[BAREUM CNB Publisher Alex Kim] - 9 outstanding farmers and 1 Merit Award recipient have been confirmed.
The Cheonan City Agricultural Technology Center announced that it selected 11 outstanding farmers for this year on the 20th.
The Center held the 24th Cheonan City Agricultural People's Image Review Committee on this day and determined 11 winners in total: 1 top agricultural person, 9 excellent agricultural persons, and 1 meritorious award.
This year's top farmer was selected as Ms. Lee Young-ja (59, female), who manages a Hanwoo cattle farm of 116 head in Sinseon-myeon, Dongnang-gu, Cheonan City.
Excellent farmers include: staple crops (rice) Kwak No-tae (57, Seonggeu), fruit (blueberry) Yoon Hyun-gu (70, Seongnam), livestock (dairy) Oh Jong-min (32, Dongmyeon), vegetables (cucumber) Lee Woo-chang (66, Byeongcheon), specialty flowers (ginseng) Choi Heun-jeon (62, Cheongsu), distribution and processing (distribution) Pyo Seong-mi (55, Yeomokcheon), forestry (shiitake) Joo Seung-ho (54, Byeongcheon), female farmers Han Sang-sook (59, Yeom, Seonggeu), and young farmers Kim Ju-yeop (39, Ipjang).
The Merit Award was given to Lee Chang-gil (71), who served as the president of the Cheonan City Farmers' Federation. He was highly praised for his contribution to the development of Cheonan agriculture through the cultivation of rural leaders.
The city plans to hold a commemorative ceremony for 'Farmer's Day' on November 11 and widely publicize the efforts of the award recipients.
Mayor Kim Seokpil Cheonan City said, 'We will widely inform excellent agricultural people who have led Cheonan agriculture with sweat and passion, and will continue to build a foundation for sustainable agricultural development in the future.'
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Ms. Lee Young-ja, selected as the highest agricultural person.
The Cheonan City Agricultural Technology Center held the 24th Cheonan City Farmer of the Year Review Committee on the 20th and is selecting outstanding farmers.
