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The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers to be on the lookout for pests following recent heavy rains.

Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer, Francine Webb, said farmers should increase their scouting practices to be able to quickly detect any resurgence in the population.

The use of traps is advised to manage numbers.

“You want to do that early so you are better able now to apply the appropriate intervention methods, whether or not it’s insecticides or other integrated pest management...

The Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) is encouraging farmers to increase sustainable soil management practices, in an effort to improve soil health.

The call comes ahead of World Soil Day, which will be observed on Thursday, December 5, under the theme ‘Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage’.

This observance serves to raise global awareness about the critical importance of healthy soils and to promote sustainable soil management practices.

Senior Agricultural Chemist at the ALMD, within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Aldaine Gordon,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will assist dairy farmers to significantly improve their output, through a $20-million Equipment Lease Programme.

Speaking at the launch of the Dairy Livestock Innovation, Nutrition, Knowledge Programme (D-LINK), at the Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover on November 28, the Minister said the programme is designed to alleviate the financial burden faced by farmers who struggle to acquire the necessary equipment for efficient dairy operations.

He added that the farmers will now have...