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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Agri-Invest Corporation (AIC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vivion Scully (centre), and Delta Supply Company Limited Deputy Chaiman, Jonathan Swire, at the handover ceremony for walk-behind tractors and earth augers on Wednesday (November 26) at the Amity Hall Agro-Park in St. Catherine. The equipment will be distributed in parishes with difficult terrain that were not hard hit by Hurricane Melissa, to assist with the Ministry’s recovery strategy.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Agri-Invest Corporation (AIC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vivion Scully (centre), and Delta Supply Company Limited Deputy Chaiman, Jonathan Swire, at the handover ceremony for walk-behind tractors and earth augers on Wednesday (November 26) at the Amity Hall Agro-Park in St. Catherine. The equipment will be distributed in parishes with difficult terrain that were not hard hit by Hurricane Melissa, to assist with the Ministry’s recovery strategy.

Agriculture Minister Hands Over Equipment to Assist Farmers

By: Vanessa James, November 27, 2025
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has handed over six walk-behind tractors and six earth augers to assist farmers in hilly areas to address long-standing issues of...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is briefed by goat farmer, Delarno Small, during a farm tour in Bonnet District, Guys Hill, St. Catherine, on November 20. Also pictured are Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and St. Catherine North Eastern Member of Parliament, Hon. Kerensia Morrison (second row, right); Councillor for the Guys Hill Division, Joseph Johnson (second row, left); and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Garnet Edmondson (background).

Resilient Farmer Expanding Goat Rearing After Hurricane Melissa Setbacks

By: Vanessa James, November 26, 2025
Tagged cows were featured at the 71st Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 1. The Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) urges farmers to utilise the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), which will assist the police in reducing praedial larceny and apprehending perpetrators.

JCF’S Agricultural Protection Branch Urges Farmers to Use NAITS to Combat Praedial Larceny

By: Vanessa James, November 26, 2025

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