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Once the cornerstone of the island’s economy, the sector is facing challenges and undergoing changes to protect its production output.

Puerto Rico Farm Bureau President Ramón González (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
Farmers ask GAO to lift Jones Act provisos citing increased production costs
April 27, 2012, No Comments

Members of the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau, which represents a cross-section of the island’s agriculture sector, met with ...

If an agroterrorist attack is committed against food, the local Department of Agriculture and Health must be notified.  (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
150 emergency staff take ‘agroterrorism’ training
April 16, 2012, No Comments

A contingent of more than 150 emergency responders were trained over the weekend to handle potential agroterrorism incid ...

Local poultry production has suffered greatly in recent years.  (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
ASORE blasts bill proposing poultry regulatory office
January 11, 2012, No Comments

The head of the Puerto Rico Restaurants Association blasted Senate Bill 2281 Tuesday, saying it could trigger an increas ...

Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi
Pierluisi, FSA partner to spread word on federal aid available to P.R. farmers
December 7, 2011, No Comments

Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Tuesday urged Puerto Rico farmers to participate in the six orientation session ...

The Agriculture Department's new advertising campaign appeals to consumers to buy local.
Ag. Dept. campaign seeks to ‘reconnect’ consumers with farmers
November 16, 2011, No Comments

The Agriculture Department launched Tuesday a $1 million institutional multimedia advertising campaign that aims to lift ...

Santiago, Rivera-Aquino and EAA Executive Director Luis Bernal tour the new renewable energy project in Barranquitas.
Barranquitas ornamental plant nursery adopts renewable energy system
November 8, 2011, No Comments

For the second time in as many weeks, the Agriculture Department participated in the inauguration of a renewable energy ...

Organic milk is defined by the USDA as milk from cows that have been exclusively fed organic feed, have not been treated with synthetic hormones, are not given certain medications to treat sickness, and are held in pens with adequate space. (Credit: Carlos Anguita)
WIC inclusion averts milk dumping; SuperMax seeks permit to sell organic variety
November 2, 2011, 2 Comments

The introduction of organic milk into the Puerto Rico market, stalled while the slow regulatory process runs its course, ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. (Credit: www.usda.gov)
5 towns split $405K in USDA grants
October 28, 2011, No Comments

The towns of Moca, Manatí, Jayuya, Canóvanas and Barceloneta have been assigned a combined $405,312 by the U.S. Depart ...

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U.S. Farm Credit Administration officials visit P.R. to discuss policy, farmer lending needs
October 26, 2011, No Comments

U.S. Farm Credit Administration officials are on the island week to take a look at the agriculture industry and hold a s ...

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Ag. Sec.: Farming activity needs private banking support
October 25, 2011, No Comments

Agriculture Secretary Javier Rivera-Aquino has set off an agressive strategic plan to convince private banks, which for ...