Yeoju City Communicates with Heungcheon Hanwoo Association...Directly Hears Livestock Industry Issues

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] On the 16th, Yeoju City held the 'Heungcheon Hanwoo Association meeting' in the main conference room of the Heungcheon-myeon Administrative Welfare Center as part of dialogue with Heungcheon-myeon citizens.

Attending the meeting were Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City, Chairman Park Doo-hyung of the Yeoju City Council, Chairman Shin Jong-ik of the Heungcheon Hanwoo Association, members, and representatives from institutions and organizations, who shared difficulties faced by local livestock farms and discussed development measures.

The Heungcheon Hanwoo Association made requests through the meeting including ▲expansion of wild grass feed resource recovery project within the river ▲increased budget for livestock farm helper support project ▲expansion of embryo transfer project for hanwoo improvement ▲continued support for successful promotion of Yeoju Agricultural Cooperative's livestock manure treatment project.

In particular, it was emphasized that the wild grass feed resource recovery project within the river is providing practical help in reducing feed costs for livestock farms, and the helper support project is playing a positive role in improving farmers' quality of life and facilitating young generations' entry into the livestock industry.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo stated, "It is important to directly listen to voices from the field and reflect them in policy," and added, "For the management stability of livestock farms and sustainable livestock industry development, I will carefully review the matters raised and actively reflect them in our policies."