More pests resistant to GM crops—study
More pest species are becoming resistant to the most popular type of genetically modified, insect-repellent crops, but not in areas where farmers follow expert advice, a study said on Monday.
More pest species are becoming resistant to the most popular type of genetically modified, insect-repellent crops, but not in areas where farmers follow expert advice, a study said on Monday.
Farmer Liezl Balmaceda has never heard of Madonna, but the US pop star’s endorsement of coconut water may help change her impoverished life for the better.
Goat and sheep growers here are all thinking of “F4.” What is on their minds is not the popular boy band from Taiwan, but the fourth generation of goats which they started breeding a decade ago—an enhancement of the native race is how they described it. “F4” refers to a native goat now carries 93.75 percent of a foreign goat’s qualities.
Between the mountains and the sea, in a mango orchard in the still idyllic town of San Antonio, Zambales, stands the chateau-like Casa San Miguel, a haven for the arts owned by the Bolipata family of musical fame. (On the maternal side, the grandfather of the Bolipata musicians was Ramon L. Corpus, a noted prewar [...]
Inside the sprawling Hacienda San Benito in Lipa City, a restaurant serves organic cuisine that not only fills the stomach but also makes use of farm produce planted and raised by residents themselves. Tucked away on the foothills of Mount Malarayat amid a backdrop of verdant landscape and a cascading pool is Terrazas de Barako, [...]
