This study divided the area capable of producing domestic forage into grazing pasture, hay production area, and silage crop area, calculated the required area according to the forage production volume, and examined whether self-sufficiency in forage leads to cost savings. When the self-sufficiency rate of forage for dairy cows and Hanwoo is 80%, the improvement in profitability per heaf ranges from 3% to 9%, typically around 5%, which is considered a significant benefit for both corporate and individual businesses. The average profit per ranch is expected to increase about KRW 50 million per year, and the country as a whole is expected to reduce forage costs by KRW 0.9 trillion per year. Recently, efforts are being made by the government and local authorities to cultivate summer forage at the rice fields for improving self-sufficiency in forage feed to stabilize rice supply and demand. Furthermore, it is also necessary to conduct research on reducing the cost of concentrated feed and TMR (Total mixed ration).

총채벌레는 시설재배작물의 주요 해충으로서 짧은 세대, 기피행동 및 살충제 저항성 발달 등으로 인하여 방제가 어려운 실정이다. 뿌리이리응애[Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley)]는 포식성 토양응애로서 땅에 떨어져 용화되는 총채벌레를 포식한다. 본 연구에서는 농가자가생산법에 따라 증식한 뿌리이리응애를 활용하여 2018년 8~9월에 시설재배지 국화에 발생한 총채벌레의 밀도억제효과를 분석하였다. 총채벌레의 초기밀도는 꽃송이 당 약 6마리였다. 온실에 뿌리이리응애 한 상자 처리 시 밀도는 약 1,000마리/m2 정도 된다. 시험기간 동안 총 10상자를 처리하였다. 9월 말 무처리 온실의 총채벌레 밀도는 53.7 ± 7.0마리로 8.8배 증가한 반면에 처리 온실의 밀도는 13.5 ± 1.7마리로 2.1배 증가하였다. 처 리구의 밀도는 무처리구 대비 74.9%가 억제되었다. 즉, 여름기간 국화재배시설의 고온 조건에도 불구하고 뿌리이리응애를 이용하여 총채벌레의 밀도를 억제할 수 있는 가능성이 높다고 판단된다.

천적은 친환경적 해충방제를 위한 중요한 생물소재이다. 그러나 농가에서는 경제적 부담 및 불안정한 해충방제효과등 다양한 문제로 인하여 활용이 낮은 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 포식성 천적인 마일스응애(Hypoaspis miles)를 간편하게대량으로 생산할 수 있는 자가생산법을 개발하였다. 먹이응애인 긴털가루응애(Tyrophagus putrescentiae)는 쌀겨,마일스응애는 왕겨를 담은 상자(6.5L)에 증식시켰다. 큰 상자(22L)에 물을 약간 채우고 난 뒤에 왕겨상자를 넣고2중 구조의 상자를 만들었다. 이러한 2중 구조 상자를 25-30℃, 50-80% 조건에서 4주간 사육했다. 먹이원으로 긴털가루응애가 증식된 쌀겨 150ml을 주 1회씩 제공하였다. 4주 사육 후에 천적응애의 밀도가 30마리/ml 이상 수준으로증식되었다. 그 결과 천적응애 상자당 10만마리이상이며 시설재배지 330m2(100평)에 활용할 수 있다. 이러한 방법은손쉽게 생산할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 경비절감효과, 포장 및 유통이 필요 없기 때문에 활력 높은 천적을 적용함으로서해충방제효과를 증가시킬 수 있다.

The study was initiated to compare crop productivity as affected by a long-term application with homemade liquid fertilizers in leading organic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) farms in Suncheon and Kimcheon provinces. A Suncheon farm have applied an EM (effective organism) liquid fertilizer for one year and fifteen years, designating as EM 1-year and EM 15-year plots, respectively, with 4-year and 5-year application of native microbes-liquid fertilizer in Kimcheon farm, designating as Micro 4-year and Micro 5-year plots, respectively. pH in the EM-liquid fertilizer was high to approximately 7.7, and EC in the Micro-liquid fertilizer was 0.1 dS/m higher than those of EM-liquid fertilizer, with similar macro-nutrient concentrations observed in the both liquid fertilizers. Soil EC was the highest to the 10.0 dS/m for the liquid fertilizer with EM 1-year and showed less than 1.5 dS/m for other liquid fertilizer plots. Micro-liquid fertilizer plots had soil OM contents less than 20 g/kg, which was approximately two times less than those of EM plots. Soil microbial properties were not significantly different among the liquid fertilizer plots. SPAD and PS II values were significantly increased by EM 15-year plots with high levels of soil OM and EC. Liquid fertilizer plot with EM 1-year had high concentrations of T-N, Ca, and Na in the cucumber crops but low concentrations of P and Mg, in particular for low K of 1.2% which was two times less than those of desired level for an optimum cucumber growth. The lowest fruit yield was observed for the liquid fertilizer plot with EM 1-year with the highest soil EC accumulated. Liquid fertilizer plot with EM 15-year produced the expanded volume of crop canopy and increased fruit yield. Therefore, long-term of continuous application with an organic liquid fertilizer would have sustainably improved soil stability and the crop productivity.

This study was conducted to investigate the productivity of Hanwoo steers by feeding self-product organic rice straw and concentrates(conventional, T1 and organic T2). Sixteen Hanwoo steers(8 months on the average) were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Feeding trail was carried out in 2 treatment(8 heads/ treatment) by Hanwoo steers for 600 days form 8 to 28 months in age. The range of average daily gains of T1 and T2 were 0.76 to 0.77㎏ in the growing stage, 0.93 to 0.90㎏ in the first fattening stage, 0.99 to 0.84㎏ in the middle fattening stage, and 0.59 to 0.64㎏ in the latter fattening, respectively, and the gains for overall period was higher in T1 than in T2. Concentrates and total digestive nutrients(TDN)(T1) intakes per unit of kg gains were higher than T2 without significant difference. In carcass characteristics, the carcass weight in T1 were higher about 5% than in T2. According to the above results, it may be concluded that dry matter(DM) intakes, crude protein(CP) and TDN contents of feedstuff between treatments was no significant difference. but marbling in T2 score was higher than in T1 about 20%. There were no significant differences rib-eye area, back fat thickness and fat color(p＞0.05).