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Public primary schools held their own agricultural exhibitions yesterday after the annual show was cancelled. The Ministry of Education encouraged the schools to host their own Ag Shows after Agricultural Exhibition Ltd, which organises the show, can...

Governor Rena Lalgie this week continued a longstanding tradition by picking Easter Lilies to be sent to the Queen. This year’s lilies were grown by Pacheco and Sons Farms. The flowers were set to be on board last night’s British Airways flight to Lo...

Maintenance of a growth in home farming as the Covid-19 pandemic winds down is the goal for an agricultural business this year. Chris Faria, the owner of the AgraLiving Institute, a sustainable farming business, said Covid-19 restrictions propelled p...

Plans for a vertical farm facility to produce leafy greens have been condemned by farmers. The Bermuda Farmers’ Association claims that the $3.2 million government project is not financially viable in Bermuda because of high energy costs, and will no...

The 2022 Agricultural Exhibition will not go ahead this year because of the lingering impact of Covid-19. Antwan Albouy, exhibition director, said that the organisers were disappointed, but the surge in Covid-19 cases last fall and winter had hindere...

A Government minister remained tight-lipped when questioned about progress on several flagship projects. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister and also the acting public works minister, faced questions on the developments as he gave an update on...

Footage of a pig on the loose in various locations last night proved a surprise social media hit. The full-grown porker was filmed at a variety of locations by startled onlookers earlier yesterday, including what appeared to be St George’s. Some of ...

A new agricultural produce storage centre to replace a century-old building has been proposed. A planning application said that the proposed structure would be built next to the existing centre on Schools Drive, Devonshire, near CedarBridge Academy....

My friend Wynette Tucker urged me on many occasions to interview her neighbour, Gwendolyn Smith. Mrs Smith, she said, was anxious to share what she knew about a tomato factory that existed in Smith’s Parish when she was a girl. I had been the distric...

An organisation devoted to the grow biointensive method of sustainable farming is to hold three workshops this fall to teach people how to grow food in their garden. The AgraLiving Institute is led by founder Chris Faria, a graduate of the Ignite Ber...

Winners of this year’s Agricultural Exhibition schools competitions shared $12,000 in prize money yesterday. Several public and private schools received cheques for their participation in the virtual Ag show. First place winners received $1,150, whil...

In a year dominated by lockdowns, physical distancing and pandemic fatigue, the Ag Show has provided a welcome relief for organisers and participants . Cathy Bassett, a volunteer schools coordinator for the Agricultural Exhibition, said that children...