Letter from T.J. Vilsac, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to Senator Hirono.
2015.07.02_letter_from Sec Vilsack responding to 05.01.2015 letter re CBB
Potential Japanese Buyers Contact List
an Excel Spreadsheet file- click> 2015_grocery buyers Japan
Lists of coffee importers in China, Australia and Korea, and relevant trade regulations in each country
Lots and lots of information but you need to persevere and have patience to get it. Sent by the Market Development Branch of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
07/2014 CBB Tips- Integrated Pest Management
The latest recommendation of the KCFA with Suzanne Shriner’s good help 3 pages and click to view KCFA_IPM July 2014
US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden Op-Ed Piece 4.30.2015
Here is Ms. Harden’s review of what the USDA is doing in Hawaii click to read>>> Krysta Harden.04-30-3015Honolulu Star-Advertiser US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and US Senator Mazie Hirono met with KCFA Members and others on April 10, 2015. photos here
Photos: USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and US Sen. Mazie Hirono- Meet and Greet
A beautiful day at the Kona Living History Coffee Farm with USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, US Senator Mazie Hirono, HDOA Chair Soott Enright and Rob Curtiss, PBARC’s Tracy Matsumoto and CTAHR’s Andrea Kawabata. Members of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association were also in attendance.
Notice of Expanded CBB quarantine on Oahu
Coffee Growers and Roasters in Hawaii: SUBJECT: Notice of Board of Agriculture Designation of Island of Oahu as Expanded Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei, Infested Area Subject to Quarantine Restrictions to Prevent Movement of the Coffee Berry Borer, Coffee Plants and Plant Parts, Unroasted Coffee Beans, Used Coffee Bags, and Coffee Harvesting Equipment, to Prevent…
Your Action Needed -by Monday-please
WE really NEED YOUR TESTIMONY! If you don’t do it, who will? Before Monday February 16 at 3:35 pm- please take a few minutes and just show your SUPPORT to have more REAL Kona in a bag labeled Kona Blend.
CBB Efforts at PBARC-Lisa Keith, Research Plant Pathologist
as promised in the February 2015 edition of “The Independent Voice”- here is the presentation
Kona Coffee Farmers Petition Hawaii Legislators: Press Release
Resolution asks for two significant changes to state law: (1) a minimum of 51% genuine content in any Hawaii coffee blend; and (2) clear identification on the package of the percentage and origin of Foreign-Grown coffee. Agree? Mahalo! go here to sign: http://tinyurl.com/KCFA-Petition