Lunes, Pebrero 28, 2011

Le Grande Dairy Production Plant

Le Grande Dairy Production Plant supplies milk in all kinds of flavors namely, pandan, chocolate, ube, mango, or fresh.


Procedure:


1. Milk is collected from the cows using this machine.





2. Milk is then kept in the storage tank.
3. Milk is then transferred to the cooling tank.
4. The high temperature inside the pasteurizing tank kills bacteria.




5. The homogenizer uses pressure and heat to smoothen the milk.



6. The milk is then cooled in the holding tank.


7. And lastly, it is packed and stored in a cool place.



100 mL         - 7 Pesos
200 mL         - 10 Pesos
330 mL         - 25 Pesos
500 mL         - 35 Pesos

Bureau of Plant and Industry (BPI)

Chinese batuan has so many uses in cooking and as a medicine.

There are so many medicinal plants available all around us.

 This field is where the BPI plant varieties of soy beans and other crops.

 The BPI researches for different ways on how to grow plants through budding, in-arching and grafting. 

Carabaos are a great help in farming, and are cooked too.

Sugar Regulatory Administration

The Sugar Regulatory Administration uses micropropagation to rapidly increase the number of sugarcane.

The plant stays in the nursery for a period of time.

 These are the plants lining up in the nursery.

Earthworms are very helpful in breaking down organic matters found in soil.

 Trichogramma is the biological control of sugarcane borers.

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)

The La Carlota branch of UPLB is a center of excellence in research, training 
and extension on sustainable agriculture. 


 They plant different crops like sweet potato which is planted on this field.

Farmers shown in this picture are harvesting sweet potato.
Mushrooms can be grown easily even at the comfort of your own home.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology watches out for volcanoes, earthquakes, etc. and warns the people whenever they detect danger. They work hard for 24 hours a day to ensure the safety of the people.


A seismograph detects the seismic waves generated by earthquakes.


 This seismogram is a graph output of a seismograph.


 Luzon was struck by an earthquake on July 16, 1990.

Plate tectonics describe the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere