The Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region conducted a two-day summit and regional awarding ceremonies of the Young Farmers Challenge Program. Held at the DA-RFO I’s 5th Floor Conference Room on October 19-20, 2023, the YFC Summit and Awarding Ceremonies recognized the 11 vibrant and active young farmers in the region with their proposed agri-based read more…
Approximately 150 mango and onion farmers attended the credit caravan, serving as a platform to disseminate current information on the agricultural credit programs provided by the DA-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), along with the insurance program under the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC).Partner read more…
Underscoring the power of unity and collaboration, the 1st F2C2 Regional Summit brought together farmers and fisherfolks from across the region to foster stronger connections and encourage partnerships with institutional buyers. With the theme, “Building Bridges: Strengthening Farm and Fisheries Networks”, this initiative seeks to establish a better market linkage and encourage big brother and read more…
At least 150 farmers from the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union convene for the onion and mango credit caravan on Tuesday in Bayambang, Pangasinan.The activity was held to intensify information dissemination among farmers on credit services in support to their agricultural activities, Ilocos farmers being the top producers of mango and second in onion read more…
In collaboration with participating biofertilizer companies and Longping seed company, the Department of Agriculture – Ilocos Region, through the Rice Banner Program, conducted a Balance Fertilization Strategy Challenge Field day in Brgy. Namboongan, Sto. Tomas, La Union on October 11.According to Mr. Rodolfo Estrada Jr, Regional Techno Demo Coordinator, this challenge, only one rice variety read more…
In preparation for the dry season, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) distributed a total of Php17,720,952 worth of agricultural interventions during a distribution activity held at the DA-Ilocos Sur Research and Experiment Center (ISREC), San Juan, Ilocos Sur on October 6, 2023. 2,009 bags of hybrid palay seeds worth Php9,643,200 read more…
Adding to the 216 permanent workforce of the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region are the four newly appointed employees who took their oath into office at the 5th Floor, DA RFO I’s Conference Room today, October 6. 2024. Four employees, namely, Ms. Hanna Jimenez, Mr. Rommel Joshua Victorio, both appointed as Agriculturist I and read more…
The activity also marked the culmination of the hybrid rice challenge, bringing together over 100 farmers from La Union, providing them with firsthand opportunity to observe and evaluate the performance of various hybrid rice varieties. The activity was a collaborative effort between the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1, the provincial and local government, read more…
Verifying the compliances of the Ilocos Region’s contender to the technical requirements of the nationwide Search for Outstanding Corn Cluster Management Excellence Award (CoCMEA), the technical working group of the Search Committee conducted a one-day field validation to the Sacred Heart Savings Cooperative (SHSC) on October 5, 2026. Led by the team leader, Mr. Ace read more…
Depicting the given theme for this year’s WFD celebration, “Water is Life, water is food, leave no one behind,” in his drawing, Mr. Tovera as the winner brought home a cash award of P5,000, a certificate of recognition and some tokens like t-shirt and umbrella provided by the organizing committee. The second place winner came read more…
