The Double Duty of Copper: Nourishing Trees and Fighting Rust in Kona Copper as a Nutrient: Soil vs. Foliar Application Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for coffee trees, supporting photosynthesis, lignin formation, and enzyme activity. In Kona’s volcanic soils, copper availability may be limited due to high iron and manganese levels, which compete for…
Hawaii County Real Property Tax Dedicated Agriculture Application Due 9/1/25 Most active coffee or diversified ag farms will likely qualify for the 10 year Ag Dedication as an “Orchard”. It’s the cheapest tax rate and you will qualify if you exceed $2,000 in annual farm income and/or meet other baseline standards. To double check, you…
DelanceyPlace.com-“Today’s selection– from The Most Delicious Poison by Noah Whiteman. The surprising—and dangerous—properties of caffeine”: “Caffeine and the human mind seem like a match made in heaven. But even though billions of people imbibe caffeinated beverages each day, caffeine first evolved in the absence of humans. The two main species cultivated for coffee beans, Coffea arabica (the…
Coffee Farm Fertilizer and Pest Management Program Master Version
WHICH FACTORS AFFECT THE QUALITY OF GREEN COFFEE? Before we look at how long green coffee stays fresh for, let us understand some of the several factors that affect its quality. Green coffee is susceptible to a number of factors during transit and storage. However, as far as agey flavors are concerned, humidity, temperature, and…
BEST PRACTICES: Small Scale On-Farm Processing by Kenneth Sheppard 1/10/05. The following is my collective wisdom from having processed coffee on this site for about 8 years. Feel free to disagree with or ignore any of it. This workshop is to help facilitate the free exchange of ideas. The Pioneer Farmers got things just about…