(Graph attached to this post shows the volume of Pork in metric tons imported from 2016 to 2025. 2nd image downloaded from Silvercrest Farm FB page.) Everytime I write about the need to temper, even temporarily suspending, Pork Importation, there are comments accusing me of also doing the same thing when I was Secretary of…
Here is a Cattle Feeding System which might work for Carrot farmers of Cordillera. American Cattle Farmer Justin Pettit of Santa Carota Beef in Bakersfield, California, finishes cattle on upcycled waste carrots instead of traditional grain. “Founded by the Pettit family in California, Santa Carota Beef upcycles up to 1 million pounds of culled carrots…
In a quick trip to Cabiao, Nueva Ecija last July and seeing the vast tracks of idle land, I called up my friend, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, to consider a unique project which would generate Solar Power while producing High-Value Vegetables in Photovoltaic Greenhouses in Agrarian Reform Communities all over the country. Conrad’s…
Photo: Beautiful Spanish and native goat (Photo by Gina de Asis, Braveheart Farms.) The hybrid kids out of the mating of Spanish Breed with Philippine Native Goats are amazingly beautiful. The genetic traits of the Spanish Goats are so dominant that the kids coming out of this breeding program carry the fur color of the sires….
Every time I share my ideas on how to improve Agriculture and Fisheries in the country, there would be some insulting comments asking “Ano ang ginawa mo noong ikaw ang Secretary?” and “Bakit hindi mo ginawa noon?” I usually ignore these comments, including those coming from trolls who call me “Bokbok Rice Promoter” and supporter…
Almost 10 months after we started the series of Wagyu, Sorghum & Soybeans Forum in General Santos City in November 2025, we now see the birth of the Philippine Wagyu Industry, the newest lucrative farming activity in the country. It was Cattle Nutrition Expert Arnel Corpuz, an 11-year veteran in Wagyu rearing and fattening in…
“Malunggay,” “Kamunggay” or “Balunggay” are some of the local names of an iconic “Vegetable Tree” known scientifically as Moringa oleifera. Endemic to the Philippines, the Moringa had been part of the country’s agricultural landscape which offers both food and medical remedies. For nursing Mothers, a broth of Moringa leaves with native chicken is believed to…
Night Drone Spray & ‘Kanyong Kawayan’ To Keep Birds Away From Sorghum Fields! One of the biggest challenges that we face in our Sorghum Seed Production is the presence of birds, like the Maya and Alimokon or White Eared Dove, which attack the fields as the grains ripen. A few birds would not have really…
(Photo was taken at the Davao Airport on our arrival from a quick swing of several American states to buy Spanish Goat breeders.) In my two recent trips abroad, I brought along with me my son, Bernhart Immanuel, a 5th year Veterinary Medicine student in a State University in the South. He had been a…
Photos by Bernhart Immanuel Piñol, Braveheart Farms. Yesterday, my son, Bernhart Immauel, and I visited the Rocking X Ranch in Weatherford, Texas which breeds and raises the beautiful Spanish Goats of the Kensing line. The ranch manager, Billy Pruitt, and my friend Bobby Jones of Gatesville, were there to share stories about this hardy breed…
