Sustainable Agriculture : Agricultural Research

Food for Thought: Three books for summer reading....

VincentD — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:31:00 GMT

The summer is here and we're looking for ways to keep our minds busy while we trundle the kids off to the beach or while we are on that long flight to the mainland. Just to keep the discussions going about issues related to sustainable agriculture...(read more)

Oahu Agriculture Technology Field Day - June 24, 2008

VincentD — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:42:00 GMT

The Oahu Resources Conservation and Development Council, in conjunction with the Hawaii Agricultural Reseach Center will be holding a field day on Oahu at the HARC field plots in Kunia. See below for more information....(read more)

Why the Farm Bill is important to Hawaii

VincentD — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:21:00 GMT

We’re almost “home and dry” with the Farm Bill. Today, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill Conference Report 318-106, a “veto-proof” majority. The Senate is currently debating the Farm Bill Conference Report with...(read more)

Sustainable Agriculture is Back

VincentD — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:40:00 GMT

After a hiatus of several months, I am back writing again. When I left you back in November 2007, I had announced that there were travel scholarships available from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Program to attend the SARE 20th Anniversary Meeting...(read more)

Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day, part two...

VincentD — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:39:00 GMT

If you missed the Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day at CTAHR's Waimanalo Experiment Station on Saturday, September 22, 2007, you missed a wonderful opportunity to see the diversity of work that CTAHR is doing in the plant sciences. Field trials of...(read more)

Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day

VincentD — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:56:00 GMT

WAIMANALO PLANT SCIENCE FIELD DAