Coffee farmers get fertiliser to increase crop production

The Coffee Industry Board (CIB) is soon to begin distribution of fertiliser to between 5,000 and 6,000 registered farmers through licensed coffee dealers...

Jamaican non-Blue Mountain coffee shows favourable outlook

THE PROSPECTS for non-Blue Mountain coffee in the United States of America are promising, Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke was advised during a recent visit to Atlanta, Georgia, when he toured Blue Mountain Inc and got to see Jamaica Blue Mountain...

RADA DIARIES: Making goat cheese - Part 2

The number one rule is sanitation. All utensils used in milking must be clean. Use a sanitising solution such as chlorine (bleach) or iodine-based, and rinse equipment properly with clean water. All milk collected should be processed immediately...

Banana growers lobby for better loans

GRETHEL SESSING, chairman of the All-Island Banana Growers' Association, has accused financial institutions, in particular the people's cooperative banks, of discriminatory lending practices."Presently, sugar, citrus...

Growing shade-loving vandas

The Vanda Alliance is made up mostly of warm and full-sun-growing orchids with colourful flowers that bloom often.Originating in tropical Asia, they grow in warm tropical climates just like Jamaica.

Google strives to enlighten with new search tool

Google is introducing a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter.The new feature, debuting Wednesday, draws from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people, places and commonly requested things to provide a summary of vital...

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