January 1, 2025 The Independent Voice

Message from President Petersen, KCFA Coffee Symposium February 25, 2025, Scheduling Coffee Production Activities, CLR & CBB Subsidy Update, Why do Genetically Similar Arabica Coffee beans Taste Different?, 2025 Coffee Webinar Series,, The Story of the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union
Burlap Bags & T-Shirts now Available at KCFA, Study: How Roasting Affects the Perfect Brew, Daily Coffee Consumption Can Augment Your Life Expectancy, Benefits and Risks of Caffeine, Price of Arabica Coffee Beans at Record Level, Cell-Cultured Coffee Movement is Advancing, Basic Coffee Production Classes, UH Hilo Lab Closed from 12/1/2024 and Reopening on 3/25/2024

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December 2024 The Independent Voice

Message from President Petersen, Coffee Consumption in the US – Trends and Statistics, How Specialty Coffee has Raised the Bar in the Hospitality Industry,
Study: Regularly Drinking Coffee Reduces the Risk of COVID-19, Caffeine Content as a Function of Degree of Roast and Extraction Yield, Check your Property for Little Fire Ants, Study: Coffee may Reduce the Risk of Dementia in Hypertensive People,, HDOA’s Compost Reimbursement Program for 2025
USDA Farm Loan Program Changes Now in Effect, Are Washed Coffees Becoming More Popular Again?, SCA Officially Adopts New Cupping Forms and Standards, Pacific Coffee Research Class in January, UH Hilo Analytical Lab Closed from 12/1/2024 and Reopening 3/1/2025, Guava Moth, Best Budget Coffee Grinders for 2024 and Recipe: Homemade Coffee Liqueur

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$600 USDA Grant for Farmworkers and Small Farms

Hawaiʻi Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program Pre-register Now! Online Pre-registration is required to participate in the in-person payment registration events. click>> Thursday, November 21 in KONA   The Hawai‘i Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA), offers a one-time $600…

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November 2024 The Independent Voice

Message from President Petersen, Microscope View of Caffeine, Exporting Coffee With Confidence, Kona Coffee Cultural Festival- November 1-10,
KCFA Burlap Bags are ALMOST here!, Double Roasting, Should We Treat Infused & Co-Fermented Coffees Differently?, Crop Insurance Webinar – November 19th, La Nina Forecast, CBB/CLR Subsidy, Recipe: Lilikoi Posset
Editor – Clare Wilson

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October 2024 The Independent Voice

                           The Independent Voice           “Best Agricultural Newsletter in Hawaii”        Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association October 2024 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org         info@konacoffeefarmers.org  Contents Message from President Petersen KCFA Potluck – October 17th Experimental Coffee Processing Challenges…

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September 2024 The Independent Voice

                            The Independent Voice           “Best Agricultural Newsletter in Hawaii”        Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association September 2024 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org         info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents Message from President Petersen Local Company’s Support of 100% Kona Coffee Brasil’s…

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