Loving the rewards of chicken farming
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: AT A time when farming seems to be a male-dominated job, 39-year-old Annmarie Knight of Kitson Town, St. Catherine is making great strides in the field. Ms. Knight, who rears chicken for sale to restaurants...
Drought hurts St Elizabeth farmers' pockets
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: FARMERS OF fresh fruits and vegetables in southern St. Elizabeth now have to be spending between $5,000 and $10,000 per load for water to save their crops as the effects of the drought affecting the area begin to take toll.
St Mary dairy farmers to get new delivery truck
HARTLAND, St Mary: THE ST. MARY Milk Marketing Group, which is made up of small-scale dairy farmers, is to get a new truck for transportation of fresh milk. The truck valued at $1.8 million is government owned.
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