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In an effort to reduce parasite infestation among animals, several dairy farmers in the Hillside community of St. Thomas were exposed to pesticide training and treatment of animals by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board on January 26.
The training, which involved instructions on how to apply tickicide and demonstrations using spraying and the pour on methodologies, was aimed at encouraging farmers to utilise good agricultural practices thus ensuring that the animals produce milk that is healthy.
Byron Lawrence, coordinator of the Dairy Sector Revitalisation Programme, said the...

Romaine Brown, farm assistant at Serge Island Farms, demonstrates application of Eprinox to animal during Farmer Field School pesticide training organised by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board for dairy farmers on January 26 at Hillside in St. Thomas.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) in dialogue with President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Mr. Norman Grant and Chairman of the Standard Council of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mr. James Rawle at the launch of the Jamaican Standard Specification for Coffee held at the BSJ’s Winchester office on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.