Quezon farmers and fisherfolks were among the 22 agricultural individuals and groups all over the country awarded by the Department of Agriculture’s 49th Gawad Saka Parangal sa Natatanging Magsasaka at Mangingisda, learned here. Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) the said awardees were Teodoro...
Johnny Sniper, 39, a radio and TV personality in Cebu City, has been farming since college. Farming for Sniper is a passion that he learned through experience, consolidated ideas, and research. The 39-year-old farmer established his own farm in Antequera, Bohol in 2017. Coquilla Integrated...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) with the Cebu Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), Local Government Unit (LGU) of Asturias, Cebu and Virginia Farms Incorporated conducted the corn varietal derby in Asturias town in Cebu 1st week of December this year to showcase corn production of various corn...
Even if a group of farmers in the Philippines said it may take a while for them to recover from Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses, a foreign agency is convinced that these typhoons that struck the country last month will not have a significant impact on next year’s production. “The recent...
The Philippines may still end up importing 600,000 metric tons (MT) of corn next year despite the government’s new policies limiting the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary import clearances (SPS-IC) on the staple as well as feed wheat. In the latest Global Agricultural Information...
The Department of Agriculture (DA-7) has urged the various local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas to revisit, update and craft their respective localized Food Security Plan (FSP) to address food accessibility and availability in local communities in a DA-LGU Harmonization of Agricultural...
Shirley Villamor, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software consultant, started gardening with a limited understanding of the practice. In hopes of pursuing a hobby that’s different from the nature of her work, she ended up developing a garden to benefit her mental health. “Gardening is my...
A lady farmer who is a migrant from the Cordilleras and a graduate of Agronomy were recognized on Saturday as the Cabbage Queen and Carrot King during the culmination event of the first-ever Mindanao Vegetable Derby held in Miarayon, Talakag, Bukidnon province Saturday. In his Facebook post,...
The Philippine government has lifted the ban on Brazilian poultry meat more than four months since making such a decision. In a memorandum, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that based on the relevant information provided by Brazil, it has provided evidence that the safety protocols...
The agriculture sector of Cebu, considered the ‘Queen City of the South’, will get an allocation of P454 million out of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) budget for next year. This is to support the initiatives done to boost the agricultural output in the province, Agriculture Secretary...
Palay prices slightly picked up during the first week of November compared to previous weeks, a data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. However, in some areas, prices still fell to as low as P10.71 per kilogram (/kg). During the first week of November, the average farmgate price...
With its vast fertile land, the municipality of Asturias in western Cebu is aiming to remain a top corn producer in the province as it targets to cater to the high demand of yellow corn, which is a main ingredient in producing animal feeds. In the recently concluded "Corn Derby" hosted by Virginia...