As a model hybrid rice cluster, more than 200 hectares of rice fields were planted to hybrid rice this 2007 dry cropping season. He said that the highest yield in the cluster was 246 cav/ha while the lowest was 173 cav/ha, which is still much higher than what they would usually get from ordinary or inbred rice varieties. Domingo, Nueva Ecija are again overwhelmed with the benefits that they are reaping from their hybrid rice farms. The DA provides them adequate irrigation, postharvest...

To stay in the industry, even by selling their milk below the cost of production, dairy farmers are pushed to squeeze higher and higher yields from their cows. Turning land over to corn grown to produce ethanol could see a rise in the price of dairy products over the coming weeks. Department of Agriculture predicts that as much as 3.2 billion bushes of this year's crop will go towards making the fuel additive. Another factor, according to University of Illinois dairy specialist Michael...

This was due to more favourable weather conditions in addition to improvements in husbandry practices, seed quality, and better drainage and irrigation. The Review further explained that exports to that crucially important market were subjected to the first price cut of 5% from July 1, 2006. In many respects, 2006 can also be considered a watershed year for sugar as it marked the commencement of the new price structure governing the EU sugar regime, the Review noted. Among other things,...

By Yousuf Nazar KARACHI, June 10: This year s budget is populist in tone, inflationary in substance, neutral for the agriculture sector, pro-corporate in general, disappointing for the textile industry and largely irrelevant for the common person, although it offers some relief to government employees. By Yousuf Nazar KARACHI, June 10: This year s budget is populist in tone, inflationary in substance, neutral for the agriculture sector, pro-corporate in general, disappointing for the...

The Prairie Star: Opinion The Prairie Star. Just when you thought you'd heard just about everything, along comes a New York Times op-ed piece that blames the obesity and bad eating habits of the American people right on the front step of the American farmers and the farm bill. Noting that the farm bill, among other things, determines which crops will be subsidized, he claims that in the case of the Twinkies and the carrots, the farm bill &#8220offers a lot more support to the cake than to...