AGRIBUSINESS MONTHLY REPORT:

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EXPERIENCES

(BArang-ay DEMOFARM)

NOEL JAY T. RESUELLO

TERMINAL REPORT

Department of Agribusiness

ILOCOS SUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur

Zone V, Bantay, Ilocos Su

May 2023
 APPROVAL SHEET

This AGRIBUSINESS MONTHLY REPORT: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND

EXPERIENCES (DEMO FARM), is prepared and submitted by NOEL JAY T.
RESUELLO, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agribusiness is her by endorsed.

WYNNIE U. RONDON

OJT Supervisor

Date Signed:

Assigned in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Agribusiness.

ENGR. FELIDEL V. AQUINO, MSA JULIUS R. PABLICO

Head of the Agency Faculty -in-charge, BSAB

Date Signed: Date Signed

 INTRODUCTION

On the job training is one way by which we students are given an opportunity to

apply the theories and computations that we have learned from school. It also helps us

to obtain applicable knowledge and skills by performing in actual work setting. Colleges

and universities require their students to undergo such training within a specific number

of hours as part of the curriculum. For us students, an OJT or internship program

provides opportunities to go through the actual methodologies of a specific job using the

real tools, equipment’s, and documents. In effect, the workplace becomes a

development venue for us student trainee to learn more about field and practice what

we have learn from academy.

During this OJT, students are deployed to different field to acquired new

knowledge, skill, attitude, and they will experience working in real situation daily. It will

prepare students for their career the soonest. They will be immersed in and observing

how to work with diverse personalities and how to handle work pressure. On-the-Job

Training exposes the learner to the real world, giving them a taste of what awaits them

after graduation. OJT will be a tool for students to apply what they learned from the

school. This is a time where they can finally practice all the computations and teachings

they learnt inside the classroom. Furthermore, this training improves one's professional

behavior when dealing with others. Afterwards, the learner will be able to manage

situations professionally and will understand how to interact effectively with colleagues.

The trainee will also be trained in communicating well with others and practice great

teamwork. Moreover, On-the-Job Training also improves trainees' ability to think

critically and discipline throughout this training.

 Having appropriate On-the-Job Training helps young professionals not just to

excel academically but also socially. Aside from what they learnt in the four corners of

their classrooms, this training allows the trainee to introduce and witness work ethics

with actual experts, as well as meet individuals from different positions in the institution.

The trainee will discover how to adapt to different personalities and attitudes. The

trainee must not only excel in their work but also build on their attitude and behavior. A

positive personality shine from within. Thus, On-the job training demands commitment

and dedication since it may be a strong instrument in equipping an individual for the

next chapter of their work life.

DEMO FARM PROFILE

HISTORY OF DEMO FARM

The Regional Demo Center for Integrated Organic Farming and Eco Agri- Tourism

Labnig, San Juan, Ilocos Sur

To solve the old-age problem of water scarcity in the area the provincial

government thru then ex Gov. Savellano constructed two water impounding projects

with the stream beside the farm and revive deep walls. Several water-based projects

which are doable and affordable are now being supplied by the water reservoirs. These
projects plus the renovated water reservoir put up but never used by Phil-Cotton are

expected to help the water problem of Demo Farm.

This qualifies it as an Economic Agricultural Tourism (EAT) Zone, showcasing

agrotechnology’s such as organic agriculture and bio-intensive gardening (BIG).

This place is what used to be 16.5-hectare experimental station of the Philippine Cotton

Development Authority. For about 25 years, this site was dormant, a barren wasteland.

Driven by a burning desire to help uplift the quality of life of his constituents in the

province, notably farmers, and blaze the trail for his people to follow then ex Gov.

Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano conceptualized the idea of putting up this worthy

venture. This agricultural project is now known as BArang-ay Demo Farm which the ex-

Gov. DV envisions to help solve food scarcity and minimize poverty in the province.

Upgrading the livestock and raising of crops thru organic farming are now the flagship

agricultural programs of the province. The name of this was derived from Barangay

Agriculture and the Iloco word “rang-ay” which means progress of the barangay.

BArang-ay Demofarm was officially launched on December 17, 2007.

DEMO FARM VISION

ISCC Demofarm will be a community centered school where faculty and students learn
with the people in the fields of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agro-forestry.

DEMO FARM MISSION

Ilocos Sur Community College Demo farm trains Filipinos to become nation builders in

the fields of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agro-forestry.

 ACCOMPLISHMENT AND EXPERCIENCE

April 28, 2023

The On-the-Job Training was conducted in the DEMO FARM at Brgy. Labnig,

San Juan Ilocos Sur. The training starts at 8AM until 5PM straight in rows of weekdays.

For our on-the-job training, we must complete the time that gave us our OJT

coordinator. It was April 28, 2023, when we started our on-the-job training. During the

first day of our internship, we arrived at demo farm before 8:00 am in the morning since

our instructor told us to be at demo farm early as possible for our deployment.

