JEJU, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Firefighters on Jeju Island successfully conducted a rescue operation when a group of cows became stranded in a retention basin due to heavy rainfall. The Jeju Province Fire Safety Headquarters on Wednesday received a notification about a flooded retention basin in Seogwipo, which resulted in six cows becoming isolated [...]
PYEONGCHANG, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean “hanwoo” cows have made their first outing this year after spending the winter in a barn. The National Institute of Animal Science’s Korean Cattle Research Institute, located in Daegwallyeong Pass in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, began five-month rotational grazing for some 200 cattle on Wednesday in a 260-hectare pasture. [...]
JEONJU, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Low carbon beef from Korean premium “hanwoo” cattle that is raised in a customized low carbon environment is expected to come to the market in the near future. Melliens, a startup founded by a faculty member of Jeonbuk National University, recently marketed low carbon Hanwoo called Locacow, which have [...]
PYEONGCHANG, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 300 premium Korean “hanwoo” cows put out to pasture at Daegwallyeong Pass in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, after staying indoors throughout the winter. The National Institute of Animal Science’s Hanwoo Institute, located in PyeongChang, released the cows into 260 hectares of pasture where they will live [...]
GURYE, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An overflowing river swept through Yangjeong Village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning, devouring many homes and barns. Villagers, raising some 1,500 cows, returned to the village believing that most of the livestock had drowned. Fortunately, some cows were able to find refuge on the roofs [...]
TAEAN, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A local government is taking the spotlight after introducing a robot to feed Korean native cattle. Taean-gun Agricultural Development & Technology Center in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province is currently undertaking a TMR (total mixed ration) feeding project using unmanned robots on two farms. The robots are self-driven as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of South Korea’s pesticide egg scandal, popular unrest and indignation has fomented a change in attitudes that may not have been possible in ordinary times. As of the date of this article, none other than the president has spoken out about the need for reform. Reform [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint study by the African Cattle Genome Consortium – incorporating 17 research teams from nine countries including South Korea – revealed that it is genetic traits that help indigenous cattle in Africa better cope with the continent’s scorching heat, announced the Rural Development Administration on Thursday. The joint [...]