• Schedule – Dialogue & Capacity Building

  • Dialogue & Capacity Building

  • NOTICE —ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM 2017)

    JPFA AGM 2017—NOTICE

  • Fact Sheet PEDv

    Fact Sheet PEDv

  • Towards a stable pork industry

    Towards a stable pork industry

    MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Not too long ago a persistent glut in pork production triggered uncompetitively low prices and general depression in the pig industry. Today, from the perspective of pig farmers the situation is much improved. However, the challenge, they say, is to bring the industry to some level of […]

  • Easy Bakes Barbeque Country Style- Ribs

    INGREDIENTS:  Ø  1 ½ to 2 pounds boneless country-style ribs Ø  3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning Ø  ¼ teaspoon garlic powder Ø  ½ teaspoon onion powder Ø  1 medium onion, sliced Ø  ½ cup barbecue sauce Ø  Salt and pepper.   METHOD:   1.       Wash ribs and pat dry. 2.       Combine Cajun seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder and salt […]

  • Pork with Red and Green Bell Peppers

    Pork with Red and Green Bell Peppers

    INGREDIENTS   Ø  2 Well-trimmed thinly sliced pork chop; Add Salt and black pepper to taste Ø  ½ tsp dried thyme Ø  1 Tbsp Olive oil, divided Ø  1 small onion, thinly sliced Ø  clove garlic, finely crushed Ø  ¼ inch ginger, stripped, very finely chopped Ø  ½ medium green sweet pepper, cut in strips Ø  ½ medium red sweet […]

  • Pig farmers warned to be vigilant

    Pig farmers warned to be vigilant

    MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Pig farmers have been warned to be extra vigilant in minimising visitors to their farms in order to protect against the porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) virus now afflicting North America. “Do not allow visits to farms just like that, especially if they (visitors) are from anywhere outside […]

  • Pig farmers urged to protect animals against deadly PEDv

    Pig farmers urged to protect animals against deadly PEDv

    LOCAL farmers are being urged to safeguard their pigs against the deadly Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDv) by President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Broilers Group, Chris Levy. The virus was first diagnosed in the United States in April 2013. Since then, it has spread to 30 states […]

  • Angella Bardowell – Bringing glamour to pig farming LIFE STORY

    Angella Bardowell – Bringing glamour to pig farming LIFE STORY

    SHE had given up her lucrative position in an executive office to work in a pigsty, but coming from the corporate world, Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA) president Angella Bardowell knows a thing or two about projecting the right image, and so helping to change people’s perception of pig farmers […]