VARIOUS farmers associations from Bago City, Himamaylan and Silay received farm machinery worth P890,000 in a turnover ceremony in Barangay Tabunan in Bago City yesterday.

Acting Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson together with Board Member Victor Javellana and Provincial Agriculturist Japhet Masculino turned over three hand tractors worth P130,000 each and five threshers worth P100,000 each to various farmer groups.

Those who received hand tractors were farmers from Mambagaton Cluster Farmers Association, Mailum Organic Farmers Association, and Gen. Malvar ARB Irrigators Association while threshers were distributed to Newton Camingawan Para Farmers Association, Mambagaton Farmers Association, Palay Farmers Association, Hda. Lolita Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association and Mercedes Farmers Irrigators Association.

Lacson expressed his gratitude to the Department of Agriculture for the machinery and encouraged the farmers to make use of the blessings they received from the government.

Moreover, Masculino said the farm equipment is part of the Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture Region 6.(PR)