http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for farmingnewsdaily.co.uk. Roger Clarke says he is confident that Jamaica's agriculture sector is in safe hands with the crop of youngsters that the Jamaica 4-H Clubs continue to produce. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/improvements_to_farming_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jamaica Producers Group (JP) may lose five per cent of its annual revenues or some J$350 million because of Hurricane Sandy damage to its banana crop. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/061112/damage_to_banana_crop_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be providing initial assistance of $200 million to assist farmers, who were severely affected during the passage of Hurricane Sandy last week, in addition to fertiliser and other inputs to facilitate replanting. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/071112/help_for_stricken_farmers_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is increasing its appeal for Jamaicans to support the country’s farmers through the consumption of more local produce. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/231012/a_look_at_farming_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Opposition Spokesman for Agriculture JC Hutchinson called on the Government to immediately remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on eggs. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/120712/poultry_and_eggs_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT CHAIRMAN OF the Coffee Industry Board, Frank Phipps, QC, has said more has to be done to grow the industry's assets even as it awaits divestment of the commercial aspects of its operations. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140612/coffee_farming.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The data collection field staff of the Agricultural Marketing Information Division of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, in collaboration with Trevor Hamilton & Associates (THA) Limited, is in the process of conducting a field data collection for a census of the pig industry in Jamaica. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070612/pig_herd_census_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Jamaica Broilers Group (JB) is hoping it will get the US to extend its tariff incentive on ethanol by the time it fires up its plants in mid-2012. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/poultry_farming_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Speaking with Sunday Finance Jamaica Broilers' Vice President of Finance and Energy Ian Parsard said: "We have purchased 1,700 acres of land in Spring Garden, St Catherine which adjoins our chicken processing plant. The purchase price came in at around US$2.5 million ($216 million). Of the 1,700 acres about 1,000 acres are arable lands so there is a lot of potential there. There is a residential community in close proximity to our plant and this purchase creates a buffer around it which is mutually beneficial to the residents and to our operations." http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140212/poultry_production_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Caribbean poultry industry is under threat from the importation of chicken leg quarters from the United States of America, with representatives of the local industry describing the situation as becoming untenable. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/011211/poultry_farm_problems.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Jamaica and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for agricultural cooperation, aimed at promoting development in Jamaica's agriculture sector. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/131011/chinese_farm_investment.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT A programme to put more titles in the hands of landowners will be launched by Prime Minister Bruce Golding today, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Robert Montague has said. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/121011/farm_investment.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Caribbean Broilers group have put its plans on hold to dispose of unused chicken parts by incorporating it in ingredients for the manufacture of poultry feed following a public outcry. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/111011/chicken_feed_problems.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Public pressure has forced Caribbean Broilers to scrap plans to use chicken waste parts to make poultry feedstock, although it's still looking at "prospects for export". http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/071011/the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The country's agriculture competitiveness programme has suffered a major stroke with the Government moving to remove $100 million from the budget, which supported crop and livestock production. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/041011/government_cut_farm_grants.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Wallenford Coffee Company needs an interim loan of at least $40 million to meet today's deadline for the payment of all outstanding sums to coffee farmers, as dictated by Agriculture Minister Robert Montague on Tuesday. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/041011/the_coffee_harvest.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT There has been much discussion since Monday about spectacular growth in domestic agriculture, and even Wednesday morning an announcement of the relaunch of the backyard-garden programme which, in due course, will see more growth. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240511/farm_production_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT