In promoting organic, environmentally-friendly concepts and cultivation techniques for the sake of protecting the local ecology and increasing biological diversity, the Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) of the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan held its “Organic Rice Weed, Pest, and Disease Control Demonstration Event” at 10:00 on the morning of June 17 in Guanshan. Around 80 growers attended the event. TTDARES Director Chen Hsin-yen stated that the TTDARES, the Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation, and the Dongfeng Rice Mill have teamed up this year in encouraging growers to apply for eco-friendliness certification in the Dianguang Borough of Guanshan. With integration of the production and marketing of rice, for the first season, a contracted price of at least NTD 1,900 per 60 kilograms of rice will be set, increasing farmers’ profits. In an effort to promote organic farming, the TTDARES has developed an integrated mode of rice cultivation which takes into account rice variety, soil preparation, weed control, fertilization, applesnail control, and strategies for pest/disease control. This event, in the hope of getting more farmers to use organic, eco-friendly cultivation methods, focused on the development of suitable modes of operation for small areas so as to produce steady, high-quality yields with minimal investment and management.