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LAUNCHING. Officials of the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Plant Industry pose during the launching of the Global Action Large Scale Field Demonstration of Fall Armyworm Management Strategies and Technologies on Feb. 21 in Calasiao town, Pangasinan. The demonstration will be held in San Carlos City, Binalonan, Calasiao and Sta. Barbara towns on Feb. 22 to 23. (PNA) SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan - Four local government units (LGUs) in the province of Pangasinan were chosen to demonstration their technologies and strategies in the management of the fall armyworm infestation as part of the Global Action for Fall Armyworm control in the Southeast Asia. The LGUs are the towns of Binalonan, Calasiao and Sta. Barbara and city of San Carlos. In an interview on Wednesday, regional crop protection center chief Marivic Begonia of the Department of Agriculture Ilocos Region (DA-1) said the LGUs use natural enemies of the pest instead of insecticides which are harmful both to humans and the
PRICE WATCH.A bagnet (deep fried pork belly) vendor in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte makes more sales now as pork supply has become more stable. Currently, pork bagnet is sold at PHP630 per kilo at the Laoag supermarket as compared to PHP700 per kilo last month.(File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY -Pork prices saw a drop in prices in this city this week owing to increased inventory of local supply. Blenda Almo, office-in-charge of the Laoag City Commercial Complex, said Monday market goers are seen buying more meat this time as pork liempo or pork belly saw a PHP30 drop in prices, ending at PHP330 per kilo while pork shoulder dropped to PHP250 per kilo. "We are inviting everyone to take advantage of the price drops at the supermarket as these are sold fresh instead of frozen," she said as she expressed hope the price drop will be sustained to benefit more consumers. But on the part of backyard raisers like Alex de Lara from Pila village, he said animal feeds should likewise
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Out-of-school youths (OSYs) in Ilocos Norte can now avail of agricultural loans following the launching last week by the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) of its credit and financing facility in the province.
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LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte farmers and local government units (LGUs) received P41.53 million in agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) during the recent visit of Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban here.
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