Jeonnam Province, November: The future of forestry is represented by Choi Pil-seung, the representative of the agricultural corporation Mirae.

Published 2025년 11월 18일

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Jeonnam Province selected Choi Pil-seung (48), the representative of the agricultural corporation Mirae-ro, from Dongbok-myeon, Hwasun, as the "Forestry Person of the Month" for November. Choi Pil-seung has taken over the forestry that his father, Choi Nam-yong (84), the former president of the Gwangju Jeonnam branch of the Korea Forest Management Association, cultivated. He registered as a forestry successor in 2012 and began cultivating lingzhi mushrooms in earnest in 2013, becoming a leading forestry person who continues the family tradition in professional forestry. After venturing into lingzhi mushroom cultivation, he graduated from the mushroom department at the Jeonnam Agricultural Meister University and obtained a mushroom strain technician certification, thereby also acquiring specialized knowledge. In particular, he introduced above-ground cultivation methods to improve the productivity and quality of lingzhi.

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Cultivating unfamiliar lingzhi mushrooms... Generating income through processing and selling them in products like shampoo, soap, and tea In November, Jeonnam Province selected Pil-seung Choi (48), the CEO of the agricultural corporation Mirae Ro, as the "Forester of the Month" for his 12 years of cultivating lingzhi mushrooms in Dongbok-myeon, Hwasun County. CEO Choi took over the forest from his father, Nam-yong Choi (84), the former chairman of the Gwangju Jeonnam branch of the Korea Forest Management Association, registered as a forestry successor in 2012, and began cultivating lingzhi mushrooms in earnest in 2013. He is a leading forester who continues the family tradition of professional forestry. After diving into lingzhi mushroom cultivation, he graduated from the mushroom department at Jeonnam Agricultural Meister University and obtained a mushroom strain technician certification, accumulating professional knowledge. He introduced ground cultivation methods to improve the ...

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