On Thursday, September 12 2019, Santa Fe Farm handed over to the Guyana Police Force, mounted patrol unit, a horse, who has since been named KK. KK is the off spring of one of the Arabian Stallions at the farm. At the simple ceremony held at the Lethem Police Station, it was noted that the […]
A team of researchers from the Universities of Heriot Watt Edinburgh, Newcastle and Durham in the UK spent some time at the Santa Fe Farm during a recent working visit to the Rupununi. The visit by the team of researchers was intended to initiate the first foundation steps on a sustained route out of degraded livelihoods by providing the infrastructure, […]
Early maturing, short day red hybrid, producing uniform bulbs with excellent skin and internal bulb colour. Transplanting at 40 to 45 days after seeding. Maturity at three months after transplanting with approximate yield of 23 tons/acre. Resistance to pink root and fusarium.
Santa Fe farm was proud to be the farm selected for the training of Rupununi farmers from villages, Rukumuta, Karasabai, Taushida, Tiger pond, Kokshebai and Pai Pang. The training was done by Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and National Agriculture Research Extension (NAREI). Subjects covered: Livestock (GLDA) – Breeds of animals, housing, pasture development, […]
The farm hosted a reception on Saturday April 21 during the visit of Mr. Ron Harford, Chairman of Santa Fe Farm and used the occasion to celebrate the birthdays of Richard Vasconcellos, Director of Santa Fe Farm, Stan Brock, founder of Remote Area Medical and Richard Harford, founder of Mario’s Pizza. Invitees which included the […]
A visit by students of Bina Hill Institute of Annai, North Rupununi. The students treated the Santa Fe Farm Team to a Cultural Show of singing and dancing.
It is not all work at Santa Fe farm. Our dedicated and hardworking team enjoy among other things, looking at movies, fishing and football. Not to be left out, the football team include the female team member who is a very talented player.
