Agriculture

The Veterinary Services Laboratory, at Pine East-West Boulevard, St Michael, is closed to facilitate repairs to the building. Due to the closure, the laboratory is unable to accept submissions for …

Weather watchers on Thursday warned that heat-related illnesses will likely rise as the heat season approaches. The development comes despite forecasts of near-average to above-average rainfall for the rest of …

Dairy farmers preparing to import hundreds of pregnant heifers to avert a milk shortage were on Tuesday pinning their hopes on the government keeping its promise to soon release millions …

The Barbados Community College (BCC) and Delaware State University (DSU) have formally established a partnership to increase options for local students interested in agricultural studies. During Monday’s signing of a …

The head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has alleged that illicit farm products are being imported into Barbados, raising concerns among farmers in light of fresh bird flu outbreaks …

Pork producers are fearful that a flood of imported pork on the market could run more farmers out of business and trigger an industry collapse within two years, Barbados TODAY …

The historical significance of the 2024 sugarcane harvest in the nearly 400-year story of this nation is not lost on us. For the first time, the workers who have laboured …

By Sheria Brathwaite The historic 2024 sugarcane harvest – the first under worker-owned, cooperative management – was off to a slow start on Monday, according to several planters who supply …

After missing this week’s much-anticipated start of sugar harvest, the man at the helm of the two companies that have taken over the industry has announced that Monday will definitely …