A crop health training aimed at improving the Negros team’s pest monitoring and data collection process was conducted by the CES-based Pest Risk Identification and Management (PRIME) team on June 29. The PRIME project sets up monitoring fields where collected data are sent to a Web App that gives out alerts in case of increased pest incidences. Negros station has 30 crop health monitoring fields at present.

In celebration of the National Kidney Month, more than 100 personnel of DA-PhilRice registered to help patients of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) during the 2022 Blood Donation Drive, which was led by the Community Relations Office, on June 17 at the Crop Biotech Center Multipurpose Hall. Most of them where first-time blood donors.

NEW AGENTS OF KNOWLEDGE. Twenty-nine agricultural extension workers (AEWs) across CALABARZON are now geared up to teach farmers on pest and nutrient management technologies. The AEWs were recently trained on pest and nutrient management under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Rice Extension Services Program. Adjoy Rubio from Jomalig, Quezon (Back row, 4th from L) said that she will share with farmers the modern technologies they can adopt. She […]

Thirty farmers from Laguna and Quezon recently graduated from the short course training on pest and nutrient management under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Rice Extension Services Program. Ronald Pandalag (1st row, 6th from R), a computer science graduate, received the Top Performer Award for his excellent performance during the 5-day training. The 25-year-old farmer was impressed by the ICT-based apps such as Binhing Palay introduced during the […]

READY TO SHARE. Following their recent graduation from the Training of Trainers on the production of high-quality inbred rice and seeds and farm mechanization, 30 agricultural extension workers and farm school owners say they are now ready to conduct Farmer Field School in Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region. Conducted by DA-PhilRice Isabela under RCEF, the 10-day training discussed concepts and principles of the PalayCheck System, an integrated crop management […]

MOTIVATED FOR SUCCESS. In preparation for the crafting of the 2023-2028 strategic plan, Pastor Rito “Bong” Saquing, a motivational speaker, shared important principles for a high performing team. Saquing emphasized the principles of Modeling, Open communication, Time, Intimacy, Vision, Affirmation, Train and Teach, and Entrust (to God) or MOTIVATE as interdependent tenets in the achievement of the goals of an organization. Conducted online and onsite, 330 staff from all DA-PhilRice […]

BETTER MENTAL HEALTH. Building mental resilience is a critical life skill that one needs to take to heart, Majella Tumangan-Villaroman, President and CEO of myCORD Corporation, said during the culmination of the Women’s Month celebration at DA-PhilRice. MyCORD Corporation is an international Employee Assistance Program Provider in the Philippines with a digital platform that connects mental health counselling, and life coaching, crisis, and people management. Conducted through Zoom and livestreamed […]

The newly-culminated Farmer Field School (FFS) training under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Services Program produced 125 farmers from Bulacan, who will graduate April 2. The farmers expressed eagerness in applying the knowledge they learned during their 3.5-month training at the Hacienda Angelita Nature’s Farm. They were trained on producing high-quality inbred seeds, seed certification, and farm mechanization; and were supervised by the Technical Education And Skills […]

MORE RICE TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE SHARERS. More sharers of knowledge are now ready to assist rice farmers in rice pest and nutrient management. Through a five-day online course, DA-PhilRice trained 24 researchers and field staff from Corteva Agriscience Philippines, Inc., a private agricultural and seed company based in Tarlac City, on pest identification and management, including the recommended ICT-based tools and technologies for nutrient management based on the PalayCheck System for […]

COLLABORATION FOR BETTER SERVICE. DA-PhilRice Batac will assist the local government units of Piddig, Ilocos Norte and Tagudin, Ilocos Sur in capacity enhancement and training farmers on rice production based on the PalayCheck system. The station will also introduce Palayamanan – a diversified and integrated rice-based farming system, and Rice Business Innovation Systems (RiceBis) as interventions to the programs of the LGUs. The branch station will also tap the help […]