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When I think of summertime, I instantly think of lightning bugs, BBQ ribs and grilled corn. I picture myself at the age of 9, in my grandmother’s backyard, playing hide and seek with m… Read More

Yellow corn plays a vital role in animal nutrition. It is one of the most important feed grains in feed milling and accounts for 50-60% of the total mixed feed ration. About 90 percent of ye… Read More

Rice is a plant originally from Southeast Asia, with branching stems ending in a panicle formed of flowers or "spikelets," from which the grains are formed. While rice is a staple food in th… Read More

Feed for Chickens [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"]Photo by Craig M. Photography [/caption] 1. Watermelon rind Researchers at UP Los Baños fed watermelon rind to… Read More

Banana is a common tropical fruit and is a good source of energy. Peanut is likewise a favorite nibble among children and adults, providing them a good amount of protein and fats. When mixed… Read More

A better appreciation of adlay as a traditional food staple in the country, alongside rice and corn, was set in motion in 2010, when the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) of the Departme… Read More

Corn farmers have pressed government to issue policies harmonious to Executive Order 430 that upholds trials of genetically modified (GM) crops as these contribute to climate change mitigati… Read More

There's more than just luck or feng shui when you own a lucky bamboo. A popular gift for almost any occasion, Lucky bamboo is selling like hotcakes in the market. Lucky bamboo is a very popu… Read More

It’s time to meet my next guest, the lovely Jamie Hyatt. Enjoy her story! Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about you… I was born blind in one eye and with a cond… Read More

How to make your own homemade bottled bangus in corn oil. Making bottled bangus in corn oil is a good business idea for anyone wanting to have a home based food business. You can make additi… Read More

Corn is considered as the second most important crop after rice in the Philippines. A versatile crop, it finds use as human food, animal feed, and raw material for production and processing… Read More

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"]Photo by Solarbotics [/caption] Coconut shell, a by-product of copra processing, is a good material for activated carbon/charcoal ( Fig. 1(519… Read More

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is putting up an P8 million Mushroom Technology Center (MTC) in Tarlac to boost mushroom production and substitute imports from Taiwan while generating P30… Read More

Beekeeping is a business opportunity with social, economic, and ecological benefits that requires minimal time, labor, and resources. There are four species of honeybee that thrive best in t… Read More

When you hear the word agriculture, do you imagine large fields being harvested by a harvesting machine or a farmer? The agricultural industry, or more recently the agri-business industry in… Read More

Canned rellenong bangus for business. If you want to earn more income, try this homemade canned rellenong bangus and sell to your friends, neighbors, food shops, and even supermarkets. Ca… Read More

Lechon paksiw is a reinvented Filipino dish made from leftovers of the roast pig or lechon mainly around the ribs, legs and head. Here's another recipe that you can add on your carenderi… Read More

Charcoal briquettes are charcoal dusts compactly massed by a binder of either cassava flour, corn or sweet potato starch. Briquettes burn out much longer and give off intense, steady heat. C… Read More

Eating between meals is a common habit among us Squash is a good snack rich in Vitamin A and contains calcium, phosphorus and iron. This becomes attractive snacks for the young when serv… Read More

Traveling is the food for the soul but what about the food for the body when traveling to the paradise of SouthAsia. Here we are talking about Vietnam. Traveling is so much exciting and amaz… Read More

The Chicken Inasal is a famous Visayan chicken barbecue that originated from Bacolod City in the Philippines. To make chicken inasal, the marinated chicken pieces basted with achuete or anna… Read More

You must have encountered problems in your lawn during all, particularly on the weeds. What you can do is to treat them so that you can achieve a lush and beautiful lawn when autumn days com… Read More

Everybody wants glowing skin, nutrition is necessary for our body which helps in nourishing your skin and body. People try a lot of methods to make their skin beautiful and attractive. They… Read More

Filipinos are becoming more health-conscious, thus the conclusion of a study conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, a leading provider of research-based information on shoppers’ purchase… Read More

Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is similar to grain sorghum with sugar-rich stalks. Being a water-use efficient crop, sweet sorghum has the potential to be a good alternative fee… Read More

I do not have COVID 19, but I do have MDD. My relationship with depression is much more defined than it was a year ago. Just before I went into the hospital, I was so stressed that I… Read More

We all are stuck in the home this period to contain the current pandemic. It can be quite challenging for some of us. This because we are already used to our very busy lives. You can imagine… Read More

Many Filipinos find swine raising lucrative among other livestock ventures. Aside from providing raisers with additional income, investment return also happens in a short span of time. In… Read More

Ubi is grown primarily for its roots or tubers. Harvested ubi tubers can be eaten boiled, baked, roasted, flakes, chips, and processed into powder for various recipes. Mashed ubi is used in… Read More

Raising sheep in the Philippines can be as profitable as raising goats in local farms. Sheep contributes to food production, rural employment and gross national product by converting roughag… Read More

