Held in Brgy. C. Lichauco, Tayug, Pangasinan, the techno forum served as an avenue for the farmers to learn and adopt various new and applicable rice technologies to enhance rice production and yield. In her briefing about the project, Provincial Rice Program Coordinator, Ms. Gloria de Guzman noted the importance of conducting activities such as read more…
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1, through the Rice Banner Program, held a Provincial Rice Techno Forum in Barangay Catayagan, Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur, with fourteen (14) private seed companies participating. Around 300 farmers, Municipal Agriculturists, and Technicians from the Province of Ilocos Sur attended a site visit with the 31 varieties of read more…
Joining the Philippine Information Agency in the conduct of the Ilocos leg of the Post-SONA Forum Series, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 presented its accomplishments and future plans to address the issues besetting the agriculture sector. DA Regional Executive Director Annie Bares assured the farmers and fisherfolk, especially those severely affected read more…
Bringing closer to the people of Ilocos Region the services of the Department of Agriculture, a total of 600 farmers, fisherfolks and agri-extension workers trooped to the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena on Sept. 20, 2023 for the Ilocos leg of the National Information Caravan, spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture thru the Agriculture & Fisheries read more…
Nestled amid the breathtaking landscapes of Barangay Masicong in the City of San Fernando, La Union, stands not just a farm, but a sanctuary of love and transformation โ The Ibit’s Integrated Farm. At its helm is Manuel “Manny” G. Acosta, a retired civil engineer who has rewritten his life in the most remarkable way read more…
“You reap what you sow” is DA Ilocos Regional Technical Director for Operations’ message to the young entrepreneurs as they received their certificates as provincial winners of the Young Farmers Challenge Program (YFCP) 2023, Thursday. Underscoring their grit and wisdom to outlast the other applicants, RTD Dennis Tactac told the young awardees to continue to read more…
As a way to further promote and support the Urban Gardening program of the Department of Agriculture, employees of DA-RFO I through the DA Employees Association (DAEA) launched its Urban Gardening competition among the department’s division offices. Each division office was given an area within the DA regional office to establish their urban gardening showcasing read more…
The said project is the first of its kind to be established in the province of La Union for the year 2023. In his message, Santol Mayor Magno Wailan expressed his gratitude on behalf of the swine raisers who were significantly affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. “๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ read more…
210 bags of urea fertilizer, 130 bags of corn seeds, a four-wheel drive tractor, a hand tractor, a combine harvester, a precision seeder, a hauling truck, a recirculating dryer, six vegetable seeders, four pump & engine sets, 150 pieces of plastic crates, 3600 kilograms of molasses, two egg incubators, one brush cutter, and two weighing read more…
On the day of the effectivity of the price cap on rice on September 5, 2023 implementing agencies in the Ilocos region conducted simultaneous monitoring in different public markets to guarantee the compliance of vendors with the mandated price ceiling signed last week. Based on Executive Order No. 39, the price cap for regular milled read more…
