by Fabian Belgrave | Oct 18, 2022 | Top Stories
From left to right: Dr. Anthony Kellman of the Food and Agriculture Organization; Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Wier; James Pile of Street Lamp Ministries; Rica Edey of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness; Erla Elibox of Prison...
by Fabian Belgrave | May 29, 2022 | Top Stories
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir and Chief Agriculture Officer, Keeley Holder, cut the ribbon to open the Brown’s Pond reservoir at River Plantation in St. Philip while Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley observes (right). The...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Apr 12, 2021 | Top Stories
Volcanic ash in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (Photo: The UWI Seismic Research Centre) Volcanic ash is toxic for animals, but it can prove beneficial to crop farmers, in the long term. This was divulged on VOB’s Brass Tacks Sunday programme, where experts from the...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 26, 2021 | Top Stories
Best Practices in Green Monkey Deterrence: A Manual for Farmers in Barbados Farmers and others encountering challenges, as a result of monkeys trespassing on their property, may find relief by obtaining the document titled: Best Practices in Green Monkey Deterrence: A...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Mar 4, 2021 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is considering a combination of deterrents to combat threats posed by a growing monkey population. Chief Agricultural Officer, Keeley Holder, alluded to this yesterday while appearing on VOB’s Brass Tacks...