Duck-raising and balut production are often associated with Pateros and other bayside areas. But, inland duck raising can be as profitable as riverside duck-raising, especially with some duc… Read More

My recent post about the alleged source code leaks affecting Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive made the rounds on Twitter and made someone very mad, so I got hate DMs… Read More

The Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has ruled that its funding should never be used for “criminal activities” amid admission of Filipino entity Masipag that it su… Read More

Sweet sorghum planter Bapamin Enterprises eyes to produce popular American snack granola bar using nutritious sweet sorghum grains possibly under a Department of Agriculture (DA) technology… Read More

Don't you know that you can grow vegetables and herbs even if you only have a small space? With the application of soil conditioner, you can grow healthy vegetables and herbs in small plots… Read More

Why Oil Palm is Easy and Profitable to Plant By: Pablito P. Pamplona, PH. D. Recently, many farmers asked me what is the best crop to plant. With my experience as a farmer and agri… Read More

How to make big in Mongo production? Mongo production is an added income for farmers while waiting for two months to start another season of corn or rice production. The value of this produc… Read More

Hog raising is a very popular enterprise in Region 8 such that there is a proliferation of backyard producers which dominates the swine industry and a healthy viable commercial sector. Despi… Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has affirmed that genetically modified (GM) foods in the market have passed Codex food safety assessments and have not had records of adverse effect on hu… Read More

Why am I stuck in this loop of sameness? As I begin writing, I realize this is not the first time I have written about this. My mind has been stuck in a painful, unproductive loop bef… Read More

As we were walking our dog recently, the subject of painted turtles came up. We talked about when they would be coming out of the water to lay their eggs in the lower part of our prop… Read More

Fruitcake is a kind of cake made with chopped candied fruit or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and can be optionally soaked in liquors like brandy or rum. Back in the days, fruitcakes are onl… Read More

Young cob corn (Zea mays L.), the newly developed corn, has been used by Chinese as vegetable for generations and this practice has spread to other Asian countries. It is used as ingredient… Read More

The agro-climatic condition of a place is often associated with a particular fruit that is abundantly growing in that locality. For instance, the mere mention of the Cordilleras, with its hi… Read More

Today is a day for self-care, there is no time for depression. My Wellbutrin 150 mg and my body seem to be OK with each other. I am six weeks into the new medicine. It has also been t… Read More

How to Make Nilagang Baka (Boiled Beef and Vegetables in Broth) Nilagang baka is a boiled beef and vegetables in broth. There are many versions or ways on how to cook nilagang baka depend… Read More

Corn is the second largest planted crop next to rice, of which 66% is yellow corn (YC). Around 90% of YC is used as feeds for livestock and poultry. It accounts for 50-60% of a typical mixed… Read More

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"]Photo by Bytemarks [/caption] Recognizing the important application of probiotics in tilapia aquaculture, researchers led by Dr. Rosalie Rafae… Read More

A pie is made of baked or unbaked crust and a variety of fillings that may either be cooked or uncooked. It can either be a dessert, a snack, or a main dish depending on its filling. It is a… Read More

Taguig City, Philippines— November 24, 2020— JG Summit Holdings Inc. Group CIO and Corporate IT Shared Services Leader Carlos Santos was recently named by the International Data… Read More

The rapid development in recent years of Asia’s livestock industry has been matched by the huge increase in the importation of livestock feed. Feed costs are not only a burden on the… Read More

While many of us have not even heard of adlai, this tall-grain bearing tropical plant from Poaceae (grass family), the same family to which wheat, corn, and rice belong, has been abundantly… Read More

Cassava is an edible tuberous starchy root, high in carbohydrates. It's sweet, and nutty textured root. Cassava root is very rich in starch and contains significant amounts of calcium, dieta… Read More

Unknown to many Filipinos, Adlai also called Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) belongs to the family Poaceae or the grasses, the same family to which wheat, corn, and rice belong. But unlik… Read More

Standing tall in the wild, adlai (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) can be easily overlooked due to its grass-like appearance that blends well with the other wild plants. But unlike weeds, the stem of a… Read More

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is carrying out a P6 million upland rice organic farming in Bicol which capitalizes on native varieties’ drought tolerance. It also aims to boost… Read More

Standing tall in the wild, adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) can be easily overlooked due to its grass-like appearance that blends well with the other wild plants. But unlike weeds, the stem of a… Read More

In the barangays, nearly every household keep some native chickens. Usually being left alone to fend for themselves, a hen produces 30-50 eggs per year as compared to imported stocks which c… Read More

The Philippines needs to put policies needed to bring to the poor genetically modified (GM) crops like the Vitamin A-rich rice to help solve worsening hunger problem globally. Food pro… Read More

Cassava (kamoteng-kahoy in Tagalog) is the third largest source of carbohydrates in the world. Among crop plants, the cassava plant provides the highest yield of food energy. Cassava root is… Read More