The 2024 staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which has been dubbed ‘Denbigh 70’, will showcase the plethora of investment opportunities in the agricultural sector. Acting Chief...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, looks at what remains of a once sturdy greenhouse in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an assessment tour of farms in the...

Vegetable farmers impacted by Hurricane Beryl have commenced efforts to recover from losses sustained. The powerful cyclone, which passed just south of Jamaica as a category-four system on July 3,...

Preliminary estimates indicate that the island’s agricultural sector has suffered over $1 billion in damage due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is recommending that farmers use systemic pesticides, in anticipation of increases in moisture and rainfall. Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with RADA,...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging livestock owners to take pictures of their losses and submit them to the entity to facilitate damage assessments. Senior RADA Livestock Officer,...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is conducting preliminary assessments of damage sustained by the agriculture sector during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon....

The Banana Board is reminding banana and plantain farmers not to cut the leaves from their plants in anticipation of the oncoming hurricane. Although this practice has gained popularity, the...