By Zac B. Sarian
One indigenous vegetable bush that should be popularized in many parts of the country is what is variously called Lagikway, Gikway, and Likw... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Two promising high-value crops from Known-You Philippines (KYP) were presented during a recent dinner in San Juan City by Julius Barcelona,... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Paraoir in Balaoan, La Union, is a coastal barangay where the soil is very rocky, with very shallow topsoil. But a pioneering veterinarian, ... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
An automated handloom that can weave sensitive fiber materials seven to eight times faster than an ordinary manual loom was launched at a fo... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
A group of aspiring weekend farmers visited our little farm some time ago, probably wanting to get some ideas on how they can develop their ... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
An all-white Paraoakan chicken has been developed. It is the product of continuous judicious selection by Ernesto Abalos, a rancher with a d... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Meet Froilan Legata, 46, an engineer-businessman in the hydraulics business who is into farming, not necessarily for money.
He is really ... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Many professionals dream of having their own farm someday. A good number start their projects years before they finally retire from their wo... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
In Ilocos Norte, you can see dragon fruit practically everywhere—in the yards of homes as well as in farms big and small.
Of course, the ... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Angel Padron, 74, of Brgy. Libtong, Bacarra, is the leading advocate of organic farming in Ilocos Norte. He is the president of the Ilocos N... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Casili is the barangay in Laoag City where you will find the vegetable growers. It is also a Hall of Fame winner in the Clean and Green proj... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Badoc is the southernmost town of Ilocos Norte. Many coastal residents are small fishermen.
Sheman Valdez, a kagawad and president of the... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
In Solsona, we met a forester-couple who graduated from the Mariano Marcos State University in Batac in 1983.
Bob is now a councilor (kag... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
One interesting person we met in Solsona town is a 49-year-old civil engineer who is the general manager of the Ilocos Norte Water District.... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
Would you believe that a very poor boy who had to work in a carton factory so he could study at night in a maritime school has become the Ma... Read More...
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...
By Zac B. Sarian
It is not unusual for a problem to become a blessing in disguise. It can become the turning point for something great.
Just like what hap... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
She is a widow who is already in her 80s but she is physically strong. And what is so admirable about her is that she runs an exceptional or... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
You will enjoy visiting farm tour destinations in Iloilo and Guimaras because you
will be able to pick up practical ideas that you can adop... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
It takes all kinds of events, even tragic ones, that could lead to something great. Just like when the El Niño struck in 2003 that resulted ... Read More...
