Thomas Tanaka Jr., who operates a ranch on about 19 acres of government land in Dededo, plans to sell as many as 1,000 fresh chickens and ducks to local consumers
EGG PRODUCTION BOOST. Members of the Organico Mindorenos-Magsaysay chapter are shown during the turnover ceremony for an egg incubator from the Department of Agriculture on Monday (Jan. 16, 2023). The Municipal Agriculture Office of Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro province will deliver the equipment to the group's area in Barangay Poblacion. (Photo by Dianne Sy-Gorembalem) MAGSAYSAY, Occidental Mindoro - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Mimaropa region has awarded an 880-egg capacity incubator to the Organic Farmers Cooperative Association (FCA) in this town to boost their production for income growth. The intervention under the Livestock Program of DA was granted on Monday to Organico Mindorenos - Magsaysay Chapter, an FCA situated in Barangay Poblacion. The group currently has 20 active members involved in organic poultry and duck production. In addition to utilizing the incubator for hatching duck and chicken eggs for production sustainability, the group wants to provide in
My dentist, Dr. Shawn Lee, is a great lover of Rogers and its history. Recently, he shared a box of old Rogers Daily News newspapers that had been preserved by his family, some going back to 1927. As I examined each page, the year 1956, the 75th anniversary of Rogers, stood out as very interesting. Here are some glimpses of life in Rogers from that year with excerpts from the Diamond Jubilee special edition of the Rogers Daily News: