In the abnormal heat, the scallions are dried and yellow... Even farms that have been cultivating for 37 years are at a loss.

Published 2025년 10월 16일

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[Korea Farmers' News Agency Reporter Kang-san Lee] "This is the first time in 37 years of growing green onions that we have encountered such a situation. We tried to control it six times, but we couldn't stop its spread." On October 15, the green onion fields in Anyang-myeon, Jangheung-gun, Jeonnam Province, which were about to be harvested, had turned completely yellowish. Normally, this would be the peak period for work, but the rice paddies next to the green onion fields, which had withered and turned red due to the downy mildew disease, only created a somber atmosphere. Moon Gyeong-ji (58), who grows green onions on 16,000 pyeong, said, "Until two weeks ago, the growth was good, and we were just waiting for the shipment, but suddenly the leaves started turning yellow and withering." "We tried to prevent the damage by controlling it six times, but the entire

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Leeks, cultivated on 16,000 pyeong of land in Jangheung, suffered damage despite six rounds of pest control. Damage occurred on 30 hectares of the 58 hectares of land farmed by 64 households in the county. Symptoms appeared two weeks earlier in Boseong. Diseases such as leaf blight occurred on 120 hectares. "The government must recognize agricultural damage and improve disaster insurance." The government must officially recognize leek diseases as agricultural damage and improve the system to allow year-round disaster insurance for leeks. "This is the first time in 37 years of leek cultivation that this has happened. We did six rounds of pest control, but we couldn't stop the spread." On October 15, the leek fields in Anyang-myeon, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, which were about to be harvested, had turned completely yellow. While it is usually the time when work is in full swing, the leek fields next to the rice fields, which had withered and turned red due to leek mosaic virus, ...
Source: Agrinet

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