Regions
Cagayan Valley tillers warned vs insect pests

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has urged farmers through its Barangay Bantay Peste Brigade to brace for possible insect pests that may occur in the region because of unpredictable weather conditions.

To prepare for this and as a measure to mitigate the effects, the DA Regional Office 2 through its Regional Crop Protection Center (DA-RCPC) has been conducting Bantay Peste Brigade training at the DA-Southern Cagayan Research Center, the most recent in Iguig town in this province.