There are only a few left this year.

Looking back from my personal perspective, I remember starting the new year with renewed vigor as highly pathogenic avian influenza was raging throughout Japan.

In February, we started selling lamb meat as a new product. After several years of trial and error, we were able to arrive at a quality that we were confident in providing, and it was with deep emotion that we finally made our long-awaited debut.

The ranch will reopen in April. In order to please our customers more than ever, we have renewed not only our facilities but also ourselves.

In May, we introduced a new breed of chicken, Okazaki Ouhan. Unlike the chickens that were previously raised, we work to create a breeding environment while understanding the characteristics of the chicken breed.

There are many other things that can be done, such as animal husbandry management in record-breaking heat, holding the Ark Group's 50th anniversary event, and launching new products for hogget and mutton meat.

This year was also a year in which I was able to work on many things, both big and small.

We will continue to take on various challenges in 2024.

Agriculture and Livestock Department Takumi Makino