Farm Life: Vintar, Valencia City

Photo taken during my field work yesterday at Barangay Vintar, Valencia City. Vintar is one of the rice-producing barangays of Valencia, also known as the City of Golden Harvest.

Field Work Photos: Matampay, Kadingilan, Bukidnon

In one of my earlier field works, I reached Barangay Matampay in Kadingilan, Bukidnon. Matampay is one of the seventeen barangays of Kadingilan, and is one of the most far-flung and hard-to-reach areas of this 4th class municipality of the province. 

It took more than one hour of motorcycle ride before we reached this barangay. From the Poblacion, we passed through the barangays of Pay-as, Bagor, San Andres, Mabuhay and Cabadiangan. Upon reaching Cabadiangan, we have to go through a steep uphill road before reaching Matampay. It was one rough, bumpy and butt-numbing ride all the way.

The Green Hills of Barangay San Miguel, Maramag

In an official field work, I, together with an officemate, went to Purok 6, Barangay San Miguel, Maramag, Bukidnon last week for a client visit and farm inspection. Purok 6 is an uphill area located about 3 kilometers from San Miguel barangay proper and national highway going to Wao, Lanao del Sur. It can be reached through a dirt road with stretches that are difficult to pass along during rainy season. Fortunately, we were aboard our client's 4-wheel drive vehicle so going there was just a breeze.

Sugarcane Fields in Pangantucan, Bukidnon

Pangantucan is a 1st class municipality located in the south-western part of the Province of Bukidnon. It has a total land area of 48,584 hectares of which 17,429 hectares or around 36% are devoted to agriculture.

One of the major crops planted in Pangantucan is sugarcane and most farms can be found along the national highway and on its interior barangays. The photo above was taken in the highway of Barangay Barandias.

The Tapaseros in Bukidnon

Tapaseros or sugarcane cutters are in demand in Bukidnon during milling season which runs from November to May or June the following year. It is a backbreaking job which involves cutting, carrying and loading the canes into a hauling truck.

Random Shots: Valencia City, the City of Golden Harvest

Valencia City, Bukidnon is located in the heart of Mindanao. It has a total land area of 621 square kilometers and is comprise of 31 barangays. Most of these barangays are considered "rural" where farming is the main economic activity. With the Pulangi River traversing these barangays,  vast tracks of fertile lands are devoted to agriculture, particularly rice farming. Hence Valencia City is dubbed as The City of Golden Harvest.

Valley Farms in Maramag and Pangantucan

As Mindanao's "Food Basket", Bukidnon is a major producer of rice, corn, sugarcane, coffee and various fruits and vegetables. With an agriculture-based economy, vast tracks of Bukidnon lands are devoted to the cultivation of these crops.

Rural Living in Paitan, Quezon, Bukidnon

This photo was taken with my cellphone after the battery of my digital camera ran out.

Paitan, where vast track of lands are planted with palay, is one of the 31 barangays of Quezon, Bukidnon . It is bounded by Barangay Butong in the southwest, Barangay Lumintao in the southeast and Barangay Merangeran in the south. Its north, northeastern and northwestern boundaries are comprised of barangays of Valencia City.