Completed 20-kilometer road funded under DA-PRDP bolsters rural development in Cagayan

Once a dusky and bumpy eight-hour ride traverses the road before you reach the villages has transformed into a two-hour journey that means easing the burden for most farmers and residents in Solana and Amulung, Cagayan.  Their burden of transporting goods and accessing essential services are things of the past. The construction of Iraga- Bayabat continue reading : Completed 20-kilometer road funded under DA-PRDP bolsters rural development in Cagayan

Cagayan Valley AFC pledges support on ASF eradication

The Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) of Cagayan Valley pledges its support in the eradication of African Swine Fever (ASF) that affected the livelihoods of hog raisers in the region. RAFC Chairperson Isidro Acosta Sr. said that the council would work closely with DA and other stakeholders in the successful implementation of the Bantay continue reading : Cagayan Valley AFC pledges support on ASF eradication

DA RFO 02 beefs up Food Safety Program in Region 02; NVAT teams up as pilot testing agri-terminal

After the successful implementation of the Food Safety Program in Santiago City as the pilot area in 2019, followed by Isabela, Cagayan, and Nueva Vizcaya in 2020, the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office No. 02 is expanding its program in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, in partnership with its Local Government Unit and the Nueva Vizcaya continue reading : DA RFO 02 beefs up Food Safety Program in Region 02; NVAT teams up as pilot testing agri-terminal

First anthrax laboratory in the country, inaugurated

The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office No. 02 (DA RFO 02) and the United States-Defense Threat Reduction Agency (US-DTRA) inaugurated the first-ever anthrax laboratory in the country on January 8, 2021, in Tuguegarao City. The said laboratory will form part of the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL) of the Cagayan Valley Integrated Agricultural continue reading : First anthrax laboratory in the country, inaugurated

‘DA RFO 2 is an enthusiastic program implementer’– Usec. Medrano

Undersecretary-designate for Livestock William Medrano of the Department of Agriculture appreciated the DA Regional Field Office No. 02 as he announced that Cagayan Valley will get a pie in the establishment of multiplier farms due to evident enthusiasm it is showcasing in the implementation of national programs, during his visit in Isabela last week. Usec. continue reading : ‘DA RFO 2 is an enthusiastic program implementer’– Usec. Medrano

VisMin now ship hogs, pork products to Luzon, says USec. Medrano as price spikes

To ease pork’s prevailing price at P300-P320, Undersecretary-designate for Livestock William Medrano of the Department of Agriculture said hog raisers from Visayas and Mindanao started shipping more hogs and pork products to Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon last week, during his phone patch interview with DZDA 105.3, November 3.   Usec. Medrano said continue reading : VisMin now ship hogs, pork products to Luzon, says USec. Medrano as price spikes