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Puerto Rico could face a significant decline in federal research and development funding as Congress considers cuts that would disproportionately affect the island.
Officials from Bayer Crop Science Puerto Rico and the Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development (ODSEC, in Spanish) meet to renew their partnership agreement.
From left: Jorge Ramírez, founder of Agroempresarios, and Isamarie Sandoval, COO of Supermercados Econo, speak during the Agrohack summit in San Juan. (Credit: Dennis Costa)
The Vaca Negra plant expansion project, which adds 1,100 square feet and more efficient machinery to the facility, was funded through a $300,000 grant from the South West Dairy Business Innovation Initiative at the University of Tennessee, along with support from the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture’s Family Markets program.
Carla Escalera, owner of Tierra Santa Farms.
The new tariffs could intensify pricing pressures and trigger renewed inflation.
Turmerico’s turmeric is grown at Finca Antillano de Rosario, processed at Finca Del Toro in Cabo Rojo and its seasoning blends are manufactured in Ponce.