Topic: Agriculture Department

Importing ‘high rise’ grasses could help Cayman farmers adopt new methods of raising cattle and significantly increase local food production.

A cull of feral chickens could be carried out by the government after bird flu was found in poultry in Puerto Rico.

Thousands turned out for the 55th annual Agriculture Show in Savannah on Valentine's Day.

The raccoon captured in West Bay on Tuesday has been "humanely euthanised", the Department of Agriculture has said.

Eight apprentices graduated from the Public Works Department and the Cayman Islands Further Education Apprenticeship programme Wednesday.

Blossom Village Community Park’s laid-back atmosphere will be transformed into a marketplace of garden plants and various competitions for everyone to enjoy when the annual Little Cayman Agriculture Show kicks off Saturday.

Dog owner Duke Perrigoffe Merren is getting his dogs back from the Agriculture Department pound after Justice Stephen Hellman set aside an order for the animals’ destruction, which was made after two neighbors were bitten by one of Mr. Merren’s dogs.

Cayman’s biggest one-day agriculture event takes place on Ash Wednesday, March 1, at the Agricultural Grounds in Lower Valley. The day is designed to provide fun for all ages and to display the very best in agricultural and rural life.

The government handed over 60 cows to the Agriculture Society on Monday to help farmers maintain their herds amid a busy holiday season. It is the first time in a decade that the government has brought cows to the island.

Cayman K-9 officers showcased the skills of the Customs and Agriculture departments’ sniffer dogs to Prospect Primary School students during a career fair on May 20.