42 farm schools in San Carlos City help in pest management
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – Some 42 out of the 74 villages in this city have established their own Farmers Field Schools (FFS) that are aiding the city in the maintenance of farms as well as in the management of pests. City Agriculturist Estrellita Jacaban said in an interview on Saturday that the FFS use biological control (biocon) agents to protect their corn fields against fall armyworm, a polyphagous insect that feeds mainly on maize or corn and more than 80 other crops, including wheat, sorghum, millet, sugarcane, vegetable crops and cotton. Jacaban said they have technicians who train the participant farmers in the FFS. “Ang mga technicians natin ay updated sa technology, ina-apply na rin ito sa mga FFS natin kung saan nagkakaroon ng training ang mga participant-farmers. Ina-apply na rin nila agad ang kanilang natututunan sa kanilang mga maisan (The technicians are updated in technology. This is also being applied in the FFS where they hold training of the participant-farm