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Quadro Alas rice hybrid can be planted 3 times a year

Most hybrid rice in the market mature in 120 days after transplanting. On the other hand, Quadro Alas, which is distributed by SeedWorks Philippines, matures in... Read More...

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Calamansi industry in Mindoro analyzed

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Horticulture experts from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) discussed the status and prospects of the calamansi industry in Oriental Mindoro, t... Read More...

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Cacao farmers profit from value-added cacao products

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Husband and wife Kenneth and Shirley Reyes-Lao of Cacao Culture Farms left IT (Information Technology) jobs in Manila and moved to Davao to become cocoa farmers... Read More...

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World’s hottest pepper grows on a Makati rooftop

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao The Carolina Reaper (Capsicum chinense) was named the world’s hottest pepper in 2013 because its spiciness reached a record of ... Read More...

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New herbal tea dehydrator dries leaves at the right temperature

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By Zac B. Sarian A programmable dehydrator machine for making herbal tea has been developed by researchers from the Iloilo Science and Technology University ... Read More...

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Tinola lovers unite: Sayote farmers need your help

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Farmers from Benguet province are currently experiencing an over supply in sayote—a staple ingredient for the Filipino dish: tinola, and they need help. Taga... Read More...

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Lubang’s edible gold mine

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By Randy V. Urlanda Reynaldo de Lara, one of thousand garlic farmers in Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro, plants his four hectare farmland on the plains o... Read More...

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P12,000 a day from guava on rented 2.7 hectares

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By Zac B. Sarian A husband and his wife who are government employees have a profitable sideline growing guava on 2.7 hectares in. Brgy. Lanag, Sta. Barbara, ... Read More...

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MT. Data Radish: P1M gross from half hectare

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By Zac B. Sarian Larry Consebido, 39, is one farmer who really loves radish for a number of good reasons. No.1 reason: In early August 2018, he planted half ... Read More...

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Cucumber has it advantages as a money-maker

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By Zac B. Sarian If you are a farmer looking for a crop that you can grow and harvest within a short time, take a second good look at cucumbers. Farmers i... Read More...

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November abundant crops

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It's the second to the last month of the year! Here's a list of crops to look out for this November. ... Read More...

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Let’s grow more pomelos of good quality in Luzon

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By Zac B. Sarian While shopping in our favorite supermarket recently, we checked the prices of local fruits available. We were really surprised that pomelo w... Read More...

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Farm offers eat all you can rambutan in Ilocos Norte

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A farm in Adams, Ilocos Norte gained attention on social media because of its unusual offer to customers—eat all you can rambutan. Rambutan (Photo from Emmy... Read More...

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Hats off to this Filipino who turns Upo into traditional hats

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White gourd or “Upo” in Filipino is a vegetable-crop widely known in the local culinary scene. But this man from Ilocos does not make delicious eats from it, bu... Read More...

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Pinatubo, a prolific hot chili pepper variety

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. Following the surge in the prices of siling labuyo or hot chilli pepper during the latter part of 2018, farmers should take advantage of ... Read More...

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Tips on pruning pomelo

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One way to sustain production in pomelos is to prune unwanted branches. Pruning is best done right after harvesting the on-season fruits. What has to be done? P... Read More...

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Rice market: Patterns of Thailand and Vietnam exports

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By Rolando Dy 2018 was an exacting time in the Philippines. There was a rice “crisis.” The government buffer stock agency – the National Food Authority (NFA)... Read More...

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Happiness is harvesting and eating red lady papaya

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By Zac B. Sarian Ryan Soler, in his 40s, a radio program producer and a businessman, is a relatively new gentleman farmer who is developing a 13-hectare farm... Read More...

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Sandy Javier goes all-out for sweetest jackfruit in the world

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By Zac B. Sarian One fruit crop that Sandy Javier is growing in a big way in his 124-hectare farm in Rosario, Batangas, is a sweet jackfruit developed by the... Read More...

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Climate change and the rise of white ube

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Netizens were abuzz as the Good Shepherd Convent in Baguio recently shifted to selling white ube instead of the usual purple va... Read More...

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3 days ago by agriculturemagazine Meet Edna Luz Tanagon Rico. She is curious if rambutan can grow in her province in the north. Are you curious just as she is? Find out the answer in this month’s issue of Agriculture Monthly magazine! The latest issue is available at leading bookstores and newsstands nationwide. To subscribe, email the Circulation Department at subscription.mb @gmail .com or call them at 527-75-22 or 26 (direct) or through the trunkline 5273089 loc 369. You can also subscribe to e-magazines via Magzter, Press Reader, or Buqo. Also check out our website at agriculture.com.ph where we post articles from past issues as well as
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