AOPA Founders Conference Report

American Origin Products Association Report of Founders Conference October 13, 2012 Fayetteville, Arkansas A copy of the final program for the first national meeting of the American Origin Products Association is available in the AOPA Dropbox. Producer groups represented at the meeting included: Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Sally McCarthy Godlewski Idaho Potato Commission Pat Kole…

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December 13, 2012 Member Email

The December issue of THE INDEPENDENT VOICE, the monthly newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association is available for your viewing here.  Many thanks to the tireless efforts of our KCFA editor, Clare Wilson! Happy Holiday Season to all.  Mark your Calendars for our Annual Meeting at Kahaluu Beach Pavilion on January 12th.  Only paid up members for 2013 may vote in…

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2012 UH Coffee Berry Borer Survey

Aloha… The link to the 2012 CBB Survey which includes a summary and comparison with 2011 CBB survey results is here- click to view:  CBBComparison survey 2011 vs 2012 dec 1.  This an annual survey of CBB- its damage and its management- that Andrea Kawabata, Elsie B Greco, and I developed to monitor the CBB…

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November 2012 – The Independent Voice, New Pest

The November edition of The Independent Voice has just been released. Thanks again to our editor Clare Wilson’s efforts, you can read the latest from the KCFA! HERE HDOA- New Pest Alert here From CTAHR- Andrea Kawabata Deadline to apply for Crop Insurance Policies is Dec. 31, 2012 for policies starting Jan. 2013. Crop Insurance…

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November 2012 – The Independent Voice

The Independent Voice November 2012            Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association                                                  PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA                                                              www.konacoffeefarmers.org      info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents Little Fire Ants Coffee & Art Stroll Wrap-up Hawaii Farmers Union United Annual Convention 2013 Annual General Meeting to be…

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Coffee Talk- The width of a penny

Little Fire Ant- that’s what we are talking about! cute name but extremely nasty insect Coffee Talk- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 CTAHR in Kainaliu from 3- 5 pm A presentation of the Kona Coffee Farmers, HDOA and CTAHR The Little Fire Ant (LFA) was discovered in mauka Kona coffee land, at the 1200-1500 foot elevation…

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