Ilang magsasakang miyembro ng tatlong asosasyon sa Guindulungan, sinanay ng aktwal na paggamit ng rice transplanter. Upang higit na malinang ang kakayahan at kaalaman ng mga magsasaka ay isinagawa ang Hands-on Training on Mechanical Rice Transplanter for Clustered Inbred Rice Production Demonstration Farm sa mamamagitan ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Service Program continue reading : Magsasaka sa Guindulungan, sinanay ng aktwal na paggamit ng rice transplanter
Seed distribution launched in Western Samar
June 2, 2022 – With the continuous inflation of fertilizer cost in the Philippines, the DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) strongly supports the adaption of Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS) to improve rice production and income of rice farmers. During the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) seed distribution kick-off in Calbayog City, Western Samar, the DA-PhilRice continue reading : Seed distribution launched in Western Samar
Many firsts for an RCEF Trainee
Cheryl Bundalian, an instructor from Southern Luzon State University, said that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Service Program (RCEF-RESP) Training of Trainers helped enhance her nutrient management knowledge through the hands-on application of the Minus One Element Technique (MOET). “In theory, MOET has always been part of our class discussions. However, my continue reading : Many firsts for an RCEF Trainee
Mga magsasaka sa Bulacan nagtanim ng nakaupo
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
Use of MOET increases Surigao farmer’s harvest by 36%
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%
RCEF-RSTC ripple effect in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
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
Agricultural extension workers to train C. Luzon rice farmers
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