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Thursday, January 26th, 2012BAGUIO CITY—The Catholic Church is known for its hard stance on environmental issues, such as mining. Pastoral letters are released now and then to state its positions. Here in the city, the Church takes one step beyond an anti-campaign approach. In a big way, it is part of the solution. Bishop Carlito Cenzon of the [...]
IRRI: Stop abusing insecticides in rice
Thursday, January 26th, 2012TO prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice production as part of its new action plan to reduce planthopper damage to rice crops in Asia. At a conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, IRRI [...]
‘Not all poor Filipinos need CCTs’
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012EVEN if the government’s conditional cash-transfer (CCT) program has been deemed successful, a study released by the state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that not all poor Filipinos need safety nets to get out of poverty. PIDS also said the failure of the government to properly identify would-be beneficiaries could explain why [...]
Government to distribute hybrid rice during wet-season cropping
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012THE government is looking to jumpstart its national rice-hybridization program by distributing hybrid-rice seeds during wet season cropping for palay which starts in May, a senior official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Dante Delima, head of the national rice program under the DA, said the government has already spent P8 million to produce [...]
What is a Humusplus?
Monday, January 23rd, 2012Humusplus is a humate from Leonardite Humate is partially decomposed humus, or soil organic matter. Humus from Leonardite is a naturally decomposed dead plants and animals for thousands of years. Leonardite is mined from lignite or brown coal which has the highest humic acids content of any natural source. Source of HUMUSPLUS HUMUSPLUS as Humate [...]
Abaca exports reached $122.01M in Jan. to Oct. 2011
Monday, January 23rd, 2012STEADY demand for the country’s abaca products in foreign markets enabled producers to rake in $122.01 million in export earnings in January to October, figures from the Fiber Industry Development Authority (Fida) showed. The January to October export revenues have already exceeded the $120 million in earnings earlier projected by Fida for the rest of 2011. The 10-month [...]
Davao Lawyer Puts Up Own Dream Coffee Farm
Monday, January 23rd, 2012On weekends, lawyer and school administrator Edwin Leuterio looks forward to visiting his coffee and banana plantation in Sibulan, Davao del Sur; a good hour drive south of Davao City. His dream project, a four-hectare coffee and banana farm parched 700 meters above sea level and with the majestic Mt. Apo as backdrop, is slowly [...]
A Farm Powered By Its Own Wastes
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Agri-waste could be a valuable resource. Take the case of Cecilia Stock Farm (CSF), a large-scale piggery in Barangay Mahayag, Bunawan District in Davao City that sources its power from the methane gas emitted from pig manure. Teresita Pascual, the CSF’s general manager said the bio-methane plant recently established in their farm can produce 300 [...]
East-West Seed Launches New Flowering Ornamentals
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012A seed company that has pioneered in the breeding and production of hybrid vegetable seeds in the Philippines has diversified in a big way into hybrid flowering plants. This is the East-West Seed Company which is the country’s leading producer of hybrid seeds of squash, ampalaya, onion, pepper, tomato, eggplant and other tropical vegetables. Last [...]
You Should Attend to your Farm
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Rolly Lagaya, the successful poultry farm from San Jose, Batangas shares with us his “innovative” tale of success. Arapid change is now sweeping the Philippine poultry industry. The sector—which is predominantly a backyard affair—has now stepped up with nearly all farms operating at a calibre similar to that of commercial operations. Nowadays, rarely you would [...]
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