Ag. Dept. campaign seeks to ‘reconnect’ consumers with farmers
November 16, 2011
The Agriculture Department launched Tuesday a $1 million institutional multimedia advertising campaign that aims to lift the consumption of local products from its current 20 percent level by inviting consumers to “buy local.”
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Barranquitas ornamental plant nursery adopts renewable energy system
November 8, 2011
For the second time in as many weeks, the Agriculture Department participated in the inauguration of a renewable energy project, this time at ornamental plant business Cali Nurseries in Barranquitas.
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WIC inclusion averts milk dumping; SuperMax seeks permit to sell organic variety
November 2, 2011
The introduction of organic milk into the Puerto Rico market, stalled while the slow regulatory process runs its course, will help rather than hurt the local milk industry currently in a state of crisis due to excess production and declining sales, said SuperMax officials eager to add this product on supermarket shelves at the request of cancer patients.
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5 towns split $405K in USDA grants
October 28, 2011
The towns of Moca, Manatí, Jayuya, Canóvanas and Barceloneta have been assigned a combined $405,312 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make critical repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents.
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U.S. Farm Credit Administration officials visit P.R. to discuss policy, farmer lending needs
October 26, 2011
U.S. Farm Credit Administration officials are on the island week to take a look at the agriculture industry and hold a series of meetings with Puerto Rico government officials to discuss the state of policies and lending programs that impact local farmers and producers. The visit is the result of a joint effort between the Agriculture Department and the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, the agencies announced Wednesday.
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Ag. Sec.: Farming activity needs private banking support
October 25, 2011
Agriculture Secretary Javier Rivera-Aquino has set off an agressive strategic plan to convince private banks, which for years have shied away from the volatile sector, to invest in farming activity and new projects.
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Dairy farmers may be forced to dump 7M quarts of milk
October 21, 2011
Farmers grouped under the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau’s dairy sector could be forced to dump some 7 million quarts of raw milk at the farm level due to the inaction of the government agencies regulating the industry, which has left them with a surplus in production, trade group leaders said Friday.
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P.R. nabs Guinness world record for largest cup of coffee
October 10, 2011
Puerto Rico landed itself yet another Guinness world record Sunday, with the certification of the world’s largest cup of coffee, an 11-foot aluminum vessel that held 2,750 gallons of the aromatic beverage and served more than 50,000 people during this weekend’s Puerto Rico Coffee Expo event.
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4 rural operations get $342K in USDA renewable energy funds
September 26, 2011
A pair of dairy operations in Hatillo and two other operations in Guayanilla and Aibonito are the recipients of nearly $342,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. In the case of Puerto Rico, all of the companies will integrate solar energy technology into their businesses.
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Guinness-worthy giant cup of coffee featured at upcoming P.R. Coffee Expo
September 21, 2011
Puerto Rico’s coffee industry is marking its 275th anniversary this year, a milestone to be celebrated during the second edition of the “Puerto Rico Coffee Expo,” slated for Oct. 8-9, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the event’s trio of organizers said during a news conference Tuesday.
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EDB gives farmers battered by Irene 3-month break on loan payments
August 26, 2011
In the wake of the destruction Hurricane Irene inflicted upon the agriculture sector, currently estimated at some $20 million, the Economic Development Bank has granted an automatic three-month stay on loans held by insured farmers, agency chief Ivonne Otero said Thursday.
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Agriculture hit with $17.8M in hurricane-related damage
August 24, 2011
Hurricane Irene dealt a $17.8 million blow Puerto Rico’s agriculture as it unleashed its strong wind and dumped inches of rains on the island since Sunday, ripping up or drowning acres of plantains and fruit and vegetable crops, government officials said Tuesday.
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Fortuño to assess crop damage today
August 23, 2011
Two days after Tropical Storm Irene pounded Puerto Rico with non-stop rains and hurricane-force winds, Gov. Luis Fortuño will go on a road trip today to assess local crop damage, which, by the looks of what was left behind, could be significant.
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Local nonprofits receive $98K in USDA grants
August 19, 2011
Two local nonprofit organizations in Aguada and Vega Alta are among 107 recipients that will share some $55 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create jobs, and improve health and safety conditions in rural communities, agency Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
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Underprivileged P.R. farmers get $1M in federal aid
July 22, 2011
Hundreds of farmers on the island will receive close to $1 million in assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Thursday. The reimbursement is the largest amount granted by the federal agency in fiscal 2010.
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