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HDOA map of CLR-positive farms

Coffee Leaf Rust, NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationJanuary 2, 2021

 

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CLR Found in Holualoa-Zoom Tomorrow

Coffee Leaf Rust, NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 11, 2020

ZOOM Meeting on Coffee Leaf Rust(CLR) Reminder-Tomorrow! Thursday from 4-5 pm (complete Zoom Meeting information at very bottom of this email)  COFFEE LEAF RUST CONFIRMED ON HAWAI`I ISLAND Posted on Nov 10, 2020 in Main HONOLULU – Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been confirmed on coffee plants on Hawai`i Island by the U.S. Department of…

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Coffee Leaf Rust Confirmed on Hawaii

Coffee Leaf Rust, NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 11, 2020

Aloha all, Here is an alert (click to open>>>) Coffee Leaf Rust Alert 11.10.20 concerning the confirmed identification of coffee leaf rust (CLR) on Hawaii Island.  In summary, a sample of a rust fungus collected by a grower on a farm in the Holualoa area, Hawai`i Island, has been confirmed by the United States Department…

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Coffee Leaf Rust Zoom Meeting – November 12, 2020

Events, NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 8, 2020

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm Aloha fellow coffee growers, As you are by now hopefully aware, Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) has been found on Hawaiian Islands.  This is probably the worst thing a coffee farmer wants to hear, but if you don’t want to be blindsided by this pest, you…

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Message from Andrea Kawabata, Associate Extension Agent for Coffee and Orchard Crops

NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 5, 2020

Dear Growers and Friends, So far, Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR), the world’s most important and devastating disease of coffee, has been officially found on Maui and tentatively on the Big Island (Hilo and Kona). Please check your coffee tree leaves for signs and symptoms of this fungal pathogen. An HDOA field guide and submission form…

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Learning about Coffee Leaf Rust – Online Meeting November 5, 2020

Events, NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 3, 2020

Aloha KCFA Members: We are proud to offer our first outreach/education event, since farmers need to get up to speed with a new topic. As most, if not all coffee farmers in Hawaii have heard, we are now faced with a new pest: Coffee Leaf rust (CLR). This fungus, which has had devastating effects on…

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Message from Luis F. Aristizabal

NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationNovember 1, 2020

Dear Coffee Farmers and Friends, The Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR), Hemileia vastratix was officially reported here in Hawaii during this week. This is a new issue that is expecting to affect the coffee industry in Hawaii. The best strategy for control is by planting coffee plants resistant to CLR. However, right now we do not…

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Coffee Leaf Rust

NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationOctober 31, 2020

The dreaded moment has arrived. Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) has arrived to our islands. At this time, it’s been found in multiple coffee farms and feral gulches across Maui. It has been spotted in Hilo here on the Big Island. Now is the time to educate yourself on what the distinctive orange spores look like.…

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Coffee Leaf Rust Board Members needed

NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationOctober 31, 2020

We need potential new Board members to step up and work together to better understand how our trees are affected, and what to do in preparation and what to do if we have infections of CLR. If you have any interest in team work and have skills in agricultural research, pathology, entomology, agricultural systems, information…

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Coffee Leaf Rust Confirmed on Maui and Tentatively Found on Hawai`i Island

NewsBy Kona Coffee Farmers AssociationOctober 30, 2020

HONOLULU – Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from coffee plant samples collected on Maui last week. Also, in response to the detection on Maui, Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) staff began statewide surveys and detected suspect plants at a residence in Hilo on Hawai`i Island…

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