On the 9th, the Nonghyup Startup Farmer Support Center and Ilsan Nonghyup in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, conducted a ‘Visiting Education for Young Farmers’ for about 30 young farmers in the area.

Camtic Technology Institute recently announced that it is recruiting participants for the second overseas advanced training program of the ‘2026 Smart Farm ICT Professional Training for Employees’ until the 13th.

TYM announced on the 9th that it was awarded the No. 1 brand in the tractor category at the ‘2026 Premium Brand Index’ certification ceremony held at the Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.

With the rainy season and sweltering heat persisting day after day and the burden on grocery prices mounting during the peak Dog Days season, a large-scale special online promotion is being held where domestic duck meat can be purchased at discounts of up to 57%. The Duck Self-Help Fund Management Committee (Chairman Lee Chang-ho) announced that it will host the ‘Our Duck for Dog Days – Prepare for the Heat, Get Hearty Nourishing Food for the Dog Days! Special Promotion for Domestic Duck’ from July 10 to 24 at Oriduck Mall and Naver Store. This event, coinciding with the peak Dog Days season…

[Korea Agricultural News Reporter Kim Ha-rim] “It is a situation where every farmer could become a criminal. We have to harvest immediately, but we can’t just stop using foreign workers…” lamented Park Jeong-gil, a farmer cultivating persimmons, grapes, and cucumbers in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. He was fined 3 million won last May for hiring a foreign seasonal worker who changed their workplace without prior permission. This is not just Mr. Park’s case. About 100 farmers living in Moseo, Modong, Hwadong, and Naeseo townships are currently facing fines of several million won or are at risk of receiving them. The Sangju Farmers’ Association (Chairman Jeon Seong-do) argues that the system is out of touch with the reality of rural areas where there is no one to work immediately.

[Korea Agricultural Policy Newspaper, Reporter Kang Seon-il] Calls are pouring in from the field to reflect on past agricultural policy actors and rural policies that have thoroughly objectified rural areas from a centralized perspective, believing that simply ‘developing’ something new and expanding infrastructure is sufficient. Instead, there is a growing demand to establish a new policy framework for rural areas based on the ‘residents’ perspective.’ The Presidential Special Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Areas (Chairperson Kim Ho) has decided to hold regional forums to ‘shift the paradigm of rural policy,’ judging that it can no longer ignore these voices from the field. Over the past 20 years, various government ministries have spent massive amounts of money on diverse

[Korea Agricultural Policy News Reporter Kang Seon-il] The Fair Trade Commission (Chairman Joo Byung-ki, KFTC) has issued a corrective order and imposed a fine totaling 2.02 billion won on Jeju regional agricultural cooperatives, including Jeju Nonghyup and Seogwipo Nonghyup, for selling fuel at higher prices compared to other regions by setting standard prices for light fuels (gasoline, diesel, kerosene) through collusion with the Jeju branch of the Korea Gas Station Association (Jeju Gas Station Association). According to the KFTC, Jeju Nonghyup set its own light fuel sales prices from October 14, 2022, to July 10, 2024, and Seogwipo Nonghyup from September 19, 2022, to July 10, 2024, using the Korea Petroleum Corporation's Oil Price Information Service (Opinet)

Chamfre (CEO Kim Jae-yoon), a company specializing in chicken and duck meat, has launched a new product, "Sugar-Free Smoked Duck Slices," which can be enjoyed lightly and healthily without worrying about sugar content.

[Korea Agricultural Policy Newspaper, Reporter Kang Seon-il] Three weeks have passed since a 27-year-old young worker died in a forklift rollover accident at the Hanaro Mart of Hagwi Agricultural Cooperative (Chairman Kang Byeong-jin) in Jeju City, Jeju Province, on the 19th of last month. Yet, the agricultural cooperative organization, which had promised to uncover the truth behind the accident, remains unchanged. While it is standard practice for any organization to present measures to prevent recurrence at the organizational level whenever an accident occurs, the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (Chairman Kang Ho-dong) is also remaining silent. For now, the Jeju Provincial Police Agency has booked Hagwi Agricultural Cooperative employees on charges of negligent homicide to examine whether safety management was properly conducted, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor has also launched an investigation to determine the facts.

[Korea Agricultural Policy News Reporter Kang Seon-il] Farmers cultivate their crops while facing all sorts of adversities, ranging from the climate crisis and skyrocketing production costs to agricultural imports and the resulting collapse in prices. In times like these, it is the duty of agricultural cooperatives to strive to alleviate the burden on farmers, secure stable sales channels for agricultural products, and guarantee fair prices. The reality is that it is surprisingly difficult to find local cooperatives that fulfill this duty, which may seem obvious. Amidst this, the case of Gosam Agricultural Cooperative (Chairman Yoon Hong-seon) in Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, which is determined to stand by farmers at all costs, is bound to attract attention. Farmers in the Gosam-myeon area of Anseong-si, where Gosam Agricultural Cooperative is located, primarily cultivate onions and garlic.

With the expansion of the domestic forage production base emerging as a key task for securing the competitiveness of the livestock industry, the 'Project to Utilize Wild Grass as Feed Resources in Streams' promoted by Yeoju City is drawing attention as a new forage production model that utilizes idle public resources.

Yongin Livestock Cooperative (Chairman Choi Jae-hak) conducted a 'Beekeeping Member Capacity Building Education' on the 3rd to improve the feeding management skills and enhance the competitiveness of its beekeeping members.

Yeoju Agricultural Cooperative (Chairman Lee Byeong-gil) is working hard to help farmers struggling with labor shortages as the farming season begins in earnest, carrying out a relay volunteer activity.

Gimpo Livestock Agricultural Cooperative (Chairman Lim Han-ho) recently conducted the ‘Capacity Building Training for Successor Hanwoo Farmers’ to foster successor farmers who will lead the future of the Hanwoo industry and to strengthen competitiveness.

The Sejong Special Self-Governing City Environmental Education Center and the Sejong Special Self-Governing City All-inclusive Care Center Association signed a business agreement on the 9th at the All-inclusive Care Center within the Gounnam Complex Community Center to promote customized environmental education for elementary school students.

NongHyup Incheon Headquarters (Headquarters Director Han Sang-gu) and the Incheon City Branch of the Hometown Housewives Association recently visited a grape farm in Ganghwa-gun to provide labor assistance.

NongHyup Gyeonggi Headquarters (General Manager Eom Beom-sik) and Icheon City Branch (Branch Manager Kim Gyeong-je) conducted an environmental cleanup activity titled 'Cultivating a Clean and Beautiful Rural Village' in Sinwon 3-ri, Bubal-eup, Icheon City on the 2nd, together with Konkuk University students.

Buyeo Livestock Cooperative held the 'Buyeo Livestock Association Founding General Meeting' at the cooperative's meeting room on the 8th and set out to expand its membership.