from University of Hawaii: CBB Survey 2015 compared to CBB Survey 2014
click to view>>>>Comparison 2015 vs 2014 v 160122
HB 387
click to read >>> HB397.DOC
OMRI is placing one of the inert compounds in Mycotrol O on the “Prohibited” list-Suzanne Shriner
Best Practice for 100% Kona Coffee Farmers. OMRI is placing one of the inert compounds in Mycotrol O on the “Prohibited” list. On or about August 28th, all organic certifiers will be notified that Mycotrol is delisted and is no longer acceptable for organic application. Be warned that if Mycotrol shows up on your spray…
Coffee an Unlikely Elixir
click to read>>> aCoffee an unlikely elixir
Letter from T.J. Vilsac, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to Senator Hirono.
2015.07.02_letter_from Sec Vilsack responding to 05.01.2015 letter re CBB
Potential Japanese Buyers Contact List
an Excel Spreadsheet file- click> 2015_grocery buyers Japan
Lists of coffee importers in China, Australia and Korea, and relevant trade regulations in each country
Lots and lots of information but you need to persevere and have patience to get it. Sent by the Market Development Branch of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
07/2014 CBB Tips- Integrated Pest Management
The latest recommendation of the KCFA with Suzanne Shriner’s good help 3 pages and click to view KCFA_IPM July 2014
US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden Op-Ed Piece 4.30.2015
Here is Ms. Harden’s review of what the USDA is doing in Hawaii click to read>>> Krysta Harden.04-30-3015Honolulu Star-Advertiser US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and US Senator Mazie Hirono met with KCFA Members and others on April 10, 2015. photos here
Photos: USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and US Sen. Mazie Hirono- Meet and Greet
A beautiful day at the Kona Living History Coffee Farm with USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, US Senator Mazie Hirono, HDOA Chair Soott Enright and Rob Curtiss, PBARC’s Tracy Matsumoto and CTAHR’s Andrea Kawabata. Members of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association were also in attendance.