Tilling the soil despite the odds
TREVOR LITTLETON has been involved in agriculture for more than 40 years and still cannot resist the temptation to continue tilling the soil despite the challenges he faces with water shortage, natural disasters, diseases and pests.
Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) seeks assistance in coffee insurance battle
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, said he would be seeking the intervention of the ministers of agriculture and finance to bring an end to the ensuing legal battle to access more than US$3 million in insurance...
New look for Montpelier agricultural showgrounds
MAJOR UPGRADING work is under way at the eight-hectare Montpelier Agricultural Showgrounds in St. James. Re-elected president of the St. James Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, said a variety of fruit trees, forestry trees and shade trees...
Tips on reducing the spread of avian influenza (birdflu)
Do not eat sick or dead poultry. Do not touch sick or dead birds unless wearing gloves. Do not let children touch or play with sick or dead birds or touch/pick up bird feathers.
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