First farm school in Central Visayas to open in June in Balamban

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY — The advocacy to promote farming among the youth receives a boost with the opening of a farm school in the municipality of Balamban in June this year. In its post on Facebook, the Department…

Fuel tax hike worries farm sector

Inquirer.net 12/05/2018

Stakeholders of the agriculture sector are afraid the second round of fuel tax increases next month may not bode well for food producers since the measure will translate to higher production costs. Industry leaders who talked to…

Farm machinery plant deal inked with 30 Korean firms

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

AT LEAST 30 South Korean companies are set to establish and operate an assembly plant for farm machinery in Batangas to help local producers modernize their farms. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on his Facebook page that…

Strawberry farm draws tourists

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 07/24/2018

It was the ill-effects of pesticides and toxic fertilizers that drove an engineer-contractor to turn to organic farming and grow hundreds of strawberries in what has become one of Cebu’s top tourist destinations— Sergio’s Strawberry Farm in…

China looks to replace US farm goods

AFP 07/04/2018

American cherries are tantalizingly sweet. They are so loaded with sugar and low on water that China’s home-grown cherries cannot compete on taste or texture. But this alone may not be enough, said Zhao Xiaoyu, a Beijing…

4Ps beneficiary manages own organic demo farm

PR 06/03/2018

I wanted to learn more about farming because this is what I know and where we get our income,” said Francisco Elardo in Cebuano as he tends his plants in their family backyard in Barangay Taytay, Badian…

Teachers, farm kids attend writing workshop

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/01/2017

  DAS,Toledo City — Public elementary school teacher Migthylyn Agustines and four pupils of the Himatugan Elementary School walked by foot, crossed two rivers, rode motorcycles and a jeepney to reach Toledo City proper to attend the…

Police seize P2.8M marijuana in Danao City farm

Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima, Winston Ensomo 08/27/2017

ABOUT P2.8 million worth of marijuana was uprooted from a half-hectare farm, while the man who cultivated the plants was arrested by police in Barangay Langosig, Danao City, at past 9 p.m. last Saturday. Chief Insp. Gerard…

Electrician died at work in pig farm

Rene Alima 07/26/2017

A NEWLY hired electrician died as he tried to fix some wiring at the piggery farm in Barangay Uwak, Asturias town at 7 pm last Tuesday. Asturias police identified the 42-year-old victim as Ramil Taghoy, a native…

Bogo farmers receive farm inputs

PR 06/15/2017

The Agriculture office of the City of Bogo provided farm production material inputs to eight farmer associations in the city last Wednesday as part of its continuing efforts to boost the agricultural sector. Bogo City Mayor Carlo…

Sergio’s Farm shows the way

Jessie D. Campos 04/01/2017

Engr. Paul Revalde’s personal commitment to plant organic fruits and vegetables stemmed from his father who died of lung cancer several years ago. “Ang akong papa biktima sa (My father fell victim to) lung cancer due to…

Province gears up for El Niño

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/15/2017

WITH El Niño forecasted to occur around July of this year, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is now taking steps to prepare the local government units against the possible effects of the dry…

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