Agriculture to Hold a Buzzaar: Everything About Bees
The event will include honey and other products from local beekeepers, observation, beehive, presentations and interactive bee education, and chances to win fun bee prizes.
Deadline to Sign-up for NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program Is Sept. 20
The program is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to help them install and implement conservation practices on eligible agricultural land.
Rural Development USVI Accepting Applications for Renewable Energy Systems
The Rural Energy for America Program helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and helps meet the nation’s critical energy needs.
Community Forest and Open Space Program Requests Applications
Local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants to establish community forests through fee simple acquisition of private forest land from a willing seller.
V.I. Developmental Disabilities Council Receives Rural Economic Development Innovation Technical Assistance
Joel Baxley, acting assistant to the secretary for rural development, recently announced the names of 47 rural communities and regions, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, that will receive technical assistance to help create and implement long-term economic development plans.
USDA, Local Partners to Conduct Census of Agriculture in Territory
The census provides the most widely used statistics in the agriculture industry. It is the leading source of statistics about the USVI's agricultural production and the only source of comprehensive, comparable data at the island level.
Nelson to Host Medical Cannabis Conference
Commissioner of Agriculture Positive T.A. Nelson will hold a conference Saturday as the territory prepares for the rollout of medical marijuana. The Medical Cannabis Conference – CannaVal – will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the St. Croix Educational Complex.
Conservation Service Opens 2020 Sign-up for Environmental Quality Incentives Program
This environmental incentives program is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to help them install and implement conservation practices on eligible agricultural land.
St. Croix Foundation, Coca-Cola Launch Farm-Tienda Project
The Farm-Tienda Project supports the agricultural sector on St. Croix by granting eligible farmers with a durable and movable “farm stand” for the expansion of their local businesses.
NRCS Remains Open During Partial Government Shutdown
During a government shutdown, agencies that receive mandatory funding or have funds appropriated in prior years that are carried forward can continue to serve customers using that money.
Coming Thursday:: “Rambo: Last Blood” and “Ad Astra”
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A frequent visitor to St. John is honoring the memory of his wife by offering to match as much as $10,000 in donations to the St. John Cancer Fund. #visource #usvi #donate
$10,000 Matching Grant Set for STJ Cancer Fund | St. John Source
A frequent visitor to St. John is honoring the memory of his wife, who died of pancreatic cancer in July, by offering to match as much as $10,000 in donations to the St. John Cancer Fund.
