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Bukidnon wins Best AI implementer in NorMin

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MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON (February 20, 2024) – The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) honors the top performing province and technicians of Artificial Insemination (AI) during the Unified Artificial Insemination Program (UNAIP) forum held on February 16 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in this city

In a press statement from DA-10, Bukidnon has been named the Best AI Implementer Province among the five provinces in Northern Mindanao.

Johnson C. Petalcurin, DA-10 Regional AI Coordinator, indicated that the winner was chosen based on the number of calves dropped and animals inseminated in a province’s breedable animal population.

Other parameters evaluated, he continued, include the amount of UNAIP-related actions carried out, such as meetings, heat synchronization, paraphernalia distribution, information dissemination, and activation of AI technicians.

Carlota S. Madriaga, DA-10’s regional technical director for operations, commended Bukidnon and the other provinces for promoting AI in their respective areas.

She also assured the technicians that the department, led by DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, will provide full assistance for the region’s livestock industry.

Meanwhile, exceptional AI technicians were recognized at the event for the Most Number of Animals Inseminated and Calf Drop categories.

 

Nix D. Melendez, an AI technician from Quezon, Bukidnon, who recently retired from government service, won first prize in both categories with a total of 591 animals inseminated and 86 calves dropped

Francis Ray B. Ditona of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, finished second in the calf drop category with 67 calves.

Alejandro C. Bag-ao of Libona, Bukidnon finished third in all categories, inseminating 219 animals and dropping 66 calves.

Cristopher Jiss C. Tabor, an AI technician at Camiguin’s Provincial Veterinary Office, inseminated 218 animals and finished second in the category, stressing the importance of AI in the province in light of the limited number of bulls and the diminishing number of livestock heads

“Using AI, we can increase the number of heads and help our farmers earn more. Some of my clients have told me that they were able to send their children to school because of the cash they earned from selling cattle, which was made feasible by artificial intelligence. Indeed, AI is a fantastic initiative that ought to be encouraged because of its impact, not just on technicians but also on farmers who need it as well,” Tabor said.

After the awarding, the Livestock program distributed different AI paraphernalia worth P277,872 to AI technicians and coordinators, including 108 bottles of lubricant, 101 packs of straw sheath, 4 boxes of arm-length gloves, and 159 packs of medications and biologics.

The UNAIP forum was attended by AI technicians from various towns in the region, as well as provincial AI coordinators from Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental.

Dr. Luz I. Guzman, DA-10 field operations division chief, was joined by chiefs and officials from the DA-10 Provincial Operations Centers and DA-10 research stations, as well as DA-10 Livestock Program staff led by Jamaica L. Docdoc in gracing the activity. (melbmadera)

DA-PhilMech, Bukidnon LGU break ground for P101.5-M grains center

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VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon (February 26, 2024) – Farmers in Bukidnon province and those in neighboring areas can soon benefit from the new P101.5 million Grains Center, as construction began on February 19 in Sinabuagan, Valencia City

Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque of Bukidnon province, DA-PhilMech Facility Management and Field Operations Division Chief Mayville Castro, and Valencia City Mayor Azucenas P. Huervas led the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the project.

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Post-harvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech), availed of the Rice Processing System (RPS) II facility under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program to establish a grains center.

Out of the P101.5 million, DA-Philmech allocates P61.5 million for a rice processing system, while the Bukidnon local government unit (LGU) contributes P40 million for building construction.

The RPS package includes state-of-the-art components for the province, such as a one-unit 4-5 tons per hour rice mill with mist polisher, length grader, and color sorter.

The RPS package also includes four units of 6 tons per batch of mechanical recirculating dryers.

Once the construction of the Grains Center in Sinabuagan, Valencia City, is completed, the Bukidnon LGU will manage and operate it.

Said project aims to minimize post-harvest losses of rice in the province and increase the income of rice farmers by buying their Palay at a reasonable price.

Witnessing the MOA signing are DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene Collado, DA-PhilMech Mindanao Cluster Head Engr. Edgar Testa, Vice Governor Clive Quiño, and Provincial Agriculturist Jacqueline Julia Lagamon. (ATC/IDMadjus/PIA 10/Bukidnon)

21 ka mag-uuma migraduwar sa farmers-field-school sa Organic Rice Production

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Human sa mga bulan nga mabungahon nga buluhaton, naka-graduate na ang 21 ka mga mag-uuma sa Malaybalay City sa farmers-field-school sa Organic Rice Production

Sumala sa kasayoran, ang gradwasyon gipahigayon niadtong Disyembre 12, 2023 sa Lourdes Resort, Lunokan, Miglamin, Malaybalay City.

Sa mga naka-graduate, 15 kanila mga babaye ug unom mga lalaki.

Ang graduation ceremony gipangunahan ni City Mayor Atty. Jay Warren R. Pabillaran.

Diha sab sila Konsehal Alan Ryann O. Legaspi, chairperson sa committee on agriculture, Dr. Janeth Lopez, provincial operations center head sa DA Region X, Mr. Mark Anthony Lagamon, organic program coordinator, Vic Ian T. Alcontin, CAgO field operations division chief, Ms. Blecy Grace Mahilum kinsa representante ni Barangay Captain Alfonso A. Inocando, Barangay Kagawad Remy Castañares ug MAFSWISA Chairman Roland Ripoledon.

