from Peter Young-© 2025 Hoâokuleana LLC 03/15/2025 Mr Takashiba When we were kids, during the summers, we used to load the jeep and trailer on a Young Brothersâ barge and head to different neighbor islands to camp. After a while, we ended up repeatedly coming to Kona. On one of those Kona trips, sixty years…
From Dr. Melissa Johnsonâs CBB and CLR research presentation at the Symposium last Tuesday. We ran out of these handouts at the table and they can be found below. Â Here they all are. below 1. Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) Spray Calendar by Elevation 2. Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR)-IPM 3. Spray Calendar for Coffee Leaf Rust…
Message from President Petersen, KCFA 2025 Symposium, Kona Coffee Industry Hit By Funding Freeze and USDA Layoffs, Research Project on Effect of Physical Deficits in Green Coffee Beans, Bloomberg on Fertilizer Tariffs, The Controversy over Co-Fermentation of Coffee, Coffee-related Research and Management Update-Webinar, Study: Medium Roast Coffee contains more Caffeine than Dark Roast, Why Roasters Shouldn’t Buy Coffee Farms, and What Color is your Coffee? and more!
Thanks to all who joined us at our KCFA Coffee Symposium 2025. We’d like to give another big shoutout to our Diamond Sponsors: The Hawaii Department of Ag’s Market Development Branch, the Hawaii Coffee Association, and SHAC. For your reference, here are the PDF versions of the presentations from our speakers. CLR and CBB Management…
Come to a free Roasting Workshop as part of our Symposium! 10 am on Wednesday the 26th, at Lions Gate Farm, Honaunau. email davehart@ashellc.com or suzanne@coffeeofkona.com to reserve your spot today!
The Kona Coffee Farmers Association is hosting its annual Symposium for all coffee growers and agribusinesses on February 25th at the Outrigger Keauhou Resort. It will be full day of coffee-related speakers, information and networking on the issues facing Hawaii farms. Itâs an event not to be missed. Register here. The Keynote speaker will be…
KCFA Coffee Symposium Feb. 25, 2025, Coffee Orchard Tasks, Warning: Coffee Sales Fraud, KCFA Position on a Sustainable Work Force & Immigration,
Workersâ Rights and Immigration, Coffee Related Webinar Series, Parasitic Wasps to Combat CBB, KCFA at Kokua Kailua, Fungicide Use and Your Health,
Grow Hawaiâian Festival, Study: Morning Coffee vs All-Day Coffee, Canoe Crops, How Sweet Coffee Tastes, CTAHR Workshop and Field Day Schedule
Are Dark Roast Profiles Unwelcome in Specialty Coffee?, Study: Coffee May Improve Cognitive Performance in Patients with High Incidence for Stroke
Farms with a distinct harvest season: Note your first flowering on a calendar as other activities such as BotaniGard applications and the early season removal of CBB-infested coffee are timed from the first bloom. During the winter through late spring months, coffee flowers bloom about 8-10 days after rain or heavy irrigation preceded by a (slight…
Message from President Petersen, KCFA Coffee Symposium February 25, 2025, Scheduling Coffee Production Activities, CLR & CBB Subsidy Update, Why do Genetically Similar Arabica Coffee beans Taste Different?, 2025 Coffee Webinar Series,, The Story of the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union
Burlap Bags & T-Shirts now Available at KCFA, Study: How Roasting Affects the Perfect Brew, Daily Coffee Consumption Can Augment Your Life Expectancy, Benefits and Risks of Caffeine, Price of Arabica Coffee Beans at Record Level, Cell-Cultured Coffee Movement is Advancing, Basic Coffee Production Classes, UH Hilo Lab Closed from 12/1/2024 and Reopening on 3/25/2024