Description
2025 KCFA Coffee Symposium
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday February 25, 2025 at the Outrigger Kona Resort
Vendors and coffee from 8am
Speakers 9am to 4pm
Free member tickets are sold out! Thank you for your support
$75 for a day pass, including lunch. Become a member today!
Come out, socialize, and learn. All coffee growers are welcome! The conference will cover many farmer-specific topics as well as a trade show.
Agenda
| 8:00 AM | Coffee hour and Check-in | |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome | President Mark Petersen |
| 9:05 AM | Keynote | Mayor Kimo Alameda |
| 9:15 AM | The State of Ag | Rep Kirsten Kahaloa, House Ag Chair |
| 9:35 AM | Coffee Marketing in Uncertain Times | Ralph Gaston, SHAC |
| 10:15 AM | Novel Fermentations and coffee auctions | Kraig Lee |
| 10:30 AM | Break | Meet our vendors! |
| 10:45 AM | DC Update | Rep. Jill Tokuda |
| 10:55 AM | Farm Bill 101 | Suzanne Shriner |
| 11:10 AM | CLR Update | Dr. Melissa Johnson |
| 11:50 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Coffee & Climate | Dr. Ashley McGuigan |
| 1:30 PM | Invasive Species and HDOA | Carol Okada |
| 2:00 PM | Break | |
| 2:15 PM | Johnson-Su composting system role in restoring soil health | Jeff Knowles |
| 2:45 PM | BREAK | |
| 3:00 PM | KCFA Members Annual General Meeting | All Members |
While here, meet with reps from the HDOA Market Development Branch, CTAHR Extension, USDA NRCS and FSA loan and ag programs, Lind Crop Insurance, Biosafe Products, Pfullman Products, Nutrien and SAS Cafedak fertilizer companies, Pacific Coffee Research, Bobcat of Maui, Hawaii Community FCU, Little Fire Ant lab, Commodity Freight Forwarders, and more still to come. Sign up for the free ASHE Roasting seminar. Get all your farm questions answered in one place!
General sessions will take place in the Kaleiopapa Conference with lunch provided outside. Vendor displays will be in the hall and lanai . Parking is free for attendees.
The Annual General meeting will follow immediately after the final speaker. We will have updates on board activities, and Board Elections.
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