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THE Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Soils and Water Management has launched the country's first Mobile Soil Laboratory (MSL) in Tarlac to enhance farming in the province.
The MSL will offer not only soil analysis but also free training to farmers and students to determine the right type, right quantity, right time, and right fertilizer area.
MOBILE SOIL LAB The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Soils and Water Management has launched the country’s first Mobile Soil Laboratory in Tarlac to help the farmers determine the type of soil they are tilling and learn the right fertilizer, right quantity, and right time, for a particular farmland to ensure better yields. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Tarlac Gov. Susan Yap hailed the launching of the MSL in the province, saying that Tarlac farmers are now equipped with more farming strategies to help them increase and improve produce.
"First launched in our province nationwide, the Mobile Soil Laboratory is now here to support our Tarlaqueño farmers," she said.
"With the right knowledge and technology, the soil will be fatter, and the harvest will be more plentiful," added Yap.
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Farmers and parents with their children who study farming also expressed appreciation to the provincial government for bringing the MSL first in the province, as agricultural students will be able to easily access a facility that will assist them in their projects.
A mother whose son even goes to as far as Pampanga to find a soil laboratory for their research, has expressed appreciation of the mobile soil laboratory.
"Actually, that's the big problem of my son as he and his classmates even went to Pampanga in search of a laboratory for their research in soil test," said a mother named Jennifer Jimenez.
Cooperatives in the province have also showed interest in undergoing seminars provided by the MSL and committed to help the provincial government achieve greater harvest of agricultural products.
"We, farmers group of Maliwalo, Tarlac City, urgently need this. It's a big help to us so as to know the quality of our soil and what kind of fertilizers needed to avoid additional expenses," said a certain Ernie Galang.
Another farmer, Verwin Pulonan, cited that the arrival of MSL has been a long-sought dream of local farmers.
"We really need to undergo the process of soil test to determine what fertilizer to use by most of our farmers who use fertilizers just the same," said Pulonan.
