Ganghwa County Supplies Backup Seedlings to Farmers Who Failed at Rice Planting

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 9th that it supplied 5,000 backup seedlings to 25 farmers who were unable to plant rice due to abnormal temperatures and failed seedbeds at the backup seedling site in Yongjung-ri, Ganghwa-eup.

This year, abnormal temperatures during the seedling cultivation period caused excessive seedling growth and high occurrence of blank seedlings, and damage from birds such as ducks was severe after transplanting.

In response, the county provided backup seedlings of Chucheong variety free of charge to farmers who were unable to transplant at the appropriate time, with a maximum of 200 seedlings per farm. It also coordinated the distribution of leftover seedlings from farms that completed transplanting to those facing shortages.

A county official stated, "We plan to continue supporting backup seedlings so that no farmers abandon farming due to inability to transplant at the appropriate time due to weather changes," and added, "If excessive supplementary fertilizer is applied, crops become vulnerable to pests and natural disasters, so fertilizer should be used appropriately."