Yeongcheon City to Launch On-Site Agricultural By-product Shredding Support Team

Applications Accepted at Local Administrative Welfare Centers
Priority Support for Elderly Farmers and Vulnerable Groups

On January 14, Yeongcheon City announced that it will operate the "2026 Agricultural By-product Shredding Support Team" to prevent wildfires caused by the burning of agricultural by-products and to reduce fine dust in rural areas.

This project will be carried out by having the support team visit sites directly to shred agricultural by-products, targeting 100 hectares of farmland within the city. The initiative aims to support elderly farmers and vulnerable groups who face difficulties in farming operations.

Yeongcheon City Hall Exterior View

Priority will be given to farmland within 100 meters of forest boundaries, with elderly farmers aged 70 or older (born in 1956 or earlier), vulnerable groups such as those affected by accidents or illness, and female-headed single-person farms being selected in that order.

The crops eligible for shredding include orchard prunings such as peach, plum, and apple branches, as well as field crops like soybeans, peppers, and sesame.

Farmers wishing to apply can do so at their local township or district administrative welfare center by January 23. Each farm can apply for up to five plots, not exceeding a total of one hectare.

The city plans to carry out shredding work for the selected farms between February and March.

Choi Jaeyeol, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, stated, "By shredding agricultural by-products instead of burning them and recycling them as compost, we can achieve the triple benefits of environmental protection, wildfire prevention, and resource recycling," and urged for the active cooperation and participation of many farmers.

For more details, please contact the Technology Support Division of the Yeongcheon Agricultural Technology Center or your local township or district administrative welfare center.