Agricultural Improvement

In April 2023, eight elementary school students were presented with a letter of appreciation by the police for taking appropriate actions such as protecting a girl who was crying in a park in Nishi Ward, Niigata City, and asking passersby to report the incident. Eight third-year students from Akatsuka Elementary School in Nishi Ward, Niigata City received letters of appreciation. On the 26th, a letter of appreciation was presented to him by Chief Akira Kuwayama of Niigata Nishi Police Station. According to the police, the eight children were playing in a park in Nishi Ward, Niigata City on the 10th of this month when they spotted a four-year-old girl crying near the entrance and called out to her. Since the girl was wearing pajama-like clothes and bare legs, she thought she might be lost, so she went to a nearby police station, but there were no police officers there, so she asked a passing woman to call the police. I requested a report. At that time, she heard that the child met a day...

The Shimotsuma District Traffic Measures Liaison Council (Shimotsuma City/Yachiyo Town) has announced that child seats are mandatory for children under the age of 6 (we recommend using them until the child reaches a height of 140cm). Child restraints are required until the child is physically fit to use a seatbelt.If the child is not physically fit enough to use a seatbelt, there is a risk of injury from the seatbelt. We are offering a 3,000 japanese yen reward to those who wish to reuse sheets that are no longer used. Target audience: People residing in Shimotsuma City and Yachiyo Town. Eligibility for incentives: After registering the seat owned by the eligible person, it is recognized that the seat has been transferred to the transferee. Amount of incentive: 3,000 japanese yen per project. However, once the budget (1 million yen donated by the Shimotsuma Rotary Club) ends, the granting of the incentives will end. 【Product name】 Orange quince cabbage 【Type】 Brassica rapa L. var. peki...

In the summer of 2023, a tea production organization in Takaoka Town, Miyazaki City presented kindergarteners with fresh tea so that they could enjoy the taste of tea from their hometown of Takaoka. The gift of fresh tea was given by the Takaoka Town Green Tea Industry Promotion Association, and the chairman of the association visited the Miyazaki City Takaoka General Branch and handed out the fresh tea to the children at Takaoka Chuo Nursery School. Eight farmers are currently producing tea on a combined 33.5 hectares of land, and the new tea they received will be served at mealtimes in the future. 【Product name】 Hyuganatsu 【Type】 Citrus Tamurana Hort. TANAKA 【Producing area】 Takahama Chaenbori, Takaoka Town, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki Prefecture (Umemoto Farm, JA Miyazaki Chuo) 【Origin of name】 Pulpwood- Discovered from chance seedling at Mr. YASUTARO Magata’s house in Soi, Miyazaki City（Current）in 1820. Mr. Chozaburo Tanaka is known as a world-famous citrus research master : Hyuganatsu ...

【Product name)】 Komitsu® 【Type】 Malus domestica ‘Kotoku’ 【Within the jurisdiction】 Aomori Prefecture Hirakawa City, Kuroishi City, Minamitsugaru District Inakadate Village, Kitatsugaru District Itayanagi Town, Hirosaki City (JA Tsugaru Mirai, Komitsu club) 【Origin of name】 Imagine that it was a delicious apple with amazing honey, but it was surprisingly small and got a high profit. In addition, products made by members of the Komitsu Association that meet certain standards are shipped under the name of Komitsu. 【Major features】 Despite being extremely delicious apples, Kotoku apples, which were on the brink of extinction a few years ago, were not very well received in the general market due to the fact that the rich honey content is difficult to convey at stores, and they tend to have small balls. It seems However, the tenacious sales channel development and thorough quality control of the former Tsugaru Ishikawa Agricultural Cooperative over many years have finally succeeded in gainin...