The Independent Voice

KCFA’s newsletter, The Independent Voice, is developed exclusively for Kona coffee farmers. Stay up-to-date on the newest developments in the state legislature as well as updates from our community of farmers. Members can submit ideas, questions or other tidbits of information that are immensely helpful to our community.

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December 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, The Role of Gift Coffee in the Holiday Season, Crop Insurance Farm Assistance Webinar, Coffee at a High School Career Day
KCFA Pruning Seminar – January, Co-Ferments vs. Yeast Inoculation, Dubai Launches Coffee that Cost $1,000/Cup, Hawai’i Coffee Labeling Requirements, CLR Resistant Coffee Trees
NCR Applauds Trump’s Removal of Tariffs on Brazilian Coffee, Study Suggests Coffee Protects Against Atrial Fibrillation,, What Do Chinese Coffee Buyers and Consumers Want?
Supporting Business: ASHE Industries

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October 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, October 23, Farmer Get Together, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Symposium, Post-Harvest Handling to Preserve Quality in Coffee, What are Hawaii Farms Growing, Are We Still Freezing Coffee?, International Coffee Day- October 1st, Invasive Pest Webinar- October 13, From Our Readers, Pest Control Principles Meet Pure Chaos in New Coffee Farm Study, Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) Annual Convention, Study: Moderate Coffee Drinking May Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults,  
Help a Fellow Farmer, Survey to Detect and Prevent Invasive Bacterial Strains on Hawaii Farms & Nurseries , Slow Foods Tierra Madre Americas, Study: Caffeine May Reduce Effectiveness of Some Bacterial Antibiotics, How Coffee Impacts Your Energy Level, and Study: Coffee Drinking Linked to Healthy Aging & Longevity in Women.

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September 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen , Where does the industry Stand on Infused Coffee, Potassium and Kona Coffee Quality, The Undervaluation of Shade-Grown Coffee, Kokua Kailua,
Study: Farm Level Bacterial Communities Affect Coffee Flavor, Coffee Can Interfere with Your Medication, Study: Caffeine Keeps the Brain Buzzing During Sleep, Consumer Reports on Coffee, US Coffee Buyers Request Postponement of Brazil Imports, Salute to Sponsor- Simplot Turf & Horticulture and Recipe:  Coffee Macadamia Nut Cookies

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August 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, 51% At The Federal Level?, Ag Tax is changing. Learn more August 2nd-Webinair,Tariff and Hawaii-Grown Coffee, Transportation Cost Reimbursement, Meeting: Tree Health and Pests/Diseases, How Much Coffee is Too Much?, Kona Coffee: the Path Forward, Burlap Bags in Stock, Coffee Nutrition – From Flower to Fruit, HCA’s Annual Conference, Costa Rica’s Eco-Friendly Coffee Culture, and Building Equity on More than Just Coffee

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July 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, CLR Study Provides Valuable Insights, Rainfall and the Coffee Berry Borer, How Storytelling is Transforming the Coffee Industry, US Consumption of Specialty Coffee Beats Traditional Coffee, Sell Roasted Kona Coffee to DBET, Farmer Get Together – July 17th, Meet Two of Your KCFA Board Members, Request from Kealakekua Library to Coffee farmers, CLR Resistant Variety Tasting and Talk, Surprising and Dangerous Properties of Caffeine, Caffeine Flip-Flops a Switch to Slow Aging and Recipe: Cold Brew Coffee

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May 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, Successful Legislative Season Winds Down,, US Daily Coffee Consumption Hits 20 Year High, Coffee Consumption of the Average American in a Single Image, Holualoa Coffee Mill, Congressional Coffee Caucus to Promote Coffee Industry, Study Suggests How Color “Should” be Used to Market Specialty Coffees,, Hawai’i Farmers and Ranchers Face $46 Million in Federal Funding Cuts, , KCFA Members “Did You Know?”, How a Forgotten Bean Could Save Coffee from Extinction, Status of Reimbursement Applications for CBB/CLR Treatment Subsidies, Ka’u Coffee Festival: May 25 – May 31, HCA Coffee Cupping Competition Deadline Extended, La Nina is Dead – What to Expect Now,

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April 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, Hawaii Farmers Want Protections For Poi, Congressional Coffee Caucus, Hawai’i Ag Meets with DC Agencies, Surge in Green Coffee Thefts,
Could Processing Innovation Be a Solution?, Mr. Takashiba by Peter Young, Why Brands Are Investing In Gen Z, First Indoor Coffee Farming Franchise Co-op, CSF Leading More Defects Research With UC Davis, $1 Million Raised for Biochar Production on Coffee Farms

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“Mr. Takashiba” by Peter Young

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from Peter Young-© 2025 Ho‘okuleana LLC 03/15/2025 Mr Takashiba When we were kids, during the summers, we used to load the jeep and trailer on a Young Brothers’ barge and head to different neighbor islands to camp. After a while, we ended up repeatedly coming to Kona. On one of those Kona trips, sixty years…

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March 2025 The Independent Voice

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Message from President Petersen, KCFA 2025 Symposium, Kona Coffee Industry Hit By Funding Freeze and USDA Layoffs, Research Project on Effect of Physical Deficits in Green Coffee Beans, Bloomberg on Fertilizer Tariffs, The Controversy over Co-Fermentation of Coffee, Coffee-related Research and Management Update-Webinar, Study: Medium Roast Coffee contains more Caffeine than Dark Roast, Why Roasters Shouldn’t Buy Coffee Farms, and What Color is your Coffee? and more!

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