Upon deployment at DEMO FARM the staffs of demo farm were warmly welcome us.

To really start our work throughout the week, sir wynnie had oriented us about the demo

farm rules and regulations and discuss us about the bio-nutrients. And we were divided

into four groups in three members to go to our designated areas.

Figure 1. Deployment and orientation.

Following the orientation, we walk to a storage area to combine organic fertilizers

while Sir Wynnie explains the composting process to us, in composting we have a
three-phase process it is the heating phase, cooling phase, and maturing phase. First

stage is heating phase in this stage we must need to keep the heat of that compost for a

month, second stage is the cooling phase, during which we must stir the compost once

a week and add molasses to provide the microorganisms food so that it can decompose

more quickly, and the last phase is maturing phase in this stage is when its composting

is finished and it can be used as organic fertilizer .

Figure 2. Three stages of Composting.

The following day, we went to our designated areas, and my groupmate and I

were assigned to the poultry and piggery for three days. During that time, our duties

included feeding and providing water for the chickens, goose, turkeys, and pigs, as well

as checking at noon to see if they have any drinks. In the afternoon, our duties were the

same as those in the morning.

Poultry—raised at the farm includes native chickens, turkeys, ducks, and goose.
Native Pigs— “Let’s go back to the basics”, Vice Gov DV usually tells pig raisers and

meat consumers as he proudly shows the native pigs at the Demo. Starting with the few

sows a year ago.

Figure 3. Three days pig raising and poultry farming.

Sir Wynnie showed us the correct technique for giving vitamins to the chickens,

and we practiced it by injecting 1 cc of vitamin B complex into the chicken's chest. You

should massage the area where you inject the vitamin to prevent bleeding.

Chickens need a range of vitamins and minerals to stay healthy and in peak

performance. Metabolic processes, growing muscle, or feathers, producing eggs,

staying healthy or running around the backyard all require essential vitamins and

minerals.
Figure 4. The student’s trainee injecting vitamins into the chickens.

At the demo farm, we took part in an activity where we plowed the area with a

hand tractor to plant corn and spread complete fertilizer.

Figure 5. The Student Trainee Plowing and Planting corn.

After finishing up with the piggery and poultry the following day, we moved on to

our next designated area, which included the large ruminant and second part of the

piggery, where we had a three-day assignment. Every morning, we clean the pig cages

and feed the pigs pure grower feeds. At midday, we provide food and water for the large

ruminant. At 3:30 in the afternoon, we clean the pig cages once more and feed the pigs

once more, as well as the large ruminant.

CATTLE FATTENING PRJECT

Cattles are purchased from auction markers; livestock farmers and backyard

raisers and fattened concentrate ration is mixed at the farm. Specially formulated

concentrate ratio is mixed at the farm to hasten the fattening period. Cost of fattening is

greatly reduced because the main ingredients are abundantly available in Ilocos Sur,

Consequently, after six (6) months, fattened cattle are then disposed, and another batch

cycle will be purchased.

Figure 6. Three days pig raising and large ruminant rearing.

Sir Wynnie trained us how to inject pigs; there are two locations on the animal's

body where this can be done: either close to the pig's head or close to his butt. We gave

each pig a single milliliter of vitamin B complex to native pigs.

Modern health practices in swine production require numerous injections which

provide pigs with antibiotics, vaccines, bacterins, hormones, drugs, vitamins, and iron

compounds, and other products. To minimize the pig's pain and avoid illegal residues of

the products, proper injection techniques should be followed.

Figure 7. The student’s trainee Injecting vitamin the native pigs

Making bio-nutrients or concoctions and extracts was one of the activities we

participated in at the demo farm. Among the concoctions we made were fermented

plant juice (FPJ), fermented fruit juice (FFJ), fish amino acid (FAA), indigenous
microorganism (IMO), and seaweed extract (SE). To make the bio-nutrients, you'll need

a measuring cup, knife, funnel, plastic bowl, cutting board, masking tape, marker,

weighing scale, trash can, first aid kit, molasses, clean manila paper, sheet of bond

paper, rubber bond, empty plastic container (for storing), tying straw, and plant

materials for (FFJ, FPJ,FAA,IMO,SE) and my group and I made seaweed extract (SE).

The first thing we did was divide the seaweed into a small piece with a weight of 1 kg

and put it in the container. Then we measured the molasses that we will put in the

container and after that we mixed it thoroughly so that it ferments better. Finally, we put

manila paper in the container to serve as the cover of the container and we put masking

tape to lock the manila paper. Finally, we put a date so we know when, then we placed

it in the storage area so that it might begin to ferment.

Figure 8. The student’s trainee how to make a bio-nutrient or concoction and

extract.

After finishing up with the second part of the piggery and small ruminant the

following day, we moved on to our next designated area, which included the small

ruminants and high value crops, where we had a three-day assignment. Every morning,

we clean the small ruminant cages and feed them corn leaves. At midday, we check the

cage of small ruminant if they have a water of their cage. At 4:00 in the afternoon, we

cleaned the cages once more and feeding the small ruminant once more and we simply

assisted the farm personnel with weeding and watering papaya for high value crops.

