Department of Agriculture

Press Releases

This page contains Press Releases from Louis E. Petersen, Jr. Ph.D. the Commissioner of Agriculture.


Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture to Observe National Agriculture Week


(March 05, 2012)

The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service announces the territory wi.....



VIDOA to Host First Annual Virgin Fresh Beekeeping -Buzzaar-


(September 06, 2011)

VIDOA to Host First Annual Virgin Fresh Beekeeping “Buzzaar” in Both Districts ~Territory’s Agribusiness Industry in F.....



Bee Safe and Bee Alert Workshops


(August 02, 2011)

The Department of Agriculture in partnership with the UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the UVI Cooperative Extension Service (CES) through its “Virgin Fresh Be.....



National Farmers' Market Week


(August 02, 2011)

VI Department of Agriculture Celebrates National Farmers’ Market Week The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDOA) and its.....



Free Workshop on Honey Bee Diseases


(August 02, 2011)

The Department of Agriculture in partnership with the UVI Cooperative Extension Service (CES) through its “Virgin Fresh Beekeeping Project” is sponsorin.....


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My Administration is firmly committed to supporting economic development in the United States Virgin Islands. We boast a strong and rapidly growing economy that is evident with an unprecedented influx of business development to our islands on a daily basis. We are unique and our beloved Territory offers many benefits: We use U.S. Currency and have the protection of the U.S. flag and U.S. courts. Manufacturers have duty-free, quota-free access to the U.

ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY

On February 5, 2010, USDA announced a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States. The framework will provide the basic tenets of an improved animal disease traceability capability in the United States. USDA’s efforts will: Only apply