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Forced Molting Extends Duck's Egg Production

THESE DAYS, it is profitable to produce duck eggs because there is not enough supply for making salted eggs and balut. The price, according to our source, is R6.80 each at farmgate. Balut is now retailing as much as R16 apiece and salted egg at R12 each.

ARS Scientist Leads US$1 Million Funded Consortium To Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls

Cook, with the Bee Research Laboratory—a part of ARS’s Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center—will be the principal investigator of a group that will include scientists from the United States, Canada, and Spain. ARS is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Whole Grains Deliver On Health Benefits

A human nutrition study reaffirms the health benefits of substituting refined-grain products like white bread with whole-grain foods like whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, barley, rye, and brown or wild rice.

Soya: The Best Alternative To Cow's Milk

The study was done using the four most commonly consumed types of milk beverages from different plant sources around the world: almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, and coconut milk.

An Executive's Quality Salted Eggs

The fellow is Efren Sotto, who was at the time of our interview the communications manager of Pilipinas Shell’s Corporate Affairs Department.

Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity

These so-called deleterious genetic mutations result from errors in the DNA that occur randomly every generation and accumulate from ancient mutations right up through the breeding of today’s best varieties. The same problem is likely to be true not only in maize but in all crops.

Tilapia Produces More Spawn In Cool Waters

This was the recommendation of Dr. Veronica Grande and Prof. Marjorie Ramos, researchers of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) College of Aquatic Sciences and Applied Technology (CASAT) in this town to tilapia farmers who may want to produce more fingerlings for commercial purposes.

Jadeite Bitter Gourd

As he had a small plot of land, he saw an opportunity and decided to use it for agricultural purposes. He tried planting different batches of Pai Tsai, thinking that it was a short-term crop and easy to begin with. It wasn’t long before he started earning money from his plants.

Ordinary Farmers Can Succeed With The Right Inputs

WHEN THEY ARE EQUIPPED with proper and practical knowledge and the right farm inputs, even ordinary farmers can succeed at what they do.

Empowering Marginalized Farmers Through ‘Village Banking'

IN THE REMOTE AREAS of the country, it is evident that a majority of the farmers have very limited resources, and it can sometimes come down to a choice between financing the improvement of their farms to attain better yields or to pay for their family’s urgent or emergency needs.

Sharing Soya-Growing Techniques

AFTER THE SUCCESS he has had in organically cultivating soya plants and subsequently processing his own yield, Mer Layson now wants to share his hard-earned expertise with those who want to venture into the local soybean industry.

Is Eating Tilapia Healthy?

TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) is the second most important farmed fish in the Philippines next to milkfish or “bangus.” Our country produces over 250,000 metric tons of tilapia from culture in freshwater ponds and lake cages every year. Per capita consumption of tilapia among Filipinos is 3 kilograms (kg)/year (yr) compared to 2.5 kg/yr for milkfish and 1.6 kg/yr for roundscad or “galunggong.”

Laguna De Bay As A Water Source Of Metro Manila

THERE WAS a water shortage recently in the eastern part of Metro Manila due to the lack of water supply provided by Manila Water, a concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). Manila Water gets 1.6 billion liters of water per day (BLD) from Angat Dam in Bulacan along with the Maynilad, the other concessionaire supplying water to the western part of Metro Manila which gets its 2.4 BLD from the same dam, the main source (97%) of water of Metro Manila, to supply more than 16 million people in the metropolis. In March of this year, the Manila Water had a deficit of 1 BLD due to the low level of its water source in La Mesa Dam (Quezon City) supplied by Angat Dam. Maynilad did not have any water shortage for its customers in 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila not only because of its bigger water allocation from Angat Dam (which it is now sharing with Manila Water as of this writing) but also because 7% of its water comes from Laguna de Bay.

