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Cucumber cultivation is highly challenging, but young farmer Lin Kai-yao uses technology to solve the problems
When describing cucumbers, people usually say they are sweet, crisp and refreshing, but have you ever heard that cucumbers are "mischievous"? That's right! Young farmer Lin Kai-yao says cucumbers are animals wearing a plant's skin, and the mischievous kind at that. He once set up
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Yilan Tea Farmer Huang Zicheng's Self-Produced Pineapple-Scented Ruby Black Tea Wins International 3-Star Honor
The Yilan County Government said today that Sansing Township tea farmer Huang Zicheng recently entered his self-produced "Pineapple-Scented Ruby" in the International Taste & Quality Institute awards in Belgium, and due to its unique aroma and refined taste, it won the favor of the judges and received the highest-level 3-star medal. The county government said
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Over a thousand rejects of flowers destroyed; florist says they can still hold on, but the ones suffering are the flower farmers
During the pandemic prevention period, fresh flowers cannot wait for the outbreak to ease. Jing Zhiming, the second-generation head of Yongjin Flowers, said over 100,000 yuan worth of flowers were thrown away in a month, but he feels even more for the flower farmers who lost everything. Photo by Chen Zhiyuan. Image source: Apple Daily News "This year is the year the most flowers have been thrown away
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Experts urge rice farmers to switch to organic farming: helps make land sustainable and prevents lodging disaster losses
As extreme climate becomes increasingly severe, the first rice crop harvest period every June often encounters days of torrential rain, causing rice ears to turn green-yellow, lodge and sprout, and farmers rushing to harvest green-cut rice, resulting in agricultural losses; the government must allocate funds to purchase the disaster-affected rice. Liu, head of the Department of Agriculture at Mingdao University
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Real-name system for pesticide purchases takes effect on July 1, ensuring peace of mind for agricultural products and safeguarding farmers' benefits
To ensure the food safety of agricultural products, the Council of Agriculture is promoting a real-name system policy for pesticide purchases. On July 1, 2021 (ROC year 110), it announced amended regulations requiring retail pesticide sellers to include the purchaser's ID card number or residence permit number when reporting sales data...
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Grape orders plummet by 70 percent, small farmers call for bulk group purchases by companies and communities
Grapes hang heavy on the vines, yet farmers in Dacun, Changhua pick them with great anxiety. After the domestic pandemic alert was raised to Level 3, people's consumption shifted from physical stores to online, causing orders from restaurants and fruit shops to drop; when "Upstream and Downstream" actually asked farmers' associations and farmers in the production areas, it found that grapes in the Dacun area are mostly sold directly by farmers, with a small portion sold on their behalf by the farmers' association. With school closures, staggered work shifts and unstable logistics and delivery conditions, orders have fallen sharply for both the farmers' association and the farmers, with farmers' orders down by more than 70 percent. Last year's warm winter also caused grapes in Nantou to mature early, so the grapes from both areas clashed head-on, which is quite unfavorable for sales.
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crowds gather at the Hami melon producing area, and even the farmers' association staff are scared by what they see
June is right in the middle of the New Century Hami melon season in Zhuangwei, Yilan, and recently many people from northern Taiwan have driven directly to the producing area to buy them, but during the Level 3 COVID-19 alert and epidemic prevention period, consumers gathering together instead creates a risk of spreading the epidemic. Chen Yuhua, director-general of the Zhuangwei Township Farmers' Association, said, "
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Qilai Mountain tea farmer Xu Ruilin invests a million to upgrade cold storage for preserving fresh tea
2021 spring tea is coming onto the market one after another. This year, due to water shortages reducing output plus the impact of the epidemic, it is reported that some tea farmers have suffered no small blow! By contrast, tea farmer Xu Ruilin from Qilai Mountain has not been affected at all, because he had long ago prepared a secret weapon - "professional refrigeration equipment
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Drought Hard to Relieve, Spring Tea Output Cut by 30 Percent, Tea Farmers Cry Out in Distress
With drought and little rain, Zhanghu District, Yunlin's most important tea-producing area, has suffered heavy losses. The local village chief said that now is when the tea plants need water most, and without rain, the tea plants either wither and die or simply fail to grow. This year's spring tea will not only be cut by about 30 percent, but may even affect
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Hsinchu City Farmers' Association organic vegetable boxes can be ordered online, delivered to your home without going to the market
During the pandemic, demand for people cooking at home surged greatly. The Hsinchu City Farmers' Association will launch organic vegetable boxes on the 2nd, offering advance orders to the public, and delivery to the home is available for orders of 10 boxes or more. Farmers' Association Director-General Chung Hsiang-ming pointed out that fruits and vegetables from local small farmers sell out as soon as they are stocked and cannot be combined into vegetable boxes. This time, the association is cooperating with the Longtan District Farmers' Association in Taoyuan to launch organic vegetable boxes at discounted prices, giving families in Hsinchu City a convenient choice.
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