Coffee Farm Things To Do – Dec to Feb Are you finished or nearly done harvesting for the season with very little fruit remaining on the tree? Strip pick all remaining green to ripe and raisined berries from the branches and process or destroy this coffee to kill CBB and remove homes where they will continue…
Coffee Buying Guide (ed. note: comprehensive) Updated August 11, 2025 The story that an Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee when his berry-eating goats became frisky is likely apocryphal, but it’s generally believed that coffee first came from that region. Today, coffee is cultivated across the world in a belt generally bounded by the Tropics of…
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…
From Flower to Fruit: Optimizing Coffee Tree Nutrition and Soil Health As Kona coffee farmers know well, the journey from flowering to cherry harvest is a delicate dance of biology, climate, and care. Nutrition plays a leading role in this process—not only in supporting fruit development, but also in sustaining long-term tree health and productivity.…
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…
KCFA is pleased to announce that Governor Josh Green signed HB2298 into law yesterday! On July 1, 2027, all Kona blend coffee must contain a minimum of 51% Kona beans. This also applies to our sister coffee regions around the state. KCFA’s Suzanne Shriner introduced the bill in a speech before the Governor, Legislators and…
HAWAIʻI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hale o nā Luna Maka‘āinana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2024 House Communications: Cathy S. Lee | 808-587-7242 KONA LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE STRICTER KONA COFFEE LABELING LAWS Measures boost economic support and advocate for local coffee farmers Kona, Hawaiʻi – During the 2024 legislative session, Kona lawmakers have introduced bills dedicated to imposing…
Hawaiʻi Agricultural Mediation Program Expands Services to Include Labor, Contracts, and More The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Mediation Program (HIAMP) today announced that farmers in the state of Hawaiʻi can now access free mediation services for a broader range of agricultural issues. Since 2012, HIAMP has helped farmers resolve disputes confidentially and for free. Now, with support…
Aloha, coffee farmers! In this article, we want to share some information about the life cycle of the Coffee Twig Borer (CTB) and how to manage this pest that can damage your coffee plants. The CTB is a small beetle that belongs to the ambrosia beetle family. It is native to Southeast Asia, but it…