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The Korea Rice Farmers Association strongly criticized Vice Minister Yeo Han-gu for attempting to include rice in tariff negotiations with the United States and urged an immediate halt to market opening efforts. In a statement issued on the 16th, the association condemned "Vice Minister Yeo Han-gu of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for trying to treat rice, a staple food and the foundation of our agricultural and livestock industries, as a tariff negotiation item." They argued that "agriculture and livestock industries are responsible for human survival, and rice, as the people's staple food and the core of agricultural and livestock products, must be protected and nurtured as a fundamental element of national development, not viewed through market logic or economic perspectives."

According to the Korea Farmers' and Fishermen's Newspaper [reporter Kim Young-min], the population of leafhoppers is increasing, particularly in the Jeollanam-do region. Especially for the rice leafhoppers that caused significant damage in the Jeolla provinces last year, the outbreak pattern will be determined by density surveys conducted around late July, thus requiring special attention to pre-emptive control and monitoring. According to the Rural Development Administration, recent surveys of leafhopper populations from June onward have shown an increase in white-backed and small brown planthoppers, particularly in the Jeollanam-do region. In fact, the Jeollanam-do province confirmed that with the recent rise in temperatures, field reports of leafhopper occurrences were verified to be small brown planthoppers.

[By Song Hae-chang, Korea Farmers and Fishermen's News] The Nonghyup Central Association Chungnam-Sejong Regional Headquarters conducted a breakfast-eating campaign on the 10th at Gongju Girls' Middle School. Jung Hae-woong, head of the Nonghyup Chungnam-Sejong headquarters, local Gongju agricultural cooperative leaders, and officials from the Gongju City Youth Counseling and Welfare Center distributed rice cakes, sweet rice drink, and breakfast sets to students, encouraging them to eat breakfast. They also emphasized the importance of forming healthy eating habits through breakfast and requested interest in local agricultural products. Jung Hae-woong, head of the Nonghyup Chungnam-Sejong headquarters, stated, "Eating breakfast is greatly beneficial to teenagers' health" and added, "We will continue to conduct related campaigns in cooperation with various institutions." Gongju = Reporter Song Hae-chang