Using The Right Fertilizer Can Help Cacao Farmers Cope With Changing Weather Patterns

SINCE EL NIÑO, which developed during the last quarter of 2018, is still present in the tropical Pacific Ocean, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has advised farmers to take good care of their crops.

Highland Crops Yield Higher With Alternative Crop Shelter Design

YIELDS OF LETTUCE, broccoli, and strawberry increased when these were grown under a new crop shelter design developed by researcher and project leader Dr. John F. Malamug of the Benguet State University (BSU).

ESIP Project Creates Sustainable And Inclusive Growth In Eastern Samar's Agricultural Sector

INVESTORS, business owners and government leaders came together for the first National Harampang (Visayan for “meeting” or “open forum”) entitled “From the Tree to Your Tray: A Market-led Approach Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Development”, an investment platform and partnership building event held at the Marco Polo Hotel last November 14, 2018.

Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro: Emerging As The New “Tuna Capital Of The Philippines”

These aborigines usually exclaimed this phrase in the olden days whenever they found gold nuggets on the sandy riverbank near their settlement at the edge of a mighty river. Lowlanders from mainland Luzon and the Visayas who first settled at the edge of the Maybulao River also called their village by that name. Years later, the name became Mamburao.

Bothered By What The Fortune Teller Told Him

Carmelo “Milo” Ramos was a member of a crew of a rescue ship that sailed around the world tasked with rescuing boats in distress. Like most seamen, he enjoyed a big salary in dollars. He didn’t say it himself but someone suggested that he was making at least $1,700 a month. That was a big amount that the salary from a local employment could hardly match.

Crop Roadmaps Poorly Implemented

Roadmaps for various crops and animals in the Philippines have been crafted by experts of the government as well as from the private sector, either in collaboration with each other, or purely by experts from the private sector.

Coffee Industry In The Eyes Of An Academician

How important is coffee as an agricultural commodity? And how relevant is coffee industry in the lives of the Filipinos?

Resiliency Of The Native Pig Industry

Through The Years, The Country’s Native Pig Industry Has Been Affected By Varied Factors.

Seedling Production: An Opportunity For Small Farmers

IN ORDER to attain the proper growth and optimum performance of different varieties of vegetables, the use or planting of quality seedlings should always be considered.

Variegated Tiessa Has Money-Making Potential

THE TALK OF THE TOWN among fruit aficionados in Davao City is a mutant Tiessa that was entered in the fruit competition at the Kadayawan garden show that ran through the month of August.

Transferring Sorghum's Weed-Killing Power To Rice

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants.

A Promising New Red Onion Variety

NUEVA ECIJA contributes more than 50 percent of the country’s onion production, based on a report made by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), where majority of the municipalities and cities in the province are involved in the production of onions every planting season.

New Water Facility Benefits Evacuation Site

MOST PEOPLE in many relocation sites across the country live with limited access to water.

Liberica: The Barako Of All Coffee Varieties

ACCORDING to a popular legend, coffee was accidentally discovered by Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd in 850 AD while his normally docile goats were nibbling bright red berries of a certain bush. Soon after, Kaldi was shocked to see the animals jumping and running like crazy. When he chewed the berries, he felt euphoric which he never felt before.

Rediscovering The Hidden Terraces Of Negros Occidental

THE PROVINCE of Negros Occidental has been known as the sugarland of the Philippines for producing more than half of the country’s sugar supply.

Dupont Technology Gives Hope Against Hoppers

CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA – DuPont welcomed over 300 big land owners to launch Pexalon™, its new insecticide to protect rice plants from hopper infestations. Influential farmers from Central Luzon witnessed talks from local agriculture officials, DuPont technical experts, and fellow farmer-cooperators in Pexalon™ field trials.

U.S., Philippines Celebrate Milestones In Protecting Philippine Forests And Biodiversity

THE U.S. EMBASSY in the Philippines and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the success of USAID’s six-year, 1.35 billion partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in strengthening the country’s forest and biodiversity conservation.