Hoengseong County Wins Grand Prize at the 1st Smart Livestock Farm Record Management Competition

Winner of the Grand Prize at the National Institute of Animal Science "K-Livestock Barn Awards"

The Hoengseong County Agricultural Technology Center in Gangwon Province (Director: Kwak Kiwoong) announced on September 15 that Geunbae Kim, a young Hoengseong Hanwoo cattle farmer from Hudaeri, Ucheon-myeon (CEO of Deokin Farm and Vice President of the Hoengseong Hanwoo Successor Farmers’ Research Association), received the grand prize at the "1st Smart Livestock Farm Record Management Competition: K-Livestock Barn Awards" held by the Rural Development Administration on the 11th. Kim was selected as the top winner among the 10 finalist teams.

On the 11th, at the "1st Smart Livestock Farm Record Management Competition: K-Livestock Barn Awards" held by the Rural Development Administration, Geunbae Kim (Representative of Deokin Farm), a young Hoengseong Hanwoo cattle farmer from Hadae-ri, Ucheon-myeon, received the Grand Prize. Provided by Hoengseong County

The "Smart Livestock Farm Record Management Competition" is jointly hosted by five organizations: the National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration, the Livestock Products Quality Evaluation Institute, the Korea Animal Improvement Association, the Korea Food Safety Management Certification Institute, and the Hanwoo Board. The event aims to promote the sharing of data-driven livestock farming expertise, field insights from leading farmers, and creative case studies through the record management program "Chuksaro," thereby contributing to the spread of data-based farm management.

For this competition, leading farms from 14 cities and counties across the country, together with their respective public officials, formed teams to participate using "Chuksaro." After a document review, the top 10 teams advanced to the finals. The final rankings were determined by combining the scores from a 15-minute presentation by each team and the evaluation of both the documents and the final round. CEO Geunbae Kim was honored with the grand prize for presenting his decade-long experience, expertise, and improvement plans using "Chuksaro" in Hanwoo cattle farming.

Geunbae Kim, CEO of Deokin Farm, stated, "Record management is a compass that guides the future direction of farm management. In particular, for the scientific management and sustainable operation of Hoengseong Hanwoo, Korea’s leading brand, smart record management is essential. I hope that efficient record management systems like 'Chuksaro' will become widespread and be utilized by many farms."

Kwak Kiwoong, Director of the Hoengseong County Agricultural Technology Center, commented, "Systematic record management in livestock farm operations that utilize big data is key to enhancing farm competitiveness and providing safe livestock products to the public. We will actively cooperate in the digital transformation of our county’s livestock industry."

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