MANILA – An administration lawmaker has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to intensify its preparations against the growing impact of El Niño on the country's livestock industry, warning that prolonged dry conditions could trigger more disease outbreaks and threaten the nation's food security.Abra Lone District Representative JB Bernos on Thursday called on the DA to immediately implement preventive measures following the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza am...
PNALEGAZPI CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 5 (Bicol) targets to expand the contract farming program with more than 3,000 hectar...
PNASAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique farmers’ associations are being encouraged to secure accreditation with the Department of Agricu...
BUSINESS WORLDTHE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said it is seeking to establish a stock farm in Palawan to further grow the dairy herd.Administrator ...
BUSINESS WORLDMOSCOW — Russia is proposing BRICS countries set up a grain exchange that would give Moscow greater control over international prices ...
BUSINESS WORLDMADRID — The Madrid regional government on Thursday canceled the traditional annual herding of flocks of sheep through the center of t...
DA-NEWSThe Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FMC Research Solutions Inc. to initiat...
PNACAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than 4,000 participants joined the "Kawayanihan" initiative on Friday, planting at least 20,000 bamboo seedlings acro...
PNALEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Bicol (DA-5) has PHP15 million in funds for agricultural drones under the National Rice Program to ...
PNASAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has started releasing rice seed...
PNAILOILO CITY – Four rural women who made remarkable contributions to the development of agriculture and fishery, community leadership, and gender...
PNAMANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday assured continued procurement of palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers af...
