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On the 2nd, the Rural Leaders Association (President Lee San-woo) and the Life Improvement Association (President Kim Jeom-soon) of Inji-myeon, Seosan City, held a 'Potato Sharing Event of Love' where they harvested potatoes grown by hand on farmland in the Dundang-ri 216-4 area, with 50 members and staff from the Inji-myeon Administrative Welfare Center (Head Park Han-il) participating. The harvested potatoes, amounting to approximately 400 boxes of 10kg each, were distributed with 50 boxes given to local senior centers and neighbors in need, with the remaining boxes to be used for operating expenses and future project funds.

(Jeju=Yonhap News) By Ko Seong-sik = "I'm greatly worried that the heat wave might reduce the commercial value of tangerine fruits." On the 4th, farmers in Seogwipo City, Jeju, continuously sprinkled water on tangerine farmlands using agricultural sprinklers while expressing concern. Last summer, they had already suffered damage from heat causing tangerine peels to split. Prolonged heat can lead to poor yellowing coloration, reducing product quality, and increase the risk of pest infestations like mites and thrips. Carrot farmers preparing to sow this month are also anxious. Sowing is most effective after rainfall or sufficient watering to improve germination rates. A carrot farmer in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City said, "We'll start sowing carrots from mid-month, but I'm worried because it hasn't rained" and "It would be fortunate if we can supply sufficient agricultural water, but in places where we can't, we can only leave it to chance after sowing." Last summer in Gujwa-eup, prolonged ...

[Agricultural and Fisheries Newspaper = Reporter Kim Jung-hee] The village council of Maesan 1-ri in Sinpyeong-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungnam Province donated 300 boxes (10kg per box) of loess-grown potatoes directly cultivated by village residents to local welfare institutions and vulnerable populations on the 30th of last month. According to Sinpyeong-myeon on the 4th, the donated potatoes were "spring potatoes" sown from late February to mid-March and harvested from mid-June, grown collectively by over 100 village residents (160 households). The potatoes were distributed to 7 institutions and 55 low-income households.