Hapcheon County Holds Demonstration for Summer Corn Forage Manufacturing Equipment

Expansion of Production and Reduction of Feed Costs for Farmers Expected

Hapcheon County in South Gyeongsang Province held a demonstration event for summer forage (corn) manufacturing equipment in Seosan-ri, Hapcheon-eup.

The demonstration was attended by more than 20 participants, including officials from the Livestock Division of South Gyeongsang Province, the Hapcheon Livestock Cooperative, the Korean Beef Association, and forage management entities.

According to Hapcheon County on September 22, this demonstration was organized to help reduce management costs for Korean beef farmers who are facing difficulties due to recent increases in international grain prices and feed costs, as well as falling Korean beef prices. The event aims to reduce feed expenses and improve the self-sufficiency rate of summer forage by expanding summer forage production.

Group photo of the Hapcheon County summer forage (corn) manufacturing equipment demonstration event.

With the introduction of this summer forage (corn) production equipment, Hapcheon County plans to increase the supply of summer forage and diversify summer paddy crops, which had previously been limited to rice production.

This year, the area cultivated for summer forage within the county reached 430 hectares, doubling from the previous year, and the cost of manufacturing forage silage is being supported through a national government program.

In particular, the introduction of this equipment reflects the opinions of farmers producing summer forage and is being implemented as part of South Gyeongsang Province's support project for expanding convenient forage equipment. This measure is intended to alleviate the burden on Korean beef farmers who find it difficult to acquire expensive harvesting equipment. Hapcheon County plans to support the harvesting of summer forage silage by renting this equipment to work-for-hire management entities through the county's agricultural machinery rental bank.

County Governor Kim Yuncheol stated, "I hope this forage harvesting demonstration will help stabilize the forage supply for Korean beef farmers and contribute to reducing management costs and labor. We will continue to make every effort to introduce additional equipment to further ease the real burdens faced by farmers in the future."

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