Monday, March 23, 2020
At the farm of Honoka Agricultural Cooperative in the Miwaushi district of Hokuryu Town, snow removal work and greenhouse construction work began in early March.
Houses waiting to be covered with plastic (100m x 42 buildings in total)
29 buildings for raising rice seedlings and 13 buildings for raising melons
After the posts for the seedling greenhouses were erected, work to cover the greenhouses with plastic began at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 22. A total of 42 100m greenhouses (29 for raising rice seedlings and 13 for raising melons) will be set up.
Let's all work together and act rationally
Communicating by radio, we attach ropes to huge vinyl towing brackets over 100 meters long, and then pull them with a tractor, working together to hang them from one end to the other. It takes about 15 minutes to complete one building.
Towing using tractor power
Join forces
Secure with packer
Simultaneous rope hanging
In addition, they are tied and secured with black rope at regular intervals.
His son and other family members also came to support him, and about 25 union members worked together to complete the project.
A message from Representative Director Shigeki Mizutani
Shigeki Mizutani, Representative Director of Honoka Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, said,
“Although there has been less snow this year, agricultural work is proceeding at roughly the same pace as usual.
However, this year, we are concerned that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a decline in demand for rice, melons, and other crops. We are worried about a drop in melon prices and a drop in crop sales prices due to a decrease in tourists.
"We will do our best to do everything we can to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus while paying the utmost attention to its prevention," said Representative Director Mizutani.
In April, rice seeds are sown, melons are planted, soybeans and green beans are sown, and in May, sunflower seeds are sown.
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers for the great agriculture that will overcome the virus with the powerful power of farmers to nurture life...
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◇ Photography and editing: Noboru Terauchi Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi
