{"id":179693,"date":"2026-09-08T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=179693&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:02:25","slug":"miyazaki-company-turns-abandoned-bamboo-into-livestock-feed","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/miyazaki-company-turns-abandoned-bamboo-into-livestock-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyazaki company turns abandoned bamboo into livestock feed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Miyazaki company is clearing abandoned bamboo forests at no charge and converting the material into livestock feed and fertilizer. Unmanaged bamboo is considered a problem because it spreads rapidly and is costly to remove. The resulting feed is inexpensive and rich in lactic acid bacteria. TVQ reports that it can increase milk production and improve meat quality, while farmers have also reported higher yields. The company currently bases its operations in bamboo-rich parts of Kyushu and expects to expand nationwide. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvq.co.jp\/news\/news.html?did=2026090400000005\" target=\"_blank\">TVQ News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.saito.lg.jp\/kurashi\/post_2112.html\" target=\"_blank\">Saito City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_bamboo-grove_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1049&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1049\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_bamboo-grove_2026_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_bamboo-grove_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_bamboo-grove_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_bamboo-grove_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Miyazaki company is clearing abandoned bamboo forests at no charge and converting the material into livestock feed and fertilizer. Unmanaged bamboo is considered a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179693","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-miyazaki-prefecture","news-category-environment","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/179693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}