Hwaseong City Harvests First Rice of the Year in Jeongnam-myeon

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City held its first rice harvest event of the year on the 25th in the fields of Eumyang-ri, Jeongnam-myeon.

The event was held under the auspices of the Jeongnam-myeon Heads Association, and was attended by Song Moon-ho, Director of Hwaseong City's Agriculture, Maritime & Fisheries Bureau, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Lee Hong-geun, Hwaseong City Assembly members Lee Yong-un, Song Sun-young, and Choi Eun-hee, Kim Chang-gyeom, head of the Hwaseong branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Kim Jo-hyang, Director of the Agricultural Policy Division, and Cho Sung-ha, head of Jeongnam-myeon, among other related officials.

The harvested paddy covers approximately 12,684㎡ (3,840 pyeong), and the rice variety is 'Love at First Sight' rice (Hitomebore).

The first harvest came 119 days after transplanting began on April 28. This variety is characterized by excellent sweetness and stickiness when cooked, with a pleasant aroma and glossy rice grains.

Woo Dong-hak, head of Eumyang 2-ri, who led the first harvest, said, "We will do our best to continue producing high-quality rice that will be loved by all citizens of this one-million special city."

Song Moon-ho, Director of the Agriculture, Maritime & Fisheries Bureau, stated, "This year's first rice harvest in Hwaseong City through contract farming is all the more meaningful," and added, "We will continue to provide systematic support for high-quality rice production and productivity improvement."

Meanwhile, the city has allocated related budgets to support stable rice production, including 1.76 billion won for supplying seedbed soil in 2025 and 4.873 billion won for rice pest and disease control activities.