Gustos Coffee Co., producers of the Casa Grande brand of Puerto Rican-grown 100 percent Arabica coffee, is getting ready to expand its presence in the island’s retail market, investing $1 million in its operation to meet growing local demand for its aromatic home-grown java.
Twelve years after the last sugar harvest took place in Puerto Rico, three government agencies are getting together to provide financial and technical support to help revive the sector that was once the backbone of the island’s economy.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Bayer CropScience LP, a company that operates a research facility and nursery in Sabana Grande, to correct violations of federal regulations governing the use of pesticides on farms, the agency announced Thursday.
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