Month: June 2020

OIC-Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado of the Department of Agriculture – Region 10 modestly observed the DA’s 122nd founding year by holding the annual employees’ medical check-up inside its compound in Antonio Luna St., Cagayan de Oro City on June 23, 2020. Following IATF guidelines, safety protocols were strictly imposed as 188 DA-10 employees continue reading : DA-10 champions employees’ health, NorMin agriculture’s vibrancy to mark DA’s 122nd anniversary

Cagayan de Oro City, June 16 – Equally putting value on food safety amid the coronavirus contagion, the DA-Bureau of Plant Industry – Satellite Pesticide Analytical Laboratory here (BPI-SPAL-CdO) continues to monitor pesticide residue level of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and semi-processed products. In support to the Department of Agriculture – Regional continue reading : DA-BPI-SPAL-CdO ensures food safety control amid coronavirus contagion

Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, June 18 – As farmers continue to seek for promising corn varieties and technologies available in the market, seed companies have participated in DA’s corn derby and commenced planting using their respective protocols. Richan D. Lacanaria, regional corn focal person, said that such initiative is housed at the agency’s research stations, the continue reading : Corn derby kicks off in DA’s research station

Cagayan de Oro City – At least 2,500 farmers and fisherfolk in Northern Mindanao whose livelihood adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are due to receive a total of P62.5 million loan assistance from the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC). Under the Expanded Survival and Recovery (SURE) Aid Project or SURE continue reading : COVID-19 affected farmers and fisherfolk in NorMin allotted P62.5-M SURE COVID-19 loan grants

MUSUAN, Maramag, Bukidnon, June 19 – “Dako among pasalamat nga ang BUFFALO, TAMARAW, LIMUS ug BTL MPC na accredit na nga mag-uuma, pwede nami makadawat ug mga hinabang sa gobyerno pinaagi sa Department of Agriculture sa Region 10. [We are grateful that the BUFFALO, LIMUS and BTL MPC is now an accredited farmer that qualify continue reading : BTL receives farmer accreditation, agri inputs from DA

Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental, June 18 – The Department of Agriculture in Region 10 (DA-10) has turned over agricultural inputs to Hinastriko (Higaonon Nababalay Sectoral Tribal Council of Lagonglong), an Indigenous People’s community in said town. DA-10’s initial provisions of agri inputs worth P44,000 comprising upland rice seeds, open pollinated variety (OPV) white corn seeds, assorted continue reading : DA-10 provides agri inputs to IP community for food production amid COVID-19

The DA-Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) reaps the harvest of its urban gardening project at the agency compound, in the city of Cagayan de Oro on June 16, 2020. Said crops include, ampalaya, cucumber, red and green lettuce were planted on the first week of April continue reading : DA-10 reaps harvest from its urban gardening project

Pilmico Foods, Corp., the food and agribusiness subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures donated provisions to the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10), in support to the agency’s efforts of keeping Northern Mindanao African Swine Fever (ASF)-free. The assistance package include 2 units tent, 50 liters of disinfectant, 3 units semi-auto knapsack continue reading : Pilmico reinforces DA’s efforts against ASF via provisions

Cagayan de Oro City – In view of the occurrence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in some parts of the country, the Department of Agriculture RFO 10 (DA-RFO 10) through the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for African Swine Fever (ASF), requested the assistance of LTFRB in raising awareness on the effects of ASF to the continue reading : DA-NorMin intensifies African Swine Fever info campaign, taps LTFRB

  Impasug-ong, Bukidnon- Some 125 rice farmers in barangays Kalabugao and Hagpa become twice as productive through the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) intervention in Northern Mindanao. The Hagpa and Kalabugao SAAD Farmers Associations received a total of 2,350 Itik Pinas (Native Philippine Ducks) as part of SAAD’s Php1.3 million livelihood project continue reading : Impasug-ong rice farmers earn from Itik Pinas Project of DA-SAAD