1,000 tons of hay provided to South Korean beef farms

Yeongcheon City in Gyeongbuk is set to provide 1,000 tons of hay annually to Hanwoo farmers to help mitigate the effects of rising feed costs. The distribution, managed by the Yeongcheon Branch of the Hanwoo Association, will take place from October 23rd to the end of the month at specific locations. This initiative, with a budget of 400 million won shared equally by the city and self-funding, offers a more cost-effective and nutritionally superior alternative to rice straw. The city also plans to establish a long-term forage supply strategy to promote an eco-friendly livestock industry.

(Yeongcheon=Yonhap News) Gyeongbuk Yeongcheon City announced on the 23rd that it will supply 1,000 tons of annual hay to Hanwoo farmers suffering from rising feed prices. The hay will be supplied sequentially from the 23rd to the end of this month at designated locations in each town, township, and district under the leadership of the Yeongcheon Branch of the Hanwoo Association. Annual hay, which is supplied with a total project cost of 400 million won (50% city funds, 50% self-funded), is inexpensive, but is preferred by farmers due to its superior nutritional value and digestibility compared to general rice straw. A Yeongcheon City official said, "We will prepare a long-term ...