilities such as heaters are operating normally. In case of power outages, emergency auxiliary heaters such as alcohol lamps and candles should be prepared to cope with heater malfunctions.

Additionally, to prevent fires caused by increased electricity usage leading to short circuits and heater malfunctions, inspection of electrical facilities is necessary.

Farmers should minimize damage from natural disasters by prompt recovery in case of damage, minimize cold damage, apply foliar fertilization to growth-stunted plots, and create small tunnels using insulating materials such as vinyl or nonwoven fabric to keep warm.

Shin Jae-soon, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We will do our best to provide on-site guidance and promotion to minimize damage to crops and facility greenhouses from winter natural disasters.”

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