By Zac B. Sarian
The poor farmers in Cebu who used to lead hand-to-mouth existences because of meager harvests from their native white corn crops have become...
By Rose de la Cruz
Juliet Bumolo Morales grew up in a traditional farm family in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, where vegetables, rice, and meat were harvested fresh...
By Julius Barcelona and Aubregyn Villablanca
Think back to when you were teenager. What were you doing? Maybe studying in college, just starting to figure li...
By Julio P. Yap, Jr.
A typical tomato farmer at Sitio Orias in Barangay Kita-Kita, San Jose City, was able to almost double his yield after applying an organ...
By Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III
The second most important subsector—next to land crops—of our country’s agriculture industry is fisheries. It contributed 1.6% (P...
By Julio P. Yap, Jr.
Vegetables grown organically can produce bigger yields compared with vegetables which were cultivated using non-organic commercial ferti...
By Zac B. Sarian
Telling a lie need not be a contemptible act all the time. Sometimes it can be rewarding. In the case of the tiny town of Adams in Ilocos No...
Paradizoo, a theme park and garden cum animal farm and zoo, has opened its doors to the public every weekend for a three month-long festival celebrating three s...
For centuries, the Philippine carabao, which is a swamp-type water buffalo,has been the ideal companion and helpmate of farmers in their day-to-day chores. Its ...
NOT A FEW animal experts have expressed fears that the bloodlines of native carabaos may be lost in the light of heightened efforts to improve the breed of nati...
Benjamin Domingo Laurente was born in Sta. Rita, San Miguel, Bulacan to farmer parents on January 28, 1942. He took up his early education at San Miguel, Bulaca...
Rice-Fish farming is the integrated, simultaneous culture of rice and fish in irrigated rice fields or paddies. It is an old practice that is believed to have b...
Rice-based farming is expected to increase the income of farmers while offering consumers healthier options.
By Julio P. Yap, Jr.
According to Dr. Eufemio...
The University of Delaware's (UD) Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum (aluminum sulphate) as an amendment to poultry litter reduces am...
Mangarita Organic Farm is a diversified, integrated organic farm located in the communities of Barangay Mangga and Barangay Sta. Rita in Capas, Tarlac. It was f...
There’s no dooubt that ‘carabeef’ or carabao meat, has become popular with the public because it is healthy and delicious. Studies show that carabeef is 10% low...
With more Filipinos discovering carabeef dishes, the demand for the meat of the water buffalo is increasing in local markets and many Filipino restaurants.
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Several provinces in the northern part of the country were severely affected by either drought—brought about by the El Niño phenomenon— or flooding due to recen...
On February 2016, Allied Botanical gave special prominence to its increasing collection of flowering plants in the annual open house in Pangasinan, and East-Wes...
There is a need to include farm tourism destinations in school field trips and packaged travel itineraries to promote careers in agriculture, says Senator Cynth...
Agriculture Monthly magazine is the Philippines' best-selling magazine on all things agriculture. Helmed by veteran agriculture journalist Zac B. Sarian, the magazine is packed with information and inspiration on how to make the most of your farm or garden.
