Coffee leaf rust hits Hawaii Island – West Hawaii Today

A sample of a rust fungus collected at a residence in Hilo has been tentatively identified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service in Hilo as coffee leaf rust (CLR). Read full article: https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020/10/30/hawaii-news/coffee-leaf-rust-hits-hawaii-island/

Coffee Rust Maui-do NOT import anything from Maui

TO: Members of the Hawai`i Coffee Industry FROM: Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser Chairperson, Board of Agriculture    SUBJECT: Coffee Leaf Rust Suspected on Maui Samples of a fungus tentatively identified as coffee leaf rust (CLR) were collected in managed and wild coffee on Maui. If confirmed, this will be the first detection in Hawai`i. Coffee leaf rust…

October 2020 The Independent Voice

The Independent Voice “Best Agricultural Newsletter in Hawaii” Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association                                 October 2020 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org     [email protected] Contents KCFA Questions to Hawaii County Mayoral Candidates CFAP2 Cash Grants for Growers KCFA Brand Coffee Program CBB Pesticide Subsidy Program Effects of Environmental Factors of Coffea…

Hawaii County Mayoral Candidates 2020 Q and A

Kona Coffee Farmers Association Questions to Hawaii County Mayoral Candidates   QUESTION ONE: On October 15, 2014, the Hawaii County Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 501-14 requesting the State Legislature to adopt legislation requiring the use of Hawaii geographic-origin names in the labeling or advertising of a Hawaii coffee blend only if the blend contains…

September 2020 The Independent Voice

 The Independent Voice “Best Agricultural Newsletter in Hawaii” Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association September 2020   PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org  [email protected] Contents President Bondera’s Thoughts KFCA Brand Coffee Program CBB Pesticide Subsidy Program Reciprocal Membership with Holualoa Village Ohana Quote for the Day Does Coffee Go Bad International Odds &…

August 2020 The Independent Voice

             The Independent Voice “Best Agricultural Newsletter in Hawaii” Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association                  August 2020 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org  [email protected] Contents New CBB Study CBB Pesticide Subsidy Program KCFA 2020 Candidate Questionnaires CENSUS USDA Reimbursement…