Drilon says ‘Build, Build, Build’ must address agricultural infrastructure shortcomings
SENATE MINORITY LEADER Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday urged the government to provide infrastructure support to the agriculture sector under its Build, Build, Build program to prevent rice shortages and deter rice traders from taking excessive profits.
On Canadian dairy farms, fear and frustration as US demands trade concessions
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/MONTREAL — Marie-Pier Vincent, a fourth-generation Quebec dairy farmer, worries it will be even harder to make ends meet if Canada allows more tariff-free imports of milk products from the United States under a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement.
Davao Agri Trade Expo 2018 hoping to promote foreign technology from Israel, Taiwan, NZ
DAVAO CITY — This year’s Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE) will bring in farming technology from Israel, Taiwan, and New Zealand to help modernize and boost productivity in Mindanao and the rest of the country.
Vegetable growers face challenges in meeting domestic demand
DAVAO CITY — Vegetable farming could prove to be lucrative with the current domestic supply gap estimated at $3 million and the Asia-Pacific market expected to hit $3 billion in the next three years.
Coffee exporters struggle to find ships for Brazil bumper crop
SAO PAULO/NEW YORK — Brazilian coffee exporters are struggling to find shipping capacity to transport a bumper crop from the world’s top producer, which could result in supply delays to roasters worldwide.
US farm aid plan details to be disclosed Monday
SCHODACK LANDING, N.Y. — US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Thursday that details of a planned $12 billion aid package for US farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade wars will be disclosed on Monday.
Youth, cooperatives seen key to bringing technology into agriculture
DAVAO CITY — Tapping the youth, especially farmers’ children, and cooperatives are considered critical to infusing digital technology into Mindanao’s agriculture sector for higher productivity and improved field-to-market operations.
Seed firm targets indigenous peoples for knowledge transfer
VEGETABLE seed producer and supplier East-West Seed Co., Inc. (EWS) said its Knowledge Transfer program is being positioned for the use of indigenous peoples and smallholders.
Tawi-Tawi town gets P20 million from PRDP for seaweed project
DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) has allocated about P20 million for the development of the marine industry in a town in the island province of Tawi-Tawi.
US seed sellers push for limits on Monsanto, BASF weed killer
CHICAGO -- America’s two biggest independent seed sellers, Beck’s Hybrids and Stine Seed, told Reuters they are pushing US environmental regulators to bar farmers from spraying dicamba weed killer during upcoming summers in a potential blow to Bayer AG’s Monsanto Co.
PhilMech hoping to bring improved palay dryer to market
THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) expects to commercialize its Fluidized Bed Dryer mainly for rice farmers within the year.
Canada to phase out crop chemicals linked to bee deaths
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- The Canadian government said on Wednesday it would move to restrict use of two types of crop chemicals that have been linked to deaths of aquatic insects and bees, in a victory for environmentalists and the latest setback for companies that sell the pesticides.
