Uljin-gun, Onjeong-myeon Conducts First Rice Planting of the Year

The first rice planting of the year took place in Gwangpum-ri, Onjeong-myeon, Uljin-gun.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] With the rice planting season underway, the first rice transplanting took place on the 28th in a 3-hectare paddy field at the farm of Im Jong-gwan in Gwangpum-ri, Onjeong-myeon, Uljin-gun.

The variety being cultivated this time is the early-maturing Jin-gwang Jin-ok rice. Through a contract cultivation agreement with the local agricultural cooperative, approximately 15 tons are expected to be harvested around the end of August. It is planned to be sold as new rice for the Chuseok holiday, earlier than usual.

Jin-gwang Jin-ok rice, developed by the Rural Development Administration in 2013 and 2016, is an early-maturing variety with excellent rice quality, taste, milling characteristics, and resistance to pests and diseases. Planting early-maturing rice early allows for early harvest, which can help prevent damage caused by typhoons and other weather-related hazards.

This year, the planned rice cultivation area in Uljin-gun is 2,100 hectares. The county continues to support the production of high-quality premium rice by providing 110,000 bags of seedling soil for nursery use, distributing automatic seedling soil supply machines, conducting joint pest and disease control projects using unmanned aerial vehicles, and supplying 94 tons of high-quality government-distributed rice seeds.

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