Magtanim ay ‘di biro, pero mas madali kung nakaupo… ‘Yan ang “theme song” ng mga magsasaka sa San Ildefonso, Bulacan dahil nakagamit sila ng riding-type mechanical transplanter, isang makinarya na ginagamit sa paglilipat-tanim, Kaya nitong mataniman ang 1.25-2.0 ektarya sa isang araw. Ang agwat ng tanim ng riding-type transplanter ay 30 sentimetro bawat tudling at continue reading : Mga magsasaka sa Bulacan nagtanim ng nakaupo
The use of Minus-One Element Technique (MOET), a farmer-friendly and quick soil analysis kit, added 20 cavans (62kg/cavan) to the harvest of a farmer in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Ryan F. Alvar usually harvests 35 cavans (62kg/cavan) from his 0.8-ha field. When he applied his learnings on the use of MOET from the PalaySikatan continue reading : Use of MOET increases Surigao farmer’s harvest by 36%
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is eyeing to start July the distribution of PHP5,000 Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) to each of the 272,134 recipients in the region with rice plantations of two hectares and below. DA Regional Executive Director for Western Visayas Remelyn Recoter, in an interview on Thursday, said continue reading : Over 200K rice farmers in W. Visayas get P1.4-B aid
A total of 1,200 bags (full allocation) of certified inbred rice seeds were delivered to the City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur, on June 16, 2022 with the help of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). NSIC Rc160 and Rc480 were among the varieties that were delivered and will be distributed to Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund continue reading : Bislig City farmers: 2022 Wet Season ready
Rice Specialists from Brgy. Bangcud, Malaybalay City and Luis-Sisay Farming School owners, Wilmar Ompoc and John Paul Ompoc, conduct Farmers’ Field School (FFS) in Malaybalay City. After graduating from the 6th and 7th batch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Specialists’ Training Course (RCEF-RSTC) and Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute continue reading : RCEF-RSTC ripple effect in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
After three weeks of training, 29 agricultural extension workers from Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan are now ready to train rice farmers in their areas on high-quality inbred rice production, farm mechanization, and pest and nutrient management. Lea Abaoag, head of Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice)’s Technology Management and Services Division continue reading : Agricultural extension workers to train C. Luzon rice farmers
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) last June urged President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to prioritize the review and amendment of the rice trade liberalization (RTL) law to pave the way for the reversion of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) function of selling rice in the market. The FFF reminded Agriculture Secretary William D. continue reading : Farmers urge President-elect BBM to prioritize review of RTL law
