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.