Attachments to Palcovich email, below, noted in item -2 Proposed Coffee Standards Kokubun emails <KCFA logo> May 5, 2014Dori Palcovich, Administrator Small Business Regulatory Review BoardRe: Proposed Amendments to Coffee StandardsDear Ms. Palcovich:On behalf of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association (KCFA) and it’s more than 300 members and for the reasons set forth in the attached…
May 12, 2014 Press Release from the KCFA The Grant proposal With the title “Effective CBB Containment Tools into the Hands of Effective Users” has been selected by the HDOA (Hawaii Department of Agriculture) for funding this year. (ed.note: We have given the Grant the working title of KCFA/Bb Grant) KCFA is pleased to announce the…
What you need to know as a Kona Coffee Farmer! click here> KCFA_IPM 2014
The Independent Voice Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association May 2014 P O Box 5436, Kailua-Kona, Hi 96704 www.konacoffeefarmers.org info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents Legislative Update…
David Case’s reports for the February 18th BOD Meeting are below. KCFA CBB TASK FORCE & HFUU REPORTS 2-16-2014 1A – CBB TF CORRECTED 2013-2015 BUDGET & 2013 BALANCE SHEET FINAL 2-17-2014
The Independent Voice Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association April 2014 PO Box 5436 Kailua-Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents President’s Message Legislative Update Beauveria Bassiana for Farmers Summer Soiree in June Coffee Talk CBB…
QUESTIONS from Members 03/26/2014 Q–<Testifying in Person>”? A-Means you will be at the Legislature. Select <No> if you do not plan to be there and are instead sending in Testimony Q-<May we put our testimony into the comments section of page instead of uploading a doc and still be effective?> A- Yes. (For April 2014)- The…
Subject: GOOD NEWS—SB111 was Deferred! Many thanks to all KCFA members who took time to submit written testimony to the House Agriculture Committee in opposition to SB111, the bill that would have given broad authority to the Board of Agriculture to re-write “Made-in-Hawaii/Labeling” laws. After Monday’s hearing, the Committee “deferred” the measure. Strong testimony from…
Testimony to the Legislature needed: Please send in by 10:40 am Sunday! We need (again) KCFA members and supporters to send email testimony in opposition to SB111/SD2. At the last minute, the Senate Agriculture Committee inserted new language into what had been introduced as a “blank bill”. On February 26 the Senate Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Ways…
The Independent Voice Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association March 2014 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents President’s Message Legislative Update Mahalo to Hawaiian Airlines Important Workshops in March Coffee Farming & Ohi’a Forests The Kamehameha Butterfly Coffee for APAC Tickets Recipe – Irish Coffee Editor- Clare Wilson …