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Posted on April 20, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Broiler production increases with 2 veterinary products By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico TOP BROILER contract growers in Pampanga and Pangasinan are pointing to two veterinary products as having played a key role in their being top producers of a big time broiler contract growing integrator. The contract growers – Enrique Macapagal of Tarlac City, Roe [...]

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Posted on April 12, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Deodorize pig manure with fedgrozyme By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE OBNOXIOUS smell of pig manure is a big problem of every swine raiser unless they know how to go about in eliminating the foul odor. However, Hipolito “Jun” Saoyao and Marianito Garinggo of Tubao, La Union have licked the problem by adding an enzyme-based [...]

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Posted on April 5, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Enhancing peace in ARMM the PhilRice-JICA way By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico PEACE IN the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has always been elusive. Other than political reasons, the continuing conflict between the Muslim rebels and the government is being aggravated by poverty among Muslims. To many of the rebels, winning the war that [...]

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Posted on March 30, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Low-tech but cheap and reliable By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico LOWLAND RICE FARMERS can now easily assess the soil nutrient that is deficient in their fields by using a kit invented by a former soil science professor at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), former scientist of the International Rice Research Institute [...]

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Posted on March 23, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

PhilRice Deputy Director is Ilocos Region son By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico FIRST, Dr. Leocadio S. Sebastian from Vigan City, Ilocos Sur was the PhilRice [Philippine Rice Research Institute] deputy executive director for research when Dr. Santiago R. Obien was the executive director then, Dr. Madonna C. Casimero of Balungao, Pangasinan became the third PhilRice [...]

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Posted on March 16, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Reduced tilapia feeding gives more income By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico HERE’S GOOD NEWS for tilapia raisers – you may now reduce the amount of supplemental feed given to your fish and still get more income. Aquaculture researchers at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center of the Central Luzon State University (FAC-CLSU) led by Dr. Remedios B. [...]

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Posted on March 9, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Stop indiscriminate spraying to save onion predators By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico ONION FARMERS may as well stop spraying insecticides indiscriminately on their crops to protect predators or friendly insects that help them control the onion leaf miner, scientifically known as Liriomyza trifolii. This advice comes from Dong Arida, a pest management expert of the [...]

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Posted on March 2, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

The many benefits from Brown Rice By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico IT’S ABOUT TIME Filipinos should be eating brown rice instead of the well polished white rice. Brown rice offers lots of benefits to the human body, as well as to the economy. Dr. Marissa V. Romero, food chemist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute [...]

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Posted on February 24, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Know more about the rice you eat: 2 By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE B VITAMINS support and maintain the rate of human metabolism, enhance healthy skin and muscle tone, promote cell growth and division, including the red blood cells that help prevent anemia, reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, as well as combat the [...]

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Posted on February 17, 2009 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off

Know more about the rice you eat: 1 By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico EVERYTIME rice is served on the dining table, we know for sure that it is our source of energy. Unfortunately, while every Filipino consumes an average of 303 grams of rice daily, many of us are not aware that rice is much [...]

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