June 2015 – The Independent Voice

Message from President Tom, This Month on the Farm , “The Independent Voice” Cited in Entomological Journal, Kona Coffee for Chuck & Mary Lou, Legislative Update, It’s an El Nino Year! The Plant Whisperer, Vidalia Onion Brand Protected by Georgia Dept of Ag, Bees, Fish, and Cat Susceptibility to Pyrethrin, Coffee Trees planted on Mauna Kea for Reforestation, What to do with Used Coffee Grounds, A Tip from Mary Lou, Recipe: Kona Coffee Rub for Burgers, Write to Us

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May 2015 – The Independent Voice

Coffee Talk: Vertical Selection and Suckering, USDA Deputy Secretary Visit , Legislative Update, Coffee Can Ward Off Breast Cancer, Bees, Birds, Beetles and Coffee Cherry, Wanted: Membership Chair,
Who is Protecting our “Brand”?, Farmers Soil Work Group to Form, Aloha Mary Lou and Chuck, Message from Mary Lou, Ode to Mary Lou, Recipe: Cacao Coffee Truffles

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April 2015 – The Independent Voice

Message from the President, Kona Coffee Prices, Time to Fertilize Your Coffee, UN Organization to Study Impacts of 10% Blends, Steiman’s Response to March Article on Coffee Quality, 1908 Article about False labeling of Kona Coffee, Buy Direct from Farmer Listings, Can Coffee reduce Risk of MS?, Legislative Update, CBB Evolution and Our Own, Biodegradable Coffee Cups Embedded with Seeds,
Recipe: Coffee & Spice Rubbed Salmon Tacos

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National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS)

We appreciate this effort by NASS to ask for and consider the suggestions of coffee farmers. We encourage you to review the two attached surveys, a click to view>> USDA.NASSGrower 2014-2015 and a  click to view>> USDA.NASSCOFFEEMILLERSFINALREPORT_HI-6_1_2015 and email your suggestions and comments to Ms. King email: kathy.king@nass.usda.gov . One point worth noting: in the “Grower Survey” we are asked…

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