(Front row, left-right): Dr Gabrielle Young, veterinarian at Nutramix; Balfour Thomas, regional technical sales representative; Dian Medley, dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the College of Agriculture, Sciences and Education; Georgette Dallas, environmental systems and safety coordinator; and Shawn Campbell, operational accountant. (Back row from left): Winston Thomas, technical sales manager; Tushane Taylor, quality assurance technician; and Kenneth Bailey, technical sales representative, St Ann/Trelawny. - Contributed
Representatives from Nutramix travelled to the College of Agriculture, Sciences & Education (CASE) in Port Antonio, Portland, to make a donation of $250,000 that will go towards the development of the Farming & Agriculture Faculty at the institution.
In addition to lecturing the students on the role of Nutramix in the development of Jamaica's agricultural sector, the students received a first-hand account of the day-to-day operations at Nutramix, their relationship with farmers and all the work that goes into producing high-quality feed and animals.
Islandwide tour
The team was lead by Winston Thomas, technical sales manager at Nutramix, who is also a past student of the institution. CASE was the first stop on an islandwide tour of agricultural schools that will be visited by Nutramix. In commemorating Nutramix achieving their one millionth safe tonne earlier this year, they will be donating $250,000 to four agricultural schools across the island: CASE, Knockalva Agricultural School, Ebony Park Heart Academy, and Sydney Pagon Agricultural School.