Earning more through value-adding: Making herbal liniment oil 

Vina MedenillaJanuary 7, 2021

By Vina Medenilla   Herbs are popular for their culinary and medicinal uses. Because of their high market demand, herbs may also provide profitable b... Read More...

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Four “Ps” to consider when marketing your products and agribusiness

Vina MedenillaJanuary 5, 2021

By Vina Medenilla Marketing is a crucial element that serves as the backbone of your success when it comes to selling farm products and services. Regardless ... Read More...

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Millennial farmer’s passion for growing own food motivated him to establish a farm

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoDecember 28, 2020

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Growing up in the province of Albay, Emilio “Emil” Climaco has been exposed to agriculture at an early age. It has also taught ... Read More...

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Success in farm supplies business

agrimagDecember 27, 2020

Agricultural supply stores are more important than most people think. It is these businesses, big and small, that serve farmers’ various requirements in their p... Read More...

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Eating chili peppers may prolong your life, study suggests

agrimagDecember 26, 2020

Aside from providing spicy flavor to meals, one study indicates that red chili peppers may potentially add more years to one’s life. The research shows that peo... Read More...

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Baguio pony boys make a living during the pandemic by turning horse manure into compost

Zaldy ComandaDecember 25, 2020

Baguio’s pony boys used to get their livelihood tending to horses used by tourists who go horseback riding. Even though the pandemic shut down Baguio’s tourism ... Read More...

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The “Vermi Kingdom” of Kahariam

Rafael Guerrero IIIDecember 23, 2020

By Rafael Guerrero III While attending the recent Third International Symposium on Vermi Technologies at Lipa City, Batangas, we were introduced to the Vermi... Read More...

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An on-campus learning village exposes youth to farming

Pete SamonteDecember 22, 2020

By Pete Samonte Four years ago, the St. Paul College of San Rafael (SPCSR), a learning institution run by religious sisters, acquired a 5-hectare property ad... Read More...

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Nursing graduate started an advocacy to help Nueva Ecija rice farmers sell their produce and earn more

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoDecember 21, 2020

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao  Rice farmers are among the most marginalized communities in the country. Not only do they have limited access to the market wh... Read More...

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Former Cebu media personality is now a full-time farmer in Bohol

Vina MedenillaDecember 19, 2020

By Vina Medenilla   Johnny Sniper, 39, a radio and TV personality in Cebu City, has been farming since college. Farming for Sniper is a passion that ... Read More...

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How to tell if honey is real

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoDecember 18, 2020

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao  Honey has become a popular staple for those who want to satisfy their sweet tooth yet live a healthy life. It’s another gift f... Read More...

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Part-time bougainvillea grower earns a minimum of 20k a month from selling cuttings

Vina MedenillaDecember 17, 2020

By Vina Medenilla Shirley Villamor, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software consultant, started gardening with a limited understanding of the practice... Read More...

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Former OFW runs integrated natural farm in Oriental Mindoro, donates farm products amid pandemic

Vina MedenillaDecember 15, 2020

By Vina Medenilla Love and passion are the two things that spurred Ramona M. Pastor, owner of HN Organic Farm, to fully devote her time to farming after work... Read More...

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Agriculture Monthly inspired reader to start own farm; now first DOT-accredited farm tourism destination in Bohol

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoDecember 14, 2020

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao  Inspiration comes from everywhere. Whether it’s as small as a bee or as large as a picturesque landscape, something or someone... Read More...

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Five tips on marketing your farm and products

Yvette TanDecember 13, 2020

Atbang Farm inCabayugan, Calape, Bohol a permaculture farm and wildlife preserve that also calls itself a food forest. Part 1 discussed how owner Efrenia Hol... Read More...

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Cultivating a food forest: Bohol permaculture farm produces award-winning tablea

Yvette TanDecember 13, 2020

Not everyone gets into farming voluntarily at first but there are many who come to realize that it is actually their calling. Efrenia “Neng” Cantoneros Holt,... Read More...

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Cattle investment scheme for OFWs

agrimagDecember 13, 2020

By Zac B. Sarian A novel investment scheme for a cow-calf operation designed especially for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is being offered by King Ranch, ... Read More...

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Gift idea: Dish gardening enthusiast shares how she creates a dish garden

Vina MedenillaDecember 12, 2020

By Vina Medenilla   Teresita C. Palaganas, 56, is a former accountant who resigned to manage their family business in the motorcycle parts industry. ... Read More...

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Spawn to spoon

agrimagDecember 11, 2020

By Sandy and Doc Rey When I'm asked these days about ideas on what to farm—whether for one’s family or for commercial purposes—I will say, “Mushrooms!” Walk ... Read More...

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Subic clan earns millions from dragon fruit

Pete SamonteDecember 10, 2020

By Pete Samonte It all started as a hobby and a daily source of healthy food for the Cagungon family of Subic, Zambales. When a son-in-law brought home so... Read More...

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