Category: Farming Tech
Advisory Re Discount For OFWs On Korean Compact Rice Mill
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RESEARCH RESULTS: In PCAARRD’s 2015 Annual Report
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We just received the 2015 annual report of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). Here are some significant research results which could improve agricultural productivity and profitability. CARABAO MANGO – The national S&T program on carabao mango has developed a rapid diagnostic kit […]
EVER HEARD OF EGG MACHINE?
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Do we mean a machine that lays the golden egg? No, it is actually a cage of ready-to-lay pullets that Pilmico is distributing to farmers as a means of helping them to achieve additional income. Pilmico is the food subsidiary of the Aboitiz Equity Ventures which is into flour and […]
WITH NEW FERTILIZER: 70-Days Old Super Napier Can Yield 1,000 Tons/Ha
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Would you believe that a new foliar fertilizer formulation can accelerate the growth of Pakchong 1, also popularly called Super Napier, up to 15 feet tall in just 70 days from planting? And the amazing part is that the yield can be more than a thousand tons of herbage per […]
BRANSON TRACTORS FROM KOREA: Still Little Known In The Philippines But A Winner In Other Countries
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BRANSON TRACTORS are still little known in the Philippines but it could become a big winner as more Filipino farm owners can experience the superior performance of the agricultural machines from Korea. Philip Kim, head of Fitcorea Trading Phils believes that in due time, Branson tractors can become a byword […]
SOMETHING VERY NEW: 3 Pure Lines Of Improved Philippine Mallard Developed
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Three pure lines derived from what is often called Pateros duck or mallard (native itik) have been developed by researchers of the National Swine and Poultry Research and Development Center headed by Dr. Rene C. Santiago in Lagalag, Tiaong, Quezon. These are the black, brown and white lines which breed […]
Corn Cobs Converted Into Nutritious Animal Feed
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Corn cobs are usually thrown away at big corn processing plants and are often considered a waste disposal problem. At best, some use the cobs as fuel, others for growing mushroom. One microbiologist, however, has found a way of converting corn cobs into nutritious animal feed. He is Dr. Ronaldo […]
How To Produce A Bumper Mango Crop
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How to produce high yields of mango and at the same time reduce production cost is about the most important information we gathered during the 18th National Mango Congress and Summit in Laoag City on March 15-17. From the lectures and private conversations with Ricardo Tolentino, the Mango King from […]
SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS: A Rapid Way To Multiply Coconut
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Would you believe that Filipino scientists have now produced as many as 100 coconut seedlings from just one plumule or the young shoot that grows from the coconut seed? That’s what they have achieved so far by employing the procedure called Coconut somatic embryogenesis technique or CSet. But with enhanced […]
IN VIETNAM: Dragon Fruits Are Well Fertilized, Irrigated
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In Long An province in Vietnam you will see large plantations of dragon fruit. They are very healthy and fruitful because they are irrigated and also adequately fertilized. A few years ago, several hundred hectares of rice land were converted into dragon fruit plantations because a feasibility showed that dragon […]
