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From No Experience to Smart Farming: Hidefumi Suzuki, a Farmer Who Moved to Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Wins Award After 5 Years!

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Hidefumi Suzuki from Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture, transitioned from a sales position at a gas company to farming despite having no prior experience. With the support of the local community, he utilizes robotic rice transplanters and drones, and in 2025, he won the Kanto Regional Agricultural Administration Bureau Director's Award in the "Japan's Best High-Yielding Feed Rice" contest.
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Hidefumi Suzuki from Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture, transitioned from a sales position at a gas company to farming despite having no prior experience. With the support of the local community, he utilizes robotic rice transplanters and drones, and in 2025, he won the Kanto Regional Agricultural Administration Bureau Director's Award in the "Japan's Best High-Yielding Feed Rice" contest.

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Dtimes broke the news on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
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