Hongseong County Agricultural Technology Center wins honor at Agricultural Technology Dissemination and Innovation Contest

Hongseong County Agricultural Technology Center (Director Lee Seung-bok) won the grand prize in the "Regional Specialty Crop Cultivation" category at the 2025 Agricultural Technology Dissemination and Innovation Best Practices Competition, hosted by the Rural Development Administration. According to the Agricultural Technology Center, the county achieved the highest grade, the grand prize, in the regional specialty crop cultivation category. This success was driven by the development and dissemination of climate change-resistant varieties and high-quality cultivation techniques centered around their own bred new varieties, "Honghee" and "Goldberry," which increased the stability of production and quality competitiveness for farmers. This effort significantly contributed to the expansion of the scale of new variety cultivation, the strengthening of export competitiveness, and the increase in farmers' income. In particular, the cultivation area of the new strawberry variety expanded ...