Quezon farmers benefit from local hybrid rice seed production

Farmers in Buenavista, Quezon have increased their productivity by locally producing the seeds of Mestiso 20 or M20 introduced by the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) in 2022 and have proven to be resilient to diseases and drought. One of the seed producers, Alex Simbajon, received training from DA-RFO and started growing M20 seeds continue reading : Quezon farmers benefit from local hybrid rice seed production

PhilRice Batac intensifies use of climate change-ready farm machine

To help farmers cope with the delayed and limited rainfall this wet season, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte has stepped up its efforts in promoting the multi-purpose seeder. Recently introduced in Marcos, Ilocos Norte and Bauang, La Union, 68 farmers who are transitioning from transplanting to direct-seeding, have observed the continue reading : PhilRice Batac intensifies use of climate change-ready farm machine

SUFFICIENT RICE. A rice field in Sibalom, Antique. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday (Dec. 12, 2023) that as of Nov. 30, the province of Antique was 159.33 percent sufficient in rice with a total of production of 248,334.28 metric tons. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique โ€“ The province of Antique is 159.33 percent sufficient in rice. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday that as of Nov. 30, their office recorded a total production of 248,334.28 metric tons from the 61,420.48 hectares of rice farms throughout the province. continue reading : Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient

Unsa ang angay buhaton kung ang binhi dili pa itanom?

๐”๐ง๐ฌ๐š ๐š๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ก๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐  ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ก๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฉ๐š ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ฆ?โœ…Mag โ€œseed treatmentโ€ kung kinahanglan sa binhi.โœ…Tipigan ang binhi kung naaโ€™y kaugahon nga 14% moisture content sa kada 1% nga pag-ubos sa moisture content sa humay gikan sa 5% hantod sa 14%, makapadoble kini sa panahon nga nindot pa gamiton ang binhi.โœ…I-test ang kaugahon sa binhi continue reading : Unsa ang angay buhaton kung ang binhi dili pa itanom?

More provinces attain higher yields thru RCEF seeds

Rice farmers in Aurora and Bohol have increased their average yields by 1t/ha or more through the high-quality seeds they received through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Auroraโ€™s provincial agriculturist Arnold Novicio reported that their yield rose from 3.5t/ha 10 years ago to 4.5-5t/ha today. Lorebien Lagapa, provincial rice seed program coordinator continue reading : More provinces attain higher yields thru RCEF seeds