Agriculture

Farmers could soon see a significant reduction in their feed bills as the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) and Pinnacle Feeds collaborate on a new retail project that promises to offer …

Barbados’ largest poultry producer, Chickmont Foods Limited, is set to import 360 000 eggs next month to stave off any shortage during the Christmas period. President of the Barbados Egg …

Livestock and poultry farmers could face mounting animal health risks unless a veterinary laboratory is established to provide much-needed diagnostic support, the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) warned on Thursday. Chief …

The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) sounded the alarm over an upsurge in crop and livestock theft, widely known by the archaic legal term, praedial larceny, calling on retailers, hotels and …

Consumers face potential shortages of okra, beans and sorrel this Christmas, as a highly destructive new pest is eating its way through farms, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed on Friday, …

From the rising of the sun to its setting in the evening, farmers across Barbados can be found tending to the land, watering seedlings, feeding livestock and harvesting crops. Their …

By Sheria Brathwaite An entrepreneur is gearing up to launch Barbados’ first poultry breeding facility amid mounting concerns about the island’s dependence on imported hatching eggs, Barbados TODAY can reveal …

The government is preparing to make an announcement on the future of the sugar industry, Barbados TODAY can reveal.   The announcement comes as frustration among sugar industry employees reaches …

Standing outside rows of medicinal cannabis plants at CannaSVG, the region’s largest licensed farm in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbadian entrepreneur Emmanuel Bria reflects on how much his perspective …