Beet armyworm outbreak at the New Forest Duff House Agro-Park
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From left, Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; discusses with Winston Miller, Parish Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority; and farmer Ralden Ballenfante scallion destroyed by the beet armyworm at the New Forest/Duff House Agro-Park in Manchester during a tour on Monday, May 1. Approximately 250 farmers in the agro-park have been impacted by the beet armyworm pest.
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