The local farmers 'association gave him assistance in organic farming techniques, but he soon found himself at the mercy of crop disease and pests. 0.8 hectares of his loquat crop was afflicted with root rot, and their leaves were sickly and bent over themselves, leaving him with a scant 30 % harvest rate. In despair, he turned again to the farmers' association, but they had no remedy for his plight.
6 年前發現罹患肝腫瘤，開刀治療後，他發願不再使用農藥，經農會輔導改以有機栽培，卻又遭病蟲害侵襲，不僅 8 分地的枇杷葉片全衰弱下垂，出現「敗株」現象，收成量更只剩 3 成，向相關農業單位求救也苦無對策。