Aloha HDOA is announcing that the current funding needs to be spent as it expires on June 1, 2023. Please do all your organization can to get your coffee farmers to get their applications in. If you need outreach materials or Melanie Bondera to attend a meeting or event, please let us know. Please send…
Crop Knowledge Master page on Coffee Leaf Rust (November 1991) – basic information about the fungus, non-chemical and chemical control recommendations. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/h_vasta.htm
The APS page on Coffee Rust includes history, pathology details, and recommendations for management https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/disandpath/fungalbasidio/pdlessons/Pages/CoffeeRust.aspx
This 100 page Handbook of best practices for extension agents and facilitators covers history of the fungus, detection, and best practices for prevention and control. Handbook for Prevention and Control of Coffee Leaf Rust (17mb)
Click to download Field Guide to Coffee Leaf Rust (13mb PDF)
Mackesy and Sullivan 2015 Click to view full PDF
With the recent discovery of Coffee Leaf Rust on Maui, growers are encouraged to take a close look at USDA’s Risk Management Agency crop insurance program for Coffee Trees. The tree insurance policy includes coverage for trees lost due to disease when proper control measures are used, as a covered peril. Growers would need to…
Here is a note from Diane Ley of the USDA Farm Service Agency Regarding Farm Damages as Well.“.. .I would ask that the producers contact their local FSA office (www.fsa.usda.gov/internet/FSA_file/hi_cof_staff) early this week to provide a quick summary of the impacts so that the County Emergency Boards and the State Emergency Board can assess the…