News & Events
News / Events
Coffee Farmers: Integrated Beetle Management video released
February 24, 2012
Contact:
Kona Coffee Farmers Association: Suzanne Shriner, 989-4883
The Kohala Center: Melanie Bondera, 640-7076
Kamehameha Schools: Leslie Apolonia, 322-5324
UH-CTAHR: Andrea Kawabata, 322-4894
Rules Established to Prevent Spread of Coffee Pest
February 24, 2012
Contact:
Hawaii Dept of Agriculture
Start2Farm.org - new program from USDA
February 23, 2012 - January 31, 2014
Contact:
http://Start2Farm.gov
News & Events
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Coffee Farmers: Integrated Beetle Management video released
February 24, 2012
Contact:
Kona Coffee Farmers Association: Suzanne Shriner, 989-4883
The Kohala Center: Melanie Bondera, 640-7076
Kamehameha Schools: Leslie Apolonia, 322-5324
UH-CTAHR: Andrea Kawabata, 322-4894
Rules Established to Prevent Spread of Coffee Pest
February 24, 2012
Contact: Hawaii Dept of Agriculture
Start2Farm.org - new program from USDA
February 23, 2012 - January 31, 2014
Contact: http://Start2Farm.gov
Visit HOFA at facebook and twitter for real-time updates
November 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Contact: HOFA's facebook page
HOFA on twitter
Hawaii Dep't of Ag announces Renewed Funding for Organic Certification Cost-Share Program FY2012
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Contact:
hdoa.md@hawaii.gov
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/add/md/OrganicProducers
Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Recent Trends From Farms to Consumers
Contact: USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) publications.
EPA Proposes New Pesticide Labeling to Control Spray Drift and Protect Human Health
Contact: Proposed guidance or Dale Kemery at kemery.dale@epa.gov or 202-564-7839
Food Safety Legislation: Special Concerns and Opportunities for Organic
Contact: Organic Processing Magazine's online digital edition
Kauai Kunana Farm is Animal Welfare Approved
Contact: THREE FARMS IN HAWAII ARE THE FIRST TO EARN ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED SEAL
Organic seed is increasingly being used in production — but it’s a slow process
Contact: GrowingProduce.com>AmericanVegetableGrower
Monsanto seed giant is squeezing competitors
Contact: The Edwardsville Illinois Intelligencer AP Agribusiness writer's Investigation
Kona brewery introduces first certified organic beer in Hawaii
Contact: http://www.konabrewingco.com/
USDA Issues Final Rule on Organic Access to Pasture
Contact:
NOP Pasture Rulemaking page
USDA Newsroom
Billy.Cox@ams.usda.gov
Michael.Jarvis@ams.usda.gov
USA: Bayer to pay farmers for damage due to GM contamination of rice
Contact: 7/14/10 UPATE: Bloomberg Business News article
Organic Market Info News article
St. Louis Business Journal article
Contact: Visit Kauai Kunana Dairy online here
Honolulu Advertiser KauaiPeople.com
Hawaii Star Bulletin Travel section, Hawaii's back yard
2010 Local Hero Awards Announced in Hawai`i - HOFA-certified farm wins!
Contact: 2010 Local Hero Awards Announced in Hawai`i
Producer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Misrepresenting Non-organic
Contact: Story at USDA online
North Texas e-News
HOFA mentioned at Huffington Post for efforts to improve Hawai'i food security.
Contact: HuffingtonPost.com, Eric Holt Gimenez's article:
Aftershocks: Pseudo-Tsunamis and Food Insecurity in Hawai'i
The President’s Cancer Panel sounds the alarm on environmental cancer risks.
Contact:
NIH Report Environmental Cancer Risk - What We Can Do Now
WBUR/NPR's full story
Study: A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD
Contact: Full Story at Time.com
Original Study at Pediatrics magazine
More links to this story via Google search
Haitian Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds
Contact: GlobalResearch.ca article
HuffingtonPost.com article
Start-up capital available to help rural small businesses
Contact:
Federal Register, page 31413: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-13380.pdf
Melissa L. Pang Ching, Admin. Prog. Director, Hilo 808-933-8304
www.rurdev.usda.gov
USDA: Seven ‘People’s Gardens’ in Hawaii and Pacific Basin
Contact: FULL STORY
Organic coffee market tops $1.4 billion in North America
Contact: Organic-MarketInfo
Organic Trade Association
Honolulu Weekly article about HOFA's new website
Contact:
Hawaii Farmers Unionizing
Organic agriculture better at controlling pests
Contact: Natural Foods Merchandiser story here
Study at Nature here
Visit our facebook and twitter pages for real-time organic news updates
Contact: HOFA on facebook
HOFA's twitter stream
Kuaiwi Farms takes prize in Hawaii Coffee Association’s 2nd annual cupping competition.
Contact:
Hospitals switch to antibiotic-free meats and other organic products to support patients' health
Contact: Chicago Tribune online
FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF TOLERANT HYBRIDS TO THE TOMATO YELLOWS LEAF CURL VIRUS
Contact: Steve Fukuda, 220-0804
Jari Sugano, 226-3304
NCAT Releases Whole Farm Insurance Assessment Tool - Seeks Farmer Evaluators
Contact: Jeff Schahczenski 406-494-8636, 406-494-4572, or jeffs@ncat.org
UNFI Identifies Non-GMO Project Verified Products in Catalogs and Websites
Contact: United Natural Foods Inc. UNFI.com
UNFI Non-GMO Project Verified information
Analysis of local vs. imported produce on Hawaii's supermarket shelves
Contact: Hawaii 24/7 online Agriculture column
Ken Love kenlove@kona.net
Coffee pest discovered on Hawaii coffee farms
Contact: HDOA Plant Pest Control Branch O'ahu
(808) 973-9522 hdoa.ppc@hawaii.gov
NOSB Update: Oct 2010 meeting final recommendations posted.
Contact: NOP NOSB Meeting October 25-28, 2010
Final Recommendations
Heroes of Agriculture, Food and Environment Awards
Contact: Hawaii Agricultural Conference
Heroes of Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Scientists Release First Cultivated 'Ōhelo Berry for Hawaii
Contact: USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) News & Events
ALERT: MAIZE MOSAIC VIRUS EPIDEMIC
Contact: University of Hawaii
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)
Organic and GMO-free conventional farmers and food processors need legal certainty
Contact:
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements – EU Regional Group Press Release
Holualoa Kona Coffee Company mentioned at Huffington Post
Contact: Huffington Post > Food: National Coffee Day 2010
Holualoa Kona Coffee Co./Kona Lea Coffee
Hawaii's own Colehour Bondera named as new member of the National Organic Standards Board
Contact: USDA AMS Press Release 190-10
Printable Version
Article at Hawaii24/7
Hawaii's own Marty Dread performs with Willie Nelson at Farm Aid 25
Contact: Farm Aid's YouTube Channel FarmAid
Marty Dread and Willie Nelson perform "Lend a Hand"
FTC Proposes Tighter Rules for ‘Green’ Labeling
Contact: New York Times online
FTC's proposed revisions
Contact: State of Hawaii Dep't of Agriculture Coffee Borer Beetle info page
Hawaii 24/7 Nov 23, 2010
Hawaii News Now Nov 23, 2010
One Day Only seminar on latest research of compost, soil media, and much more!
Contact:
Hawaii Organic Farmers Association
P.O. Box 6863
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 969-7789
Email: hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
Applications for NRCS Organic Initiative funding Due March 30
Contact: http://go.usa.gov/Uo9
Natural Resources Conservation Service
300 Ala Moana Blvd., #4-118, Honolulu, HI 96850