Mipaambit si Dr. Lopez sa iyang mensahe sa kamahinungdanon sa organic practices lakip na ang land health management, pest and disease control, ug organic fertilization nga makapaminos sa epekto sa kinaiyahan, makapalambo sa water and land conservation, ug ingon man sa biodiversity sa mga umahan.

Gipaabot niya nga sa umaabot ang organikong teknolohiya nga gitudlo magamit ug matudlo sa ubang mga mag-uuma.

Samtang si Lagamon miila sa inisyatiba sa City Government of Malaybalay sa pagpalambo sa Organic Agriculture ug nanghinaut nga ang mga partisipante mapasalamaton niini. Iyang giawhag nga magpraktis og organic farming kay anaa kanunay ang gobyerno nga mosuporta.

Si Mayor Pabillaran sa iyang mensahe naghisgot mahitungod sa environmental concerns nga
maporma ngadto sa isa ka palisiya sama sa mga yuta nga 18 porsyento sa bakilid o labaw pa nga gideklarar na nga alienable ug disposable ibalik sa klasipikasyon sa mga yuta sa kalasangan, aron maporma, bahin sa mga reserba sa kalasangan, gawas kon sila nasakop na sa kasamtangan nga mga titulo nga giaprobahan nga aplikasyon sa publikong yuta.

Nahisgutan usab niya sa mga partisipante kung asa nahitabo ang pagbaha sa barangay aron iyang matubag pinaagi sa pagpaambit sa kamahinungdanon sa pagpraktis sa organic farming.

Iyang gihagit ang mga partisipante sa paggamit sa ilang nakat-unan aron makatabang sa ilang komunidad.

Sumala pa ni Konsehal Legaspi nga ang lima ka Participatory Guarantee System Organic
Farmers makadawat na og PhP 200,000 matag isa ug nahisgutan usab ang mga hinabang nga
ihatag sa CAgO. Gipahinumdoman niya ang mga partisipante nga padayon ang pagkat-on ug
matudloan usab ang mga silingan sa kahibalo nga ilang naangkon.

Gipasiugdahan sa City Agriculture Office (CAgO) ang farmers-field-school (FFS) on Organic
Rice Production.

Kini gilunsad niadtong Hulyo 12, 2023 ug nagsugod sa pag-transplant niadtong Hulyo 24, 2023 sa Sitio Maranhog, Miglamin Malaybalay City. Kini adunay gilapdon nga 0.5 ka ektarya nga gipanag-iya sa FFS Cooperator nga si Mr. Joereni L. Calfoforo.

Gibahin ang pagtuon sa upat ka grupo aron adunay pagtandi sa abot. Atol sa pag-ani niadtong
Nobyembre 8, 2023, ang Group 2 nagpakita sa pinakataas nga average sa crop cut yield component nga adunay 4.6 kg, sunod ang Group 1 nga adunay 4.4 kg, sunod ang Group 3 nga adunay 3.6 kg, ug Group 4 nga adunay 3.3 kg.

Nakakuha ang demonstrasyon og kita nga PhP78,000.00 ug gikuhaan og Php 33,725.00 nga gasto. Nagresulta kini sa net income nga PhP44,275 o katugbang sa 131 percent nga pagbalik sa puhunan.

Kung itandi ang data sa crop cut sa isa ka ektarya, makita nga moabot ang produksyon niini sa 7
tonelada.

Lakip sa mga Agricultural Extension Officers nga nagpahigayon sa maong FFS mao sila si Mr.
Marvin L. Zamora, Ms. Rajane R. Paurom, Ms. Jenalyn C. Avergonzado, Mr. Niño Jan M.
Pabillaran, Mr. France Guiller R. Buquiran, ug Ms. Darylene R. Tuala. (Gecel Quinquiño-Ocon, Agri-NADA/melbmadera)

AEWs trained in Hydroponics vegetable production

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MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – To promote hydroponics among farming communities, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) under the helm of Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado held training for hydroponics vegetable production at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC), in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

The training brought together 28 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) from the different municipalities and cities of Bukidnon through DA-10’s Various Production Support Services (VPSS).
According to DA-10 VPSS focal person Marnelly Ann P. Flores, the activity will equip the trainees with the knowledge and skills necessary to establish and manage hydroponic vegetable production and enable them to convey the advantages of the technology to their fellow local farmers.

Meanwhile, DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga expressed her gratitude to the participating AEWs for attending the training, “I am thankful that you are here to learn the technology firsthand, and I hope you’ll use it in some creative way in your endeavor.”

Hydroponics expert Jerwin B. Quiñal, owner of Quiñal Hydroponics Farm and Supplies, shared the principles and concepts of hydroponics technology, Plant Nutrients Solutions, Pest and Disease Management, and other types of hydroponics, among others while also engaging them in a hands-on activity.

Present during the activity are DA-10 Field Operations Division (FOD) chief Eduardo N. Pit, Ph.D., Provincial Operations Center (POC)-Bukidnon chief Janet D. Lopez, DVM, and other DA staff. (DA RFO-10)