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Ten steps to producing own good seeds

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Good quality seeds can be produced if there are no available sources of certified seeds in the area. However, producing good seeds must be done carefully. Experts suggest the following steps to producing your own quality seeds: 1. Select a fertile field. 2. Use clean and good quality seeds. 3. Plow, puddle, and level the [...]

How to choose appropriate variety to plant

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Choose the variety that is best adapted to your locality: irrigated, rainfed, drought- or saline-prone; and resistant to pests prevalent in the area. This information can be obtained from the Municipal Agricultural Officers (MAO), seed growers, and some farmers in your area. Varieties have different reactions to insect pests and diseases and to specific environments. [...]

Crunch Spinach Salad With Mandarin Oranges

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

The greatest challenge to most of us is how to trim down those unwanted fat in our bellies. By this time, not all the will power in the world can make us stick to our New Year resolution of losing weight. And while daily exercises or gym calisthenics can help curb our unwanted avoirdupois, we [...]

Some Questions regarding the Philippine Rice Industry

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Has palay production in the Philippines increased over the years? Yes. Palay Production in the Philippines has tripled from 5.32 million tons in 1970 to a peak of 16.82 million tons in 2008. However, a couple of strong typhoons caused a slight decline in palay production in 2009 to 16.26 million tons.   Has rice [...]

Rice-Fish Integrated Farming System

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Guimba, Nueva Ecija, in the Philippines has rainfed and irrigated rice-based agriculture. In rainfed areas, rice is grown during the wet season and remains fallow during the rest of the year. In irrigated condition, rice grown during the wet season is followed by another crop of rice during the dry season. Ricefish culture is practiced [...]

Ban on poultry from Austria lifted

Friday, April 27th, 2012

THE Philippines has lifted the six-year ban it imposed on poultry meat and other poultry products from Austria after the government got confirmation that it is already free from the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued Memorandum Order (MO) 11 series of 2012, which authorized the lifting the ban on [...]

Medicinal Plant: Hagonoy (Wedelia biflora Linn.)

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Family • Asteraceae Hagonoi Wedelia biflora Linn. VERBA DE MALUCO Other Scientific names Common names Spilanthes acmella Blanco Agonoi (Bis., Ilk.) Spilanthes peregrina Blanco Agunoi (Bik.) Stemmodontia biflora W.F. Wight Anoinoi (IV.) Verbesina biflora Linn. Hagonoi (Tag., Bik., C. Bis.) Wollastonia biflora D.C. Lagoron (Bag.) Lahunai (Sul.) Palunag (Pamp.) Palunai (Pamp.) Salonai (Ilk.) Verba de [...]

Coffee Grounds For Gardening

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Whether you make your cup of coffee daily or you have noticed your local coffee house has started to put out bags of used coffee, you may be wondering about composting with coffee grounds. Are coffee grounds as fertilizer a good idea? And how do coffee grounds used for gardens help or hurt? Keep reading [...]

Medicinal Plant: Limonsito (Triphasia trifolia P. Wils.)

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Family • Rutaceae Limonsito Triphasia trifolia P. Wils. LIME BERRY Scientific names Common names Limonia trifolia Burm. f. Kalamansito (Ilk., Ibn.) Limonia trifoliata Linn. Kamalitos (Tag.) Triphasia trifoliata DC. Limoncito (Span.) Triphasia aurantiola Lour. Limonsitong-kastila (Bik.) Sua-sua (Bik.) Suang-kastila (Bik.) Tagimunau (Neg.) Limeberry (Engl.) Myrtle lime (Engl.) Trifoliate limeberry (Engl.) Triphasia (Engl.)   Botany Limonsito [...]

2012 coco-sap sugar exports may go up to 100,000 kilos

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

LOCAL producers of coco-sap sugar may increase their shipments by 42.8 percent to 100,000 kilograms as the demand increased this year, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) projected on Wednesday. PCA Administrator Euclides G. Forbes said in a statement that increasing demand for coconut-sap sugar is due to the growing awareness for health foods. “Coconut-sap sugar [...]

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