2025 Symposium Registration

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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.

Help us put on this great event Sponsor a coffee service or Volunteer

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