In this issue

They Raise Sexy Pigs

Tilapia Produces More Spawn In Cool Waters

This was the recommendation of Dr. Veronica Grande and Prof. Marjorie Ramos, researchers of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) College of Aquatic Sciences and Applied Technology (CASAT) in this town to tilapia farmers who may want to produce more fingerlings for commercial purposes.

3 mins

“PANAAD” Showcases Organic Products Of Negros

“Come and experience the best…Negros Occidental’s 13 cities and 19 municipalities [have to offer] as they showcase their products, arts and culture, tourism destinations, trade and investments, livelihood skills, and even sports, [during the week long] festivities,” Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. says.

2 mins

Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity

These so-called deleterious genetic mutations result from errors in the DNA that occur randomly every generation and accumulate from ancient mutations right up through the breeding of today’s best varieties. The same problem is likely to be true not only in maize but in all crops.

1 min

An Executive's Quality Salted Eggs

The fellow is Efren Sotto, who was at the time of our interview the communications manager of Pilipinas Shell’s Corporate Affairs Department.

2 mins

He Bought The Same Breed Ordered By Japan's Emperor

The first purebred that he bought from Australia in 1989 was the Suffolk, which produces excellent meat.

1 min

Soya: The Best Alternative To Cow's Milk

The study was done using the four most commonly consumed types of milk beverages from different plant sources around the world: almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, and coconut milk.

3 mins

Whole Grains Deliver On Health Benefits

A human nutrition study reaffirms the health benefits of substituting refined-grain products like white bread with whole-grain foods like whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, barley, rye, and brown or wild rice.

3 mins

Da Launches ‘Tinda Sa Parola' In Iloilo

“We wanted to reduce the layers of traders and middlemen who control the price of agricultural products before it reaches the consumers.

2 mins

Product Eliminates Odor Of Your Pet Dog's Poop

Dr. Ronaldo Sumaoang, a microbiologist who heads Novatech, explains that a pet’s gut is not that efficient in digesting the feed that it eats, usually resulting in poop with many undigested feed materials.

1 min

ARS Scientist Leads US$1 Million Funded Consortium To Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls

Cook, with the Bee Research Laboratory—a part of ARS’s Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center—will be the principal investigator of a group that will include scientists from the United States, Canada, and Spain. ARS is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

1 min

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Agriculture Magazine is the most widely circulated magazine of its kind in the country. Every month, it regularly features winning strategies of successful agri-people in various areas of farming, including sustainable technologies in the production of crops, livestock and poultry and fisheries. It also covers food processing, creative marketing, plant and animal nutrition, farm management, research results and many others.