{"id":2635,"date":"2021-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/caribbean\/news\/the-faculty-of-food-and-agriculture-uwi-st-augustine-is-celebrating-100-years-with-virtual-conference-register-now\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:00:43","slug":"the-faculty-of-food-and-agriculture-uwi-st-augustine-is-celebrating-100-years-with-virtual-conference-register-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/caribbean\/events\/the-faculty-of-food-and-agriculture-uwi-st-augustine-is-celebrating-100-years-with-virtual-conference-register-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Faculty of Food and Agriculture (UWI St. Augustine) is Celebrating 100 Years with Virtual Conference \u2013 Register Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In commemorating this milestone, the FFA will host a two-day virtual Conference on November 10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. AST on each day. 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