Preparation for prevention of damage to pipe houses, etc. associated with snowfall forecast

Although the amount of snowfall is small in Yokohama, heavy snow has caused enormous damage in the past due to heavy snowfall that greatly exceeds expectations. I think that sufficient measures have been taken, but we would like you to collect weather information frequently and check the measures and responses during snowfall.
Please make efforts to prevent secondary disaster by giving top priority to human life.

• If vinyl is deflated or the private car line is twisted, it is easy to fall and snow, so check and repair it to prevent snow from falling. In addition, check nets that are easy to snow, and remove * in advance.
• If exposed to low temperatures does not affect growth, consider winding or removing vinyl *.

＊In the case of a horticultural facility mutual aid, please contact NOSAI Kanagawa (outside site) before removing vinyl.

• Add columns and reinforce it to prevent damage to shelves and break branches. Bird nets, etc. should be removed or stored in advance. When storing on the shelf, wrap it carefully and be careful not to get snow on.

• In the barn, please strive for proper windbreak and heat retention, and also consider ventilation. Secure enough feed and fuel in advance in preparation for logistics delays due to snowfall. In preparation for a power outage or water outage, please secure and check your own generators.
• In greenhouses such as compost houses, if the vinyl is deflated or the private car line is twisted, it is easy to fall and snow, so check and repair it to prevent snow from falling. In addition, check nets that are easy to fall on snow and remove them in advance.
• Inspection and repairs agricultural warehouses, etc., and take measures such as preventing snow from falling.

Please refer to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for detailed methods such as reinforcement measures.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/ryutu/engei/sisetsu/saigaitaisaku.html (external site) (Precautionary measures and reinforcement)
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/kankyo/gijyutu_sido.html (external site) (General technology for cultivation and other technologies)

https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/snow/ (external site)

• The house should operate the heater at the beginning of the snowfall. Curtains are open and heated continuously. Pay attention to the snow melting water that subsides the foundation. (Discard the film around the foundation to prevent water from entering.)
• Please remove the snow within the range of safety. Remove snow evenly on the left and right.

If severe agricultural damage occurs due to a weather disaster that exceeds expectations, a support project for affected farmers may be activated. In that case, you will need a photo showing the status of the facility before the disaster and a photo showing the status of the disaster after the disaster. Please record the state of the facility before the disaster.

1. Please be sure to know the date of shooting.
   • Confirm that the date setting of the digital camera etc. is set correctly, and if it is misaligned, correct the date and time.
   • In the case of a digital camera with a date writing function, set it so that it can be copied to the image.
   • If there is no date writing function, the first photo should be photographed with the date printing part of the newspaper and the drawing paper with the date.
2. Please photograph the entire view of the affected facilities and agricultural machinery (overall photo) and the specific location of the damage. (Note: within the scope of safety)
   • Please also take photos that contain comparison objects such as people so that you can see the overall sense of scale.
   • If the whole view does not fit and becomes a continuous photo (joint photo), make sure that the overlapping position can be understood.
3. When shooting a specific location of the damage, (1) shooting in a distant view so that you can see where the damage location is located, and (2) a near view with a measure or nogis so that the size can be understood Please take a picture as a set.
   • When shooting a near-field, pay attention to the focus of focus so that the numbers can be readable.
   • Particularly photograph the spacing between arch pipes, spacing between columns, and diameter of the pipe.

If there is any damage to agricultural facilities such as damage to facilities or products due to weather disasters, please contact the agricultural administration office in charge of your area. We summarize the damage situation in the city in Yokohama City and report to Kanagawa Prefecture.

Agricultural Mutual Aid is a public insurance system in which mutual aid is paid in the event of damage to crops, livestock, and horticultural facilities are damaged due to natural disasters. Special measures other than agricultural mutual aid are limited to the event of a massive weather disaster that has never been unprecedented in the past, so join the Agricultural Mutual Aid as a basic disaster countermeasure.
From January 2019, “Income Insurance” has begun to cover all agricultural products for farmers who have filed blue declarations to compensate for the decrease in income for all agricultural products, and NOSAI Kanagawa's website (outside site) You can also make various estimates.

Please contact NOSAI Kanagawa for details on agricultural mutual aid and income insurance systems.
NOSAI Kanagawa URL: http://www.nosai-kanagawa.jp/ (external site)
Address: 43-2, Kamikasuya, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa
Phone: 0463-94-3211
Fax: 0463-92-5830

• Northern Agricultural Administration Office
  Phone: 045-948-2480
  Fax: 045-948-2488
  Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward, Aoba Ward and Tsuzuki Ward  
• Southern Agricultural Administration Office
  Phone: 045-866-8493
  Fax: 045-862-4351
  Naka Ward, Nishi Ward, Minami Ward, Konan Ward, Isogo Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward and Seya Ward
• Agriculture Promotion Division Leader Support Section
  Phone: 045-711-0637
  Fax: 045-721-6356
  Livestock farmers