Puerto Rico citrus crops under threat of bacteria
July 26, 2013
The Huanglongbing bacteria, commonly known as “Citrus Greening,” is ravaging citrus crops and production along Puerto Rico’s central mountainous region, San Sebastían-area farmers said this week.
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Puerto Rico to produce 6.5M lbs. of rice by year’s end
July 25, 2013
The government of Puerto Rico will be investing $1.2 million to assist farmers in Lajas and Guánica to begin harvesting long-grain brown rice as part of a pilot project that should produce 6.5 million pounds ...
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Puerto Rico farmers get $720K from USDA
July 11, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing payments totaling $720,560 to nearly 400 farmers in Puerto Rico through the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically ...
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