In Yamagata prefecture, heavy snow has caused agricultural damage one after another, and the prefecture and others urgently conducted a field survey to understand the actual situation.
Approximately 20 people from Yamagata Prefecture and agricultural cooperatives participated in the field survey, and it was confirmed that the agricultural greenhouse that grows shiitake mushrooms at Shimizu Kumako in Okura Village was sunk by the weight of the snow and tilted significantly.
According to a farmer man, the broken house will be removed and a new one will be built.
In addition, at Mt. Nagane, Obanazawa, we visited a barn that was damaged by snow.
According to the livestock farmers, out of the 15 barns that raise a total of about 2000 beef cattle, 6 of them suffered damage such as broken pillars due to heavy snow.
It means that the snow removal that has accumulated around the barn cannot keep up, and the passage of trucks that carry food is also hindered.
Masafumi Takahashi, director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the prefecture, said, "I realized that the damage was considerable. I think that if you remove the snow before it piles up, you can prevent the collapse of houses, etc., so I would like to ask you to remove the snow diligently." ..
The prefecture started a system last month to subsidize restoration costs for farmers whose houses have collapsed or the branches of fruit trees have broken due to snow, and is calling for their utilization.