Puerto Rico Farm Credit to help farmers handle COVID-19 emergency
abril 8, 2020
Puerto Rico Farm Credit confirmed it will be offering local farmers affected by the COVID-19 emergency options to get financial assistance available through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. The SBA has selected a number of financial institutions in Puerto Rico to help the different sectors. The program offers employers a loan to […]
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Digital tool launched to keep track of Puerto Rico’s farming cycles
marzo 31, 2020
The USDA Caribbean Climate Hub at the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture, developed an online tool to visualize annual agricultural production data across Puerto Rico. Climate Hub Director William Gould explained that the data displayed by the Agricultural Statistics tool is an interactive platform which shows […]
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$1.6M Growponics hydroponic nursery opens in Isabela
diciembre 18, 2019
The Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor inaugurated Growponics, a high-technology hydroponic nursery in Isabela following an investment of more than $1.6 million in its first phase, and creating eight direct jobs. The project, designed for planting and harvesting green vegetables, is part of the Finca Explora ecosystem, the island’s first agro-technological incubator located in the […]
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Nespresso launches ‘Cafecito de Puerto Rico,’ its 1st local coffee
octubre 22, 2019
Nespresso announced the launch of Cafecito de Puerto Rico, its first Puerto Rican coffee, available exclusively to U.S. mainland consumers. As the newest addition to the “Reviving Origins” program, this limited-edition coffee highlights the natural earthiness of Puerto Rico’s coffee beans. Since 2018, Nespresso has been working with the Hispanic Federation and coffee farmers in […]
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Agriculture Dept. to boost marketing of local products sold under ‘DelPaís’ brand
agosto 21, 2019
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department will strengthen the promotion and sale of agricultural products marketed under the DelPaís brand through an agreement signed between the its Agricultural Development Innovation Fund division and Supermercados Selectos. Ruth L. Pagán, executive director of FIDA, as the division is known for its initials in Spanish, said together with Agriculture […]
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Agriculture announces opening of applications for hemp pilot projects licenses
julio 5, 2019
Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores announced the availability of applications to obtain licenses for hemp research pilot projects through its website. “We’re in the execution and compliance period for several initiatives that have been routed from the start of the administration,” Flores said. “That said, we’re starting the process of research in science and […]
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Agriculture Dept. allocates $1M for drought mitigation program for livestock
julio 3, 2019
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department has allocated $1 million to create an incentive program that would help mitigate the effects the drought has had on livestock in 17 municipalities of the island. Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores-Ortega signed an order authorizing the Agricultural Enterprises Development Administration (ADEA, for its initials in Spanish,) to create a mitigation […]
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Mujer Innova-Agribusiness edition underway to further sector’s recovery
junio 19, 2019
Innovation and entrepreneurship platform INprende will co-host an event for women-owned agribusinesses and female farmers as part of a subsidies program created by the American Red Cross in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. The call to participate in the program was opened during the “Women Innovating in Agriculture” event. Applications […]
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Hydroponics farm expands operations with $250K gov’t investment
junio 18, 2019
Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores announced the recent expansion of the F&F Hydroponics agricultural project in Ciales, with a contribution of $250,000 from the agency’s Farm Investment Program, adding 13 new jobs to the agricultural region of Utuado. The project that specializes in growing a variety of the “salanovas” lettuce variety in structures featuring a controlled […]
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Dept. of Agriculture to require expiration date for imported, local egg starting in July
junio 14, 2019
With the consensus of the island’s organized egg production sector, Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores-Ortega, signed a new administrative order to require that all local and imported egg containers carry an expiration date effective July 1, 2019. At present, the imported product only contains the date when the eggs were packaged, with no expiration date for […]
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USDA Rural Development OKs $53K in grants for 4 energy projects in P.R.
junio 12, 2019
USDA Rural Development is awarding 58 grants for projects in 17 states and Puerto Rico to reduce energy costs for farmers, agriculture producers and rural-based businesses and institutions. Four projects in Puerto Rico will receive a combined $53,000, the USDA revealed. USDA is providing the grants through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Congress […]
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La Bolsa de Productos del Caribe formaliza un plan de comercio agrícola entre Puerto Rico y Nueva York.
14 de mayo de 2019
El distribuidor de productos frescos y de consumo Caribbean Produce Exchange Inc. anunció la visita del secretario de Agricultura del estado de Nueva York, Richard Ball, para evaluar las oportunidades de crecimiento y validar la alianza estratégica acordada entre la empresa y el Gobierno de Nueva York en 2017. La estrategia busca lograr un aumento en el comercio agrícola […]
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P.R.’s hemp regulations to be submitted to USDA in June for review
mayo 2, 2019
Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores-Ortega said the agency should be ready in June to submit a draft of the proposed regulations for commercial production of industrial hemp on the island. In an interview on 1140, during the “En Una Hora” program — in which News is my Business participates — the government official said […]
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Tres Monjitas pumps $1.8M into Mayagüez distribution center
marzo 29, 2019
Vaquería Tres Monjitas inaugurated a new distribution center in Mayagüez, in which it invested $1.8 million to expand its operation in the western area and supply the regions’ market quicker and more efficiently, company officials said. The new 20,000 square-foot facility, including 8,000 square feet of refrigerated space, has the capacity to store 500 tons […]
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Agrohack conference to focus on future of food, medicinal cannabis
marzo 20, 2019
With the purpose of advancing the agriculture industry through innovation, the most important conference on agricultural innovation and technology will take place on Saturday, April 6, in the Puerto Rico Convention Center, organizers announced. As in previous years, the event will connect, empower and strengthen relationships in and outside the industry to boost its contribution […]
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