Wanju-gun to Hold 'New Year Practical Agricultural Training' Until the 13th of Next Month

Ten Programs Including Food Crop Sector to Be Operated

Wanju County, North Jeolla Province, announced on the 8th that it will conduct the '2025 New Year Practical Training for Farmers' until January 13 of next year.

The New Year Practical Training for Farmers will begin on the 9th with a horticultural crop pest and disease control course and will be operated in 10 different programs.

The main training courses include the field of food crops (cultivation techniques for rice, potatoes, and soybeans), vegetables (cultivation techniques and pest control for peppers, onions, garlic, and strawberries), and fruit trees (major cultivation techniques for pears and apples).

Wanju County will conduct practical agricultural training for new farmers until the 13th of next month. Photo by Wanju County

Topics not covered during the training period will be addressed throughout the year in regular courses by item, according to on-site demand.

In particular, the instructors include experts in each field such as Cho Myungchul, former Director of the Allium Vegetable Research Institute at the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science; Song Janghun, Agricultural Researcher at the Horticultural and Herbal Environment Division of the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science; Kwon Soonil, Agricultural Researcher at the Horticultural Crops Division of the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science; and Han Wonyoung, Agricultural Researcher at the Southern Crops Division of the National Institute of Crop Science.

The training content is designed for practical application on site and will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the auditorium of the Wanju County Agricultural Technology Center.

Detailed schedules can be found on the website of the Wanju County Agricultural Technology Center or through the Farmer Development Team.

Choi Janghyuk, Director of the Wanju County Agricultural Technology Center, stated, "With the agricultural environment rapidly changing due to climate change, we expect this training to provide practical help to farmers," and added, "We will do our best to support systematic farming planning through this training."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.