For Filipino farmers who would like to raise cattle in backyard paddocks, Outstanding OFW Arnel Corpuz, who specializes in Cattle Nutrition, recommends the Brahman Breed mainly because it is a tropical breed. He said that one of the biggest mistakes of many cattle farmers, especially those who could afford to import breeding materials, was to…
Branded Beef Production Program Danao City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III, impressed by the huge economic potentials of the Cebu Wagyu and Branded Beef Production, has offered his city as the Pilot Area for the program. Mayor Durano hosted the Farmers’ Forum on Wagyu and Branded Beef Production attended by Farmers from all over Cebu,…
On the way to Medellin, Cebu for Cebu Food Security Forum, I made a side trip to Sagay City, Negros Occidental on the invitation of Congressman Alfredo Marañon III, son of a departed friend, former Governor Freddie Marañon. While Cong. Thirdy has not shared with me the reason behind the invitation, I already have an…
I meet with the Mayors of Bogo City, Medellin and Daanbantayan to propose the establishment of Pilot Farms for two new crops, Sorghum and Soybeans. My engagements with Bogo City Mayor Mayel Martinez, Medellin Mayor Edwin Salimbangon and Daanbantayan Mayor Gilbert Arabis were arranged by a friend and supporter Dr. Ronald Oporto of Bogo City….
Two days before she officially takes over the helm of the political leadership of Cebu Province, Governor Pam Baricuatro’s Food Security Program takes off with the staging of a one-day Orientation/Workshop On Upland and Fish Cage Farming. As her Food Security Adviser, I decided to lay the groundwork for the Fish Sufficiency Program of Cebu…
Photo courtesy: gov.il There is today a truly alarming war between two nations whose diametrically opposing worldview resembles a Gordian knot no one can ever hope to unshackle: Israel against its avowed nemesis, Iran engendered by what is now known as ‘Operation Rising Lion.’ If left unchecked by those who have the moral courage, political…
In Photo: This photo was taken 2 years ago during a field demo of the Gaspardo Pneumatic Seeder. The dwindling number of workers willing to toil under the sun, an indirect and unwanted result of the government’s “Ayuda” program, has prompted agricultural entrepreneurs to shift to mechanized farming. Tractors, Pneumatic Seeders and Agricultural Drones were…
Almost 2 years ago, an American friend sent me packets of Soybeans foundation seeds for trial planting in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the shipment was held up at the ports for my failure to submit the needed import documents. So, out of the over 2,500 seeds, only 9 terminated and of the 9, I chose to…
With both the hog and poultry industry threatened by diseases like the African Swine Fever and the Bird Flu, government must focus on Cattle, Goat and Sheep Production as sources of meat for the Filipino consumers. Cattle Raising and Goat Farming stand out as the most exciting activities given the huge demand for both Beef…
The move of the country’s biggest meat importer to source from North Cotabato and Central Mindanao a big portion of its supply requirements will boost the production of at least four major agricultural crops. These crops include Corn, Sorghum, Soybeans and Cassava, including Copra. Atkins Import & Export Resources Corporation, listed as the Philippines major…
