Ang negosyanteng magsasaka naglilista ng mga pumasok at lumabas na pera sa kanyang pagsasaka. Sa ganitong paraan, mas madaling matutuos kung magkano ang naging kita sa pagpapalayan. Sabi nga nila ay natural na makakalimutin ang tao kung kaya ipinapayong ilista na agad ang mga naging gawain sa bukid. Sa paglilista, nalalaman kung magkano ang pumasok na pera, magkano ang lumabas, at paano ginastos ang iyong pera. Makikita rin sa iyong […]

Maulan man, pwede pa rin magpatuyo ng palay gamit ang flatbed dryer.  Kaya ng flatbed dryer na magpatuyo ng butil ng palay, kape, legumes, at iba pang pananim o produkto na kailangang ipatuyo. Eksakto ang temperatura at napapanatili ang tamang init sa pagpapatuyo ng palay.   Ang ipa ang siyang ginagamit na panggatong sa flatbed dryer. Nasa walo hanggang sampung oras lamang ay kaya nang patuyuin nito ang anim na toneladang […]

Nang makaseguro sa pagpapalay, siguraduhing may crop insurance ka! Sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), masalanta man ng bagyo o atakihin ng peste ang iyong palayan, hindi tuluyang malulugi at mawawalan ng pag-asa ang mga magsasaka sa pagtatanim. Sa pag-aaplay ng crop insurance, kailangang magsumite ng application form na may impormasyon tungkol sa magsasaka at sa kaniyang taniman. Upang makakuha ng kopya ng form na ito, maaaring sumangguni […]

Gamit ang android smart phone, pwede nang madownload ang LCC App o Leaf Color Computing App sa Google Play Store. Ang LCC App ay ginagamit upang masukat ang antas ng pagkaberde ng kulay ng dahon na may kaugnayan sa taglay nitong nitroheno. Sa paggamit nito, magagabayan ang mga magsasaka kung kailangan na bang maglagay ng nitroheno sa palayan. Simple lang ang paggamit ng LCC App, ilapat sa front camera ng smartphone […]

Experts from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) encourage rice farmers to make sure that their crops get sufficient nutrients from tillering to early panicle initiation and flowering. Sandro D. Cañete, science research specialist of PhilRice’s Agronomy, Soils and Plant Physiology Division, emphasized the importance of proper nutrient management during a recent PalayAralan session aired through the Institute’s facebook page. “Rice crops yield more if they get the right […]

Agriculture specialists and farmers acknowledged the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) for the training programs and technologies extended to its stakeholders. On the Institute’s 35th anniversary, Nov. 5, Louderick Jimena, agricultural extension worker in Occidental Mindoro said PhilRice training contributed to his development as extensionist educating farmers in their area. “PhilRice gave me the much-needed confidence in making decisions on the field. Through PhilRice, I have a scientific […]

New strategies toward rice security were emphasized during the 32nd National Rice R4D conference hosted by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), Nov. 4, in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. With the theme, “Sustaining high-quality rice science in the midst of change,” PhilRice presented its two programs and strategic vision: Strategically Modernized and Robust Technologies for a Competitive and Secure Rice Industry (SMARTerRice) and the Rice Business […]

PhilRice is showcasing the performance of certified inbred seeds through the mechanized technology demonstration of nationally and regionally recommended rice varieties established nationwide. Dubbed as PalaySikatan, forty sites with 6-ha contiguous area each, have thus far been selected to promote the mechanized production of the select varieties. To be managed by seven PhilRice branch stations and the Central Experiment Station, TechnoDemo sites are located in 39 provinces with 41 sites. […]

The PalayCheck System booklet, one of the reading materials being distributed by RCEF-RSEP for farm technicians, discusses principal areas of crop management such as seed quality, land preparation, crop establishment, and the respective management of nutrients, water, pests, harvest, and postharvest. About 400,000 farmers in 57 provinces across the country had received assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) through reading materials on modern rice farming. […]