Dr. Ralston Bent, veterinary surgeon at Serge Island Farms, explains how to use the Asuntol pesticide for treatment of ticks on animals during a Farmer Field School training organised by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) for dairy farmers on January 26 at Hillside in St. Thomas. At 2nd right is Donald Elvey, chairman of the JDDB.
Dairy Farmers Train Farmers in Pesticide Treatment
In an effort to reduce parasite infestation among animals, several dairy farmers in the Hillside community of St. Thomas were exposed to pesticide training and treatment of animals by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board on January 26. The training, which involved instructions on how to apply tickicide and demonstrations using spraying and the pour on methodologies, was aimed at encouraging farmers to utilise good agricultural practices thus ensuring that the animals produce milk that is healthy. Byron Lawrence, coordinator of the Dairy Sector Revitalisation Programme, said the training was...
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