“Wagyu Olympics” which judges the excellence of branded cattle from all over Japan took place.
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【Feature】 Sleeve covers – an idea for fashionable farm work outfits (Jan. 9, 2014)
Students of Wayo Women’s University in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, have been designing fashionable and practical outfits for farmers, based on their experiences at agricultural workshops and a survey they conducted on farmers. The university has been holding agricultural workshops for their students since the 2011 school year as a three-year project. Wakana Sawadaishi, 23, designed sleeve covers with adjustable length to protect the arms and clothing from dirt and debris. The covers, which were displayed at the university’s culture festival, attracted attention of many visitors. Sawadaishi chose a pink fabric with flower prints, because she wanted a wearer to feel happy whenever she sees her arms during farm work. Lower … Continue reading
【News】 Watch out for snow removal related accidents (Dec. 25, 2013)
Hiroko Obara, Junichi Miura The number of deaths related to snow has topped 100 for three consecutive years since fiscal 2010, and the situation is getting worse every year. Since lower temperature and more snow are predicted this winter, local governments and experts are calling on people to take accident prevention measures such as avoiding removing snow from rooftops without help from neighbors. Earlier this month, a man in his 70s of Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, died after falling down from a rooftop when he was removing 30-cm-deep snow from a vulnerable tin roof of a work shed all by himself. According to Tadatsugu Tsurumaki, head of the residents’ … Continue reading
【News】 Salted salmon in season (Dec. 13, 2013)
Takuo Fukumoto As winter deepens, production of salted salmon is at its peak in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture. Agricultural corporation Shinko Nosan is busy preparing salmon, curing them with salt and drying them for fermentation. The company’s main business is rice production, but it also engages in production of salted salmon for year-end gifts as a source of revenue during winter. They dress salmon, carefully removing dark flesh and internal organ membranes, and rub salt into it, leave it for up to a week and then wash away the salt and hang it for drying. It is dried for roughly three weeks to bring out the best flavor. Shinko Nosan dresses … Continue reading
【News】 Hopes for restoration: 3,266 candles lit to commemorate disaster victims in Ishinomaki (Dec. 6, 2013)
Tomokatsu Sowa In Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was seriously hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, residents and volunteers lit 3,266 lanterns, same as the number of victims in the city, on Thursday, December 5, to remember the tragedy of March 11. Exactly 1,000 days after the disaster, those who lost loved ones or homes in the disaster gathered to mourn the victims and prayed for the restoration of the region. Junichi Kawamura, 60, a farmer who grows tomatoes in Ishinomaki, lost five of his family members in the tsunami. “I still haven’t sort out my feelings of losing my family, but I realize that time has slipped by … Continue reading
【News】 Biotech firms eager to offer technological assistance to farmers in developing countries (Oct. 27, 2013)
Senior Staff Writer, Masaru Yamada Biotechnology companies worldwide have begun stepping up technological assistance to farms in developing nations in addition to supplying agricultural chemicals. The firms set up ambitious goals such as setting a target year to improve productivity of the farms while saving energy. As the agricultural biotechnology market in industrialized countries has become increasingly saturated, firms are looking to emerging markets with the aim of gaining market share by appealing their marketing skills and production technology of agricultural products to farmers and retaining customers. In a major rice-growing region in Indonesia, three-hour drive away from Jakarta, local farmers gathered at a training center to listen to … Continue reading