Puerto Rico News
Puerto Rico Update
40 Inches of Rain Since Hurricane Fiona hit in late September, parts of Puerto Rico’s south coast have received over 40 inches of rain. Over 15 inches has fallen over the last two weeks. We have not been able to prepare land or plant during this time. While many projects are up and growing, we […]
Puerto Rico Update
As of today, Monday, October 3rd, all but two employees have power at home. We are still without power at the plaza/office area and will be replacing a power pole at our own expense to help facilitate the restoration process. We are not back to normal but will be communicating with customers regarding projects and […]
Continuous Change in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Winter Farm Annual Report by Lizandro Perez – Station Manager Winter nursery services over the last few years have been very dynamic and challenging. Changes in customer requests, hurricane María, earthquakes and the pandemic have impacted our operations. We received an unusual amount of sorghum requests for the 2019-20 season. We were unable to accept all […]
Winter Farm Visitors
Puerto Rico Winter Farm Report by Lizandro Perez The Winter Farm has had several visitors starting with returning customers visiting their growouts and nurseries here in Puerto Rico. A few corn nurseries were planted relatively early this year resulting in two visitors in November ahead of the usual December and January. A group of north-central region […]
Two Years After Maria
Puerto Rico Winter Farm Report – by Lizandro Perez, Station Manager Two years after Hurricane Maria and I can say that most things are back to normal with the exception of some families that are still using tarps on their roofs because they have not had the chance or the resources to fix their houses. Some […]
Road to Recovery
Puerto Rico Winter Farm Report by Lizandro Perez – Station Manager 2018-19 was a good season for the farm. In terms of weather no storms affected the island. While part of the island had abnormally dry weather or moderate drought we received what we needed in the way of rains by late May. Most of the […]