Germany-Harvesting winter barley

Holtkoetter ê°€ì¡±ì€ 11 ì„¸ëŒ€. Marcus Holtkoetter manages the pig farm and grows winter barley, ê°€ì„ ë°€, ì˜¥ìˆ˜ìˆ˜ì™€ ì¹´ë†€ë¼. Before planting, the pig manure is spread on the fields for fertilizer. Throughout the growing season, he has watched the crops grow while scouting for insects and disease. It is now harvest time, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ì´ ì˜ìƒì—ì„œ, Marcus shows us the equipment used to bring the crop in from the field.

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Holtkoetter ê°€ì¡±ì€ 10 ì„¸ëŒ€. ì¼ë°˜ì ì¸ ì—°ìŠµìƒ í”„ë¡œê·¸ëž¨ì„ ë§ˆì¹œ í›„, MarcusëŠ” Osnabrueck ëŒ€í•™ì—ì„œ ë†ì—…ì„ ê³µë¶€í–ˆìŠµë‹ˆë‹¤.. ê·¸ëŠ” ë¼ì§€ ë†ìž¥ì„ ê´€ë¦¬í•©ë‹ˆë‹¤. (3,000 í”¼ë” ë¼ì§€) ë§Œí¼ ìž˜ 400 ê²¨ìš¸ ë°€ ì—ì´ì»¤, ê²¨ìš¸ ë³´ë¦¬, ì˜¥ìˆ˜ìˆ˜ì™€ ì¹´ë†€ë¼. ê·¸ëŠ” ì†Œë¹„ìžë¥¼ ì£¼ìµœí–ˆë‹¤, ê·¸ì˜ ë†ìž¥ì—ì„œ ë†ë¶€ì™€ ì •ì¹˜ì¸, íšŒì˜ì—ì„œ ë†ìž¥ì˜ ì´ì•¼ê¸°ë¥¼ ê³µìœ í• ë¿ ì•„ë‹ˆë¼. ê·¸ëŠ” ì†Œì…œ ë¯¸ë””ì–´ì™€ ì£¼ë¥˜ ë¯¸ë””ì–´ì—ì„œ í™œë™í•˜ê³ ìžˆìŠµë‹ˆë‹¤.. He helps connect other farmers across Germany to get more voices heard through co-founding Frag den Landwirt (ë†ë¶€ì—ê²Œ ë¬¼ì–´ë³´ì„¸ìš”), AgChat Germany ë° í™œë°œí•œ GACC êµí™˜ í”„ë¡œê·¸ëž¨. ë˜í•œ ìœ ëŸ½ê³¼ ë¶ë¯¸ ì „ì—ì—ì„œ ìˆ˜ì‹ ëª…ì´ ëª¨ì¸ ì„¸ê³„ AgVocate íšŒì˜ë¥¼ ê³µë™ ì°½ë¦½í–ˆìŠµë‹ˆë‹¤.. ë‚¨ì˜ ë§ì„ ìž˜ ë“£ëŠ” ì†Œì§ˆì´ ìžˆë‹¤, ê³µí†µì ì„ ì°¾ì€ ë‹¤ìŒ ê±°ê¸°ì—ì„œ ëŒ€í™”ë¥¼ ì§„í–‰í•©ë‹ˆë‹¤.. Marcus has been recognized by the GFN as a 2023 Kleckner Award for Global Farm Leadership Award ìˆ˜ìƒìž. Marcus volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.