Task Force to Present the Preliminary Territorial Agricultural Plan, Seeking Public Feedback; Territory-Wide Hybrid Town Hall on Thursday, September 23; 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

by VIDA Admin | Sep 16, 2021 | Ag Plan Task Force, Press Releases, Public Meetings, Public Notice

September 16, 2021, US Virgin Islands – After months of research, consultation, and community outreach initiatives including three community town halls on three islands, focus groups, and surveys distributed to farmers, food retailers, and the general public the...

Food Security Town Hall II

by VIDA Admin | Sep 16, 2021 | Ag Plan Task Force, Press Releases, Public Meetings

Farmers’ Engagement Survey

by VIDA Admin | May 17, 2021 | Ag Plan Task Force, Press Releases, Public Notice

May 17, 2021, US Virgin Islands –Pursuant to Act No. 8404 of the Thirty-Third Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture and the President of the University of the Virgin Islands are required to develop an Agricultural Plan...

Food Security Town Hall Meeting

by VIDA Admin | May 11, 2021 | Ag Plan Task Force, Press Releases, Public Notice

ANNOUNCING THE 2021 AGRICULTURAL PLAN TASK FORCE

by VIDA Admin | Apr 14, 2021 | Ag Plan Task Force, Press Releases, Public Notice

Dear Virgin Islands Community: Pursuant to Act 8404 signed into law on December 11, 2020, the Commissioner of Agriculture and the President of the University of the Virgin Islands have been charged to create an Agricultural Plan for the Virgin Islands. An Agricultural...

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ALERTS FARMERS OF CLUSTER OF TROPICAL BONT TICKS FOUND IN ESTATE LOWER LOVE ON ST. CROIX ON A HERD OF SHEEP AND HORSES

by VIDA Admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Press Releases, Public Notice, Veterinary Services

April 13, 2021, US Virgin Islands – The Commissioner of Agriculture Mr. Positive T.A. Nelson announces that a cluster of tropical bont ticks were found in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix on a herd of sheep and horses. These ticks were discovered during a farm visit by...