About ten years ago when I was still working in a semiconductor tooling company, I was really fascinated on tilapia farming and wish that I could have a fish pen on a lake (e.g. Laguna bay) so I could produce my own tilapia. The only thing that hinders me is the capital needed and since I was employed then I know I could not handle that business if I will still work and engage in tilapia farming. I know that it will cost much and the reason why I knew that is, just last year my wife’s friend is selling a portion of their tilapia fish pen on Laguna lake which I think cost 300k pesos.
During the time (again, ten years ago) I was thinking of a best way to grow tilapia without fish pen. I’ve seen on some television program, probably the Ating Alamin by Gerry Geronimo, that can grow and produce tilapia using plastic drums. I never got the chance to see the filtration and aeration system if it has any. Tank culture of tilapia is not much different of setting up an aquarium for tropical fishes. Any kinds of fish need to eat and breathes oxygen so the water must have a good amount of oxygen. A good filtration is also needed to minimize water pollution caused by waste products coming from the fish and the fish food that settled on the bottom of the tank. Using plastic drums can be the cheapest and practical way of tank culture of tilapia. You only need to ad another drum if you wish to expand it.
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Engaging in a poultry business can be lucrative with the proper skill and knowledge and besides that, there is a good use of the waste product from those chicken.
Chicken manure can be converted to a useful organic fertilizers for crops. There are people visiting this blog that are asking for methods on making organic fertilizers from chicken manure.
Some of them are:
1. Ezra
Comment: how to prepare a fertilizer from chicken manure?
2. Anna Lyn Hernandez
Comment: ahm.. panuh poh mapapadali ang process ng pagawa ng organic fertilizer na gamit lang eh chicken manure (How can we simplify the process of making organic fertilizer using chicken manure?)
Chicken manure fertilizer is considered the best kind of organic fertilizer because it is high in nitrogen and balanced nutrients like potassium and phosphorous. It is the most desired organic compost for vegetable crops. Composting chicken manures mellows the nitrogen content since it is high in nitrogen and can be dangerous to plants when not properly prepared. Using raw chicken manure can kill plants so proper composting is very essential to make a successful chicken manure compost. Aside from killing the plants, raw chicken manure can contain food borne diseases that can be ingested if used on vegetable crops.
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If you love to eat salad, specially salads where there are lots of lettuce, then I think you will be interested in planting and harvesting your own lettuce. Searching for a variety of lettuce to plant seems not very hard because there is one popular choice, and that is, the romaine lettuce. The obvious reasons are fast growing, easy to harvest and forms a loose head. It also don’t require a large space and your backyard can be suitable if you have one. I’m no expert gardener and not a gardener at all and I just got the information from the internet. The purpose of this post is just to give you an idea on what sideline or business you want to have specially this summer. Anyway, romaine lettuce loves cool weather and will thrive well on regions with a cool climate like in Baguio and Davao. But if we don’t live in a cooler regions of this country, then I think it is wise to choose cooler months like December to February and improvising a shade to protect the plants from the scorching heat of the sun.
So here it goes:
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The BFAR Fisheries Scholarship Program is offering undergraduate scholarships to deserving students (Fisheries Scholarship Progam) and also to children of small-scale fisherfolk (Fisherfolk Children Educational Grant) who are interested to pursue a four-year BS Fisheries course. The scholarship program provides FIVE slots per region. Interested applicants should meet the following qualifications:
For High School Students:
- High school student of the current year
- Not more than 20 years old
- Belongs to the TOP TEN of his / her graduating class (not upper 10%), duly certified by the school head / principal
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Think it’s about time that we look for other alternative milk sources. This is because of the melamine in milk scare, those who can’t afford the high prices of milk, the rest of the grass roots like us will have no choice but to buy them. I got an article I read from the Philippine Star newspaper on the Opinion section. It might be a good topic to ponder. Read on……
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