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News & Events en-usNews & Events Hawaii Organic Farmers Association http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/images/2011/logo_internal.png http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/ Coffee Farmers: Integrated Beetle Management video released http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=411 7eadd092-5f5a-11e1-a405-891efc93ebe1 Rules Established to Prevent Spread of Coffee Pest http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=416 cc58471e-5f5a-11e1-a405-891efc93ebe1 Start2Farm.org - new program from USDA http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=401 7057c8ad-5e99-11e1-a405-891efc93ebe1 Visit HOFA at facebook and twitter for real-time updates http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=396 e9097a21-294e-11e1-abdb-5c71235c63da Hawaii Dep't of Ag announces Renewed Funding for Organic Certification Cost-Share Program FY2012 http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=391 5eef6c7d-26a7-11e1-abdb-5c71235c63da U.S. – CANADA AGREEMENT FOR ORGANIC TRADE EQUIVALENCE http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=7 abc9adc6-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Recent Trends From Farms to Consumers http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=12 abc9c8ec-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 EPA Proposes New Pesticide Labeling to Control Spray Drift and Protect Human Health http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=17 abc9cfea-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Food Safety Legislation: Special Concerns and Opportunities for Organic http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=19 abc9ddfa-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Kauai Kunana Farm is Animal Welfare Approved http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=22 abc9e46c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic seed is increasingly being used in production — but it’s a slow process http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=28 abc9e714-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Monsanto seed giant is squeezing competitors http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=29 abc9e9e4-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Kona brewery introduces first certified organic beer in Hawaii http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=30 abc9efb6-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic products show resiliency in recession http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=32 abc9f218-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Agri-Tourism on the Big Island http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=46 abc9f3b2-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hawaiian Grown TV - Ma'o Organic Farms http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=49 abca0b36-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 USDA Issues Final Rule on Organic Access to Pasture http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=50 abca0cda-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 USA: Bayer to pay farmers for damage due to GM contamination of rice http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=51 abca10ae-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Kauai Kunana in the news http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=52 abca186a-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 NOP releases policy statement on organic yeast http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=54 abca1ab8-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 2010 Local Hero Awards Announced in Hawai`i - HOFA-certified farm wins! http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=56 abca1c3e-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Producer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Misrepresenting Non-organic http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=57 abca1efa-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 HOFA mentioned at Huffington Post for efforts to improve Hawai'i food security. http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=59 abca2af8-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hawaii Ag by the numbers http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=65 abca32c8-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic, local farms get a boost from USDA http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=66 abca34f8-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Rise of the Superweeds http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=69 abca4bd2-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 The President’s Cancer Panel sounds the alarm on environmental cancer risks. http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=73 abca4da8-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Study: A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=74 abca97fe-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Haitian Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=76 abca9e2a-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Start-up capital available to help rural small businesses http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=80 abcaa1ea-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 USDA: Seven ‘People’s Gardens’ in Hawaii and Pacific Basin http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=81 abcaa9c4-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic coffee market tops $1.4 billion in North America http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=82 abcaae7e-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 How to Profit from the Organic Trend http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=97 abcabb12-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Honolulu Weekly article about HOFA's new website http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=102 abcabd56-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic agriculture better at controlling pests http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=122 abcac65c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Visit our facebook and twitter pages for real-time organic news updates http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=132 abcacfc6-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic 2.0: Advancing the Organic Movement http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=137 abcad16a-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Kuaiwi Farms takes prize in Hawaii Coffee Association’s 2nd annual cupping competition. http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=142 abcad2dc-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hospitals switch to antibiotic-free meats and other organic products to support patients' health http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=147 abcad4da-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 USDA Admits Link Between Antibiotic Use by Big Ag and Human Health http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=152 abcad69c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF TOLERANT HYBRIDS TO THE TOMATO YELLOWS LEAF CURL VIRUS http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=157 abcad8ea-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 NCAT Releases Whole Farm Insurance Assessment Tool - Seeks Farmer Evaluators http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=177 abcb23f4-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 UNFI Identifies Non-GMO Project Verified Products in Catalogs and Websites http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=202 abcb2c5a-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Newly-certified Kaiwiki Farms is in the news! http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=207 abcb2f98-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Fight Honey Laundering http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=212 abcb450a-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 11 Execs, 6 Foreign Firms Indicted in Honey Sting http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=217 abcb4848-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Analysis of local vs. imported produce on Hawaii's supermarket shelves http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=222 abcb4a3c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Coffee pest discovered on Hawaii coffee farms http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=232 abcb53e2-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 NOSB Update: Oct 2010 meeting final recommendations posted. http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=237 abcb5cd4-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Heroes of Agriculture, Food and Environment Awards http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=252 abcb7b88-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Scientists Release First Cultivated 'Ōhelo Berry for Hawaii http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=257 abcb7f20-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 ALERT: MAIZE MOSAIC VIRUS EPIDEMIC http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=262 abcb8222-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Organic and GMO-free conventional farmers and food processors need legal certainty http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=267 abcb840c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Holualoa Kona Coffee Company mentioned at Huffington Post http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=272 abcb85e2-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hawaii's own Colehour Bondera named as new member of the National Organic Standards Board http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=277 abcb8c36-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Federal Appeals Court reverses rbGH milk labeling ruling http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=287 abcb93c0-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hawaii's own Marty Dread performs with Willie Nelson at Farm Aid 25 http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=292 abcb971c-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 FTC Proposes Tighter Rules for ‘Green’ Labeling http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=302 abcb9a82-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 UH Waimanalo Research Station mentioned in the news http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=327 abcbb4ea-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 Hawaii Board of Agriculture approves emergency interim rule establishing Coffee Borer Beetle quarantine zones, treatments http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=347 abced990-764a-11e0-b4cf-40403fefaea6 One Day Only seminar on latest research of compost, soil media, and much more! http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=381 08cdc6b5-f5cf-11e0-acd5-a661f19516b0 Organic Labeling Workshops http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=386 221d6552-149e-11e1-b3bb-ee86d0842220 West-Hawaii Sustainable Agriculture Skills Panel http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=406 59d9641a-5e9a-11e1-a405-891efc93ebe1 Applications for NRCS Organic Initiative funding Due March 30 http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/news-events?newsid=417 45ec60c7-6d5b-11e1-b5c8-5622a7e17295