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(Jangsu=Yonhap News) Reporter Nabo = "I used to go to the orchard with my children every year to pick fresh and hearty apples directly and build memories, but it's very disappointing that I can't do that anymore." Ms. Park (38, housewife) was quite disappointed when she tried to apply for the annual apple picking experience in Jangsu County, North Jeolla Province, but saw a notice saying that it would be discontinued starting this year. Jangsu County announced on the 5th that it is ending the apple picking experience, one of the representative rural programs in the province, after 23 years due to abnormal high temperatures and other climate changes. This experience program, which began in 2003, involved the Jangsu Agricultural Technology Center receiving applications nationwide in January each year, allocating apple trees to ordinary citizens, and allowing them to visit the farm during the harvest season to pick apples directly. For 120,000 won per week (based on last year's ...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Perum Bulog together with ID FOOD and Agrinas Palma Nusantara will immediately distribute 790 thousand kiloliters of Minyakita starting January 2026. This is to maintain the stability of prices, the supply of cooking oil for the people, and to support the purchasing power of the community. "Around 790 thousand kiloliters that will be given to Bulog, ID FOOD, and Agrinas Palma as the main distributors directly to retailers," said President Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani in a press conference titled Bulog’s Crucial Achievements in 2025 and Strategic Steps for 2026, in Jakarta, Friday (2/1/2026). He said the distribution refers to the Minister of Trade Regulation (Permendag) Number 43 of 2025 regarding Packaged Palm Oil and the Management of People's Cooking Oil. "In accordance with the new Permendag that Bulog, together with ID FOOD and Agrinas Palma, will be given 35 percent of the DMO (Domestic Market Obligation)," he said. Rizal explained ...

(Gimje=Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Do-in = On the 3rd, the city of Gimje in Jeollabuk-do announced that it will provide free shredding of agricultural by-products from farms to prevent forest fires. The by-products, such as branches from apples and grapes, as well as chili stems and perilla stems left over after harvest and vegetables, will be shredded and then sprayed on farmland to be used as compost. Those who wish to participate can apply at the administrative welfare centers in towns, townships, and neighborhoods by the 28th. The city plans to prioritize processing by-products from rice paddies and farmlands adjacent to forests, as well as from elderly and female farmers. A city official urged attention to the initiative, stating that it aims to prevent forest fires caused by the illegal burning of agricultural by-products and to practice environmentally friendly circular agriculture. doin100@yna.co.kr