Taean Agricultural Technology Center holds formal demonstration event for onion machinery

[Korean Farmers' News Agency Reporter Song Hae-chang] The Taean County Agricultural Technology Center held a 'Onion Mechanical Planting Field Demonstration Event' at a farm in Donaeri, Taean-eup on the 7th. The demonstration event successfully showcased the use of a sedan-type transplanter compatible with the '448 Port Overhead Seedling Raising' technology, which the county is actively promoting, drawing significant attention. According to the Taean Agricultural Technology Center, onions are considered a crop with a low mechanization rate in the entire process from sowing to planting to harvesting. Among these, onion planting accounts for approximately 25% of the total agricultural work time, and using machinery can reduce labor by over 90% compared to traditional methods. An official from the Taean County Agricultural Technology Center stated that the mechanization of planting work will