COFFEE TALK: Vertical/Shoot Selection Workshop
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WHY? Wondering about which of your new coffee shoots to choose to insure strong future verticals?
Coffee Talk : Pruning Workshop
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 Where to Begin?There are Answers!  KCFA Presents: Coffee Talk! Pruning – 9 am- Thursday February 12, 2015  on farm with Bob Smith and Bob Nelson @Lehu’ula Farm in Kainaliu* Free to Members and $10 for non-members.  Come and Learn the science about this important aspect of Coffee Farming. Understand the value of pruning correctly to encourage a…
Coffee Talk is Vertical Selection/Suckering Workshop May 9, 2015
Workshop starts promptly, so please arrive a little early to sign in, and get down to the workshop area. Come learn the science about choosing your new growth from the overabundance of options. Bob Smith and Bob Nelson will help you determine what new growth works best to insure strong healthy branches. Free to KCFA Members…
Coffee Talk – Pruning Workshop- Making Good Choices by Learning Correct Techniques
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Bob Smith and Bob Nelson will offer their Annual KCFA Pruning Workshop at Bob Nelson’s farm in Kainaliu. Â Learn the value of Pruning correctly and how it impacts future growth and the future crop of your coffee trees. Suitable for newbies and as a refresher for all! Registration begins at 8:30 and Class starts promptly…
Coffee Talk Story
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Coffee Talk- Thursday, February 18 from 3-4:30 pm at CTAHR Come and “Talk Story” with Jeri Hall and Ashley Obrey, the new Land Asset Managers for Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate in South Kona. There will be no formal presentation but Hall and Obrey would like to introduce themselves to the Kona coffee farming community, learn…
Coffee Talk: Vertical/Shoot Selection
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KCFA presents Coffee Talk — VERTICAL SELECTION Workshop WHEN: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 (9:00-11:00 am) WHERE:  Bob Nelson & Bob Smith at Bob Nelsons’ Farm located makai of the Kona Joe sign in Kainaliu, along Mamalahoa Highway. Drive down; parking available. WHY: Choose the right vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months…
Pruning Workshop
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KCFA will be hosting the annual pruning workshop on Saturday 2/11. Kona farmers Bob Nelson and Bob Smith will be presenting on both Kona Style and Beaumont-Fukunaga methods. In addition, CBB expert Luis Aristizabal will briefly discuss pruning techniques and agronomic practices for beetle reduction. Andrea Kawabata from CTAHR will cover soil sampling for tree…
Selecting Workshop-Choosing New Growth for the New Crop
?????????????????????????????????? WHY? Wondering which of your new coffee shoots to choose to insure strong future verticals? Choose the right vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months ago. Select vigorous shoots to insure high yielding verticals for the crop in 3 years. WHEN: 9 am WHERE: Â Bob Nelson & Bob…
LITTLE FIRE ANT TRAINING FOR COFFEE ORCHARDS – SEPTEMBER 12 – SAVE THE DATE
Unfortunately, the Little Fire Ant (LFA) is showing up all over coffee farms from North to South Kona. If you don’t have them yet, you will likely have them soon as they easily hitchhike on cars, people, coffee bags or even just tramping across property lines. These little buggahs are no joke, and can cause…
Coffee Event
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