Food for Thought

It has been almost two months since Cotabato had a significant rainfall to allow farmers to plant. In fact, we had to put on hold all of our Sorghum and Soybeans expansion program because the land is bone dry. In spite of this, however, I was able continue with the second cycle of the propagation […]

A new Soybeans variety from India which is undergoing field trials in my farm in Kidapawan City is showing indications of early maturity with over one half of those planted Jan. 2 this year ready for harvest at 86 days old. Soybeans ordinarily mature at 100 to 130 daysand the early maturity of the Indian […]

In an orchard of fruit trees, there will always be a few that will stand out from the rest by producing the most and sweetest fruits. No two trees, even if they belong to the same variety, would be the same as there are really outstanding producers. This was the criteria which we used in […]

[An article by RD Dianala, SEAFDEC] GROWING up to a foot long, three to a kilo, and with a taste very much likened to lobster and tiger shrimp, one would wonder why not more people in the Philippines are farming freshwater prawns. Locally known as ulang or pahi, the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is […]

While standing Corn crops in Central Mindanao withered after several rainless weeks, Sorghum fields in their first ratoon show vigorous growth unaffected by the absence of rain. In our Kidapawan City Demo Farm, Sorghum in the first ratoon are already producing grains-bearing heads a little over one month after our first harvest. This unique characteristic […]