FREDERIKSTED — Two men were injured in shootings at Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Day festivities at the Agricultural Fair Grounds in Estate Lower Love early this
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Department of Agriculture Offers Farm Stress Assistance Program
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA), in partnership with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the Southern Ag Exchange SNetwork
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Man Charged With Stealing Cell Phone, Violating Restraining Order At Agrifest
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man was arrested after police said he stole a woman’s cell phone and violated a restraining order, according to documents
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St. Croix Farmers In Action Respond To Senator’s Finance Committee Remarks
Political meandering needs to be called out for what it is. Today I listened to the Finance Committee’s budget hearing for the Department of Agriculture.
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Department of Agriculture Office Closed Until Wednesday, Commissioner Says
KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture said that its office is closed through Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The office will reopen on Wednesday,
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BLOWING SMOKE? Opportunity Zone’s 1st Business Is A Hemp Grower
FREDERIKSTED — Governor Albert Bryan congratulated the Virgin Islands Hemp Commission on its action to issue the first license to produce hemp in the territory after
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Local Farmers Now Have A Database Online So You Can Find Out What They Have
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, within the first decade of a small business’s lifespan, there comes a time when financial survival
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Department of Agriculture Begins Accepting Beekeeping Training Applications
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) began accepting applications for its new Beekeeping Training Program on Friday. Intentionally designed to help bolster the
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Agriculture Department Says Farmers Could Qualify For COVID-19 Stimulus Check
FREDERIKSTED — As a result of the economic crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) in conjunction with St.
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Agriculture Has Steps Farmers Can Use To Reduce Their Losses In A Hurricane
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) is asking livestock farmers to prepare now to reduce disaster-related losses to their farms in the
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