SEVERAL YOUNG AGRICULTURISTS walked away with a number of prizes from this year’s Pinnacle Feeds AgroFest 2017 awards ceremony held last Saturday.
Richina Gaskin-Evelyn, Blair Alleyne, Jelani Hunte, Rashid Parris, Anthony Turton, Ronaldo Fields and Dwayne Brown were some of the younger faces who impressed the judges at the agricultural exhibition in February with the quality of their animals.
At the ceremony held at the Dining Club in Newton, Christ Church, the youngsters where cheered on and encouraged to keep up the good work by members of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS).
Chief executive officer of the BAS, James Paul, said AgroFest 2017 was a success and thanked those involved in coordinating the show for their efforts and determination.
The owner of Spotlight Nubians farm, Kevin Marshall (right), celebrating his seven prizes with his son Kevan Marshall (centre) and godson Baggio Williams.
He told the DAILY NATION that the number of young prize winners showed that one of the purposes of AgroFest – to attract younger generations – was paying off. He added that he would like to see more families involved in farming to further sustain the agricultural industry.
Paul said that for the next year, he planned on making contact with more primary and secondary schools to improve the level of school participation in the agricultural exhibit. (SB)
Steven Watson received over ten awards, including Best Blackbelly Ram on show.
