In rice paddies in the Okawa area of ​​Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, three people including farmer Masao Ogata (73) and the like carried out rice crops on the 23rd.

In the southern part of the Boso Peninsula, cultivation of early-stage rice utilizing the temperate climate is thriving but this time harvested can be harvested before a typhoon comes and can be shipped quickly, the varieties " is.

Since last year about 10 farmers are working on cultivation, and favorable opinions are gathered about taste and the like.

In the early spring of the year, the sunny day continued and the days of high temperatures were many days since the rainy season, so the growth was smooth.

Mr. Ogata who did harvesting said, "I can ship my brown rice quickly tomorrow, I think that tourists staying in the city will be able to taste the new rice early in the city," It was.

The harvested rice is to be shipped to local hotels, inns, and retail shops.