DEMO FARM. Farmers, together with officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA), conduct a field day on Tuesday (March 1, 2022) in a hybrid rice technology demonstration farm which was put up in Barangay Cruz, Victoria, Tarlac in 2021. The DA, in partnership with seed companies, established the demonstration farm to showcase different hybrid rice varieties. (Photo courtesy of the DA-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 (RFO3) will continue to implement the rice hybridization program in Central Luzon to attain rice self-sufficiency. DA-RFO 3 Regional Seed Coordinator Christian Ramos cited on Wednesday the importance of continuing the program to encourage more farmers to go into hybrid rice farming which is proven to increase yield. "Magpapatuloy ang hybridization program dahil tumutulong ito upang mapataas ang pagiging produktibo sa tuntunin ng paggawa ng bigas (The hybridization program will continue because it hel
Pilmico Foods Corporation (Pilmico) and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (AFI), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), gave 12 sets of egg machine
INFESTATION. Personnel of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Crop Protection Center distribute information materials to farmers on how to control rice black bug infestation in Barangay Townsite in Mariveles, Bataan on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021). Following the validation by personnel of the DA-Regional Crop Protection Center, it was found out that over 25 hectares of rice fields in Barangay Townsite have already been affected by rice black bug. (Photo by DA Region III) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here has intensified measures to control the black bug infestation in Bataan. The DA, through the Regional Crop Protection Center, on Wednesday discussed with farmers in Barangay Townsite in Mariveles, Bataan the necessary steps on how to contain the rice black bug, which has attacked some rice fields in the area. According to studies, the pest attack, when not properly controlled, can reportedly cause losses of up to 35 percent involvi
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