BINALONAN–The local office of the National Food Authority (NFA) has given reassurance that rice supply is stable and that the selling price at government retail outlets is stable at P18 per kilogram. Ramon Cuaresma, NFA assistant manager at the NFA office based in this town, said 190,000 bags of rice…

LINGAYEN– Strict sanitation regulations imposed on the local hog industry have kept the province free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) for four years now. Dr. Eric Jose Perez, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Veterinarian Office (PVO), attributed the successful campaign to the provincial government’s efforts in consistently and strictly implementing…

Dagupan, the Bangus Capital of the World, is going to make a headcount of its prime product anew. The City Agriculture Office will conduct a census of bangus grown in fishponds and fishpens to establish the actual production of the industry. A similar survey conducted in 2004 indicates the city…

A SARI-SARI store exhibit, sponsored by City Supermarket Inc. (CSI), will be held in Dagupan on September 28-30 to promote this popular small-scale business venture. Believed to be the first of its kind in the country, the activity is meant to attract sari-sari store owners and prospective entrepreneurs in Region…

MANAOAG–Stay on top. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap gave this advice to local government officials and farmers in the province, which is currently the top mango producer in the country accounting for about 40% of the total national output. Yap said the future is bright for the industry as by mid-2008,…

They are from inferior species. And they are compromising the stature of Dagupan bangus, which is known to be the best in the world. Vendors of authentic Dagupan bangus have called on the city government to put a stop to the entry of these so-called “alien” milkfish, mostly coming from…

An ounce of prevention is the best defense against outbreaks. This was the message of the president of the Pangasinan Hog Raisers Association even as he called on the provincial veterinarian to look into reports that one piggery farm in a town in the Third District has been infected with…

LINGAYEN–Ample rice supply in the province has been assured following the importation of rice from Vietnam to augment provincial warehouse stock. According to George Terrado, economist of the National Food Authority (NFA) western Pangasinan branch, the 200,000 sacks of imported Vietnam rice, expected to arrive at Poro Point, La Union…

MANAOAG– Intense praying for rains to stave off a calamity triggered by a dry spell across the country instantly brought storms to the country, this time flooding many towns and farmlands. It was a Catch 22 of sorts. Just the previous week, the government and farmers were in a quandary…