News & Events
News / Events
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March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2014
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Start2Farm.org - program from USDA
February 23, 2013 - January 31, 2014
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Monsanto seed giant is squeezing competitors
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News & Events
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March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2014
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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.
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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
Organic agriculture better at controlling pests
Contact: Natural Foods Merchandiser story here
Study at Nature here
Hospitals switch to antibiotic-free meats and other organic products to support patients' health
Contact: Chicago Tribune online
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
Scientists Release First Cultivated 'Ōhelo Berry for Hawaii
Contact: USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) News & Events
Organic and GMO-free conventional farmers and food processors need legal certainty
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International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements – EU Regional Group Press Release
FTC Proposes Tighter Rules for ‘Green’ Labeling
Contact: New York Times online
FTC's proposed revisions
Coffee Farmers: Integrated Beetle Management video released
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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
