FY2025 Hirosaki City Subsidy for Snow-Melting and Coating Agents for Apple Orchard Snow Damage Measures

① Program overview: Hirosaki City subsidizes snow-melting and coating agents used for FY2025 heavy-snow countermeasures in fruit orchards, preventing trunk cracks, broken branches, and disease spread. ② Eligible applicants: Eligible parties are producers, producer groups, and agricultural cooperatives with an address or head office in the city. Covered orchards may include apples, peaches, grapes, and other special fruit trees. ③ Eligible expenses and support: Snow-melting agents sold for melting or snow-removal effects are eligible regardless of type. Eligible coating agents are the listed products. Orders and payments must meet the stated periods. ④ Rate, cap, schedule, and filing points: Both material types are subsidized up to one third of eligible costs, with no fixed yen cap published. Applications run from May 1 to August 31, 2026, once per material. JA members buying from JA use JA procedures; others bring receipts, purchase-date evidence, bankbook, and seal.