Hybrid Goats (Anglo-Nubian, Toggenburg, Kalahari, Saanen, Boer, Oberhasli)—

upgrading of our native goats is one of the program thrusts of the farm. All interested

goat raisers who have female goats bred here must bring 20 kilos of roughage as form

of payment. It is expected that once upgraded, the usual average maturity weight of 20-

30 kilos will become 70-80 kilos. The PGIS gives 1 buck to association with 20 does.

Figure 9. Three days in small ruminant and high value crops.

 Ma'am Joan trained us on how to makes organic feeds hug raising in the demo

farm with those practicing of organic farming. The first thing we did was slice the nalta

jute into small pieces until we had 6 kilos of sliced nalta jute. Next, we laid out a rice

barn on the ground and added the sliced nalta jute, corn smash, salt, soya meal,

concoction, and extract. Finally, we thoroughly mixed everything together.

Figure 10. The student’s trainee how to make an organic feeds hug raising.

After finishing up with the small ruminant and high value crops the following day,

we moved on to our next designated area, which included the herbary, rabbitry, fish

production, where we had a three-day duty. Every morning and afternoon, we feed the

fish in the fish production facility with grower floating feeds. Then, we move on to the

rabbitry to clean their individual cages and feed and water the rabbits every morning

and afternoon. Finally, we clean the entire herbary area and water the plants, then

some of our duties in herbary is to transplant.

Figure 11. Three days in Fish production, Herbary, and Rabbitry.

One of the things we did at the demonstration farm was to bonsai several plant

species. Bonsai requires materials so that you can shape and see the proper angle of

the sprouts.

Bonsai is an art of growing and training of a plant to a miniature form having a

natural look of old age. It was originated from China, but it was called as the Japanese

art. It involves techniques of extreme dwarfing.

Figure 12. Student’s experience how to Bonsai.

Grafting was one of the activities we participated in at the demo farm. A cutter to

trim the plant's branches, alcohol to avoid contamination, and an ice bug to act as a tie

are all that are required for grafting. Simply keep in mind that only plants from the same

family may be grafted when performing this procedure.

Grafting is the act of joining two plants together. The upper part of the graft (the

scion) becomes the top of the plant, the lower portion (the understock) becomes the

root system or part of the trunk. Although grafting usually refers to joining only two

plants, it may be a combination of several.

Figure 13. Student’s trainee grafting.

 We harvest the fermented plant juice (FPJ) and fermented fruit juice (FFJ) after

the concoctions and extracts had been fermented for seven days. Once we had finished

opening, we took a net to use to separate the undigested plants and fruits that had been

used in the fermentation. We then put everything in a plastic bottle and labeled it.

Figure 14. harvesting fermented plant juice (FPJ) and fermented fruit juice (FFJ)

Sir Wynnie trained us how to administer injections to cows. We began by

administering a 5 ml dose of vitamin to each cow, and then a 5 ml dose of purge. When

injecting, you must "thump" down with your fist on the muscle where the injection will be

done. Rotate your hand on the final "thump" so that the needle is inserted into the

muscle rather than the skin. The needle should be fully entered in one motion, at a 90°

angle to the skin's surface.

Figure 15. The student trainee injecting cattle.

 The many forms of medicine were discussed with us by Sir Wynnie. He began by

talking about vitamins, and then he moved on to various amoxicillin varieties.

Figure 16. The students learned what are different types of medicine.

One of the demo farm's activities was using a shred, and the first item we

shredded was rice hay. Next, we shred the corn hay because it is one of the materials

we would use for composting.

A shred is a strip of some material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been

tom, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Figure 17. The students’ experience of how to use shredder.

The last activity we did was how to make organic fertilizer through composting.
Sir Wynnie taught us the steps in the composting process. The first step we took was to

add animal manure and water it with molasses. Then, we added shredded rice hay and

corn hay and continued watering and adding molasses to it until we were done. Finally,

we covered the pile, and this is known as the heating phase.

Composting is the biological decomposition of organic materials by

microorganisms under controlled, aerobic conditions to a relatively stable humus-like

material called compost. Composting can happen in many ways using a variety of

materials, methods, equipment, and scales of operation.

Figure 18. The students’ trainees how to compost.

LITERATURE OF CITES

LATER TO ATOY L O C SIR 

 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

CONCLUSION

1. Students experience a lot of activities in DEMO FARM.

2. Students experience how to handle a farm business.

3. Students’ trainees learned the proper injection of different livestock.

RECOMMENDATION

1. DEMO FARM needs to add livestock so that more activities and training can be

implemented.

2. DEMO FARM needs to add new materials to make the farm business more

organized.

3. DEMO FARM should plant more vegetables for the plant section and pinakbet

garden.

4.