Cheongsong County Operates 'Agricultural Machinery Farming Support Team' in Wildfire-Affected Areas

Delivering Hope Through Rapid Farming Recovery Support

Cheongsong County in North Gyeongsang Province plans to operate the 'Agricultural Machinery Safety Specialist Farming Support Team' in Cheongsong-eup, Pacheon-myeon, and Jinbo-myeon from the 16th to the 25th, in two rounds, targeting chili pepper farms whose agricultural machinery was destroyed by wildfire damage.

Cheongsong County operates the "Agricultural Machinery Farming Support Team" in areas affected by wildfires. Photo by Cheongsong County

This urgently operated support team is a joint effort between the provincial and city/county governments, consisting of 43 agricultural machinery experts. They plan to actively assist affected farms in quickly resuming their farming activities by deploying 9 tractors (rotary), 18 cultivators, and 18 ridge makers to the field.

In the first round, from April 16 to 18, the team will prioritize farms that suffered severe wildfire damage in the three towns and focus on major farming tasks such as plowing and ridge formation, carrying out field maintenance work.

Agricultural Machinery Farming Support Team for Wildfire-Affected Areas. Provided by Cheongsong County

Since April 1, Cheongsong County has been operating a system that allows affected farms to rent agricultural machinery owned by the Agricultural Machinery Rental Center free of charge until wildfire recovery is complete.

County Governor Yoon Kyunghee stated, "Missing the timing of farming operations can affect the entire harvest, so rapid recovery is more important than anything else. I sincerely thank everyone who has extended a helping hand to farmers facing great difficulties due to the wildfire, and we will continue various recovery support activities so that wildfire victims can regain hope and continue their farming."