Photo by Jannis Knorr from Pexels. Farm vehicles are now approaching the weight of sauropods. At a weight of 60-80 tons, these long-necked creatures are known as the largest dinosaurs to have ever existed. Having farm vehicles as heavy as them is no feat to be proud of. Researchers even believe it...
Photo by Ragga Muffin from Pexels Soil testing allows farmers to identify the nutrient content of their soil, thereby helping them make better decisions with what amendments to apply. It may seem like a daunting task, but there are both low-tech and high-tech solutions that farmers can use so they...
Photo by Mike Petrucci from Unsplash. Who would have thought that growing plants in the soil of the moon was actually possible? Scientists from the University of Florida accomplished this by growing thale cress ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) on lunar soil collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...
WASHINGTON, United States -- That's one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man's knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo program. This University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Mindanao State University (MSU)-Maguindanao have teamed up to implement a project that will address the lack of water resources and...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday night (August 24) said all the buildings located near the cracks that appeared on Topaz Road in Ortigas Business District are safe. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) “All buildings in the area are safe,” the mayor declared in a Facebook post. “Our engineers...
Soil erosion is the possible cause of the cracks which stretched up to 70 meters on Topaz Road in Ortigas Business District in Pasig City based on the initial findings, Chairman Raymond Lising said on Monday (August 23). (Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The cracks on Topaz Road in Barangay San...
Global carbon emissions reaching an all-time high in 2018 have led climate experts to believe this will lead to catastrophic warming by 2100 or before. Some experts suggest that carbon farming techniques that extract carbon dioxide from the air and store it in soil can combat the threat of climate...
More than 700 bamboos were planted by the members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to prevent flood and soil erosion in the riverbanks of Pandan, Catanduanes on Wednesday, Aug. 4. Personnel of the PCG Station Catanduanes have participated in a bamboo planting activity, initiated by the...
The National Soil Health Program (NSHP), which intends to rejuvenate the country’s degraded and “sick” soil, has received the green light from President Duterte, the Department of Agriculture (DA) bared Wednesday, June 9. (Photo courtesy of DA) The NSHP will be implemented by the DA through...
What better way to help farmers grow more produce than to set up modern and efficient soil laboratories around the country? Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar pitched this idea in his speech during the 70th anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)...
Many Filipino households have been severely affected by the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. The Pagkaliwagan family from Lucena City, Quezon Province is familiar with this situation. When the pandemic started affecting their livelihood, Jaquilyn Pagkaliwagan, 33, a former OFW in Taiwan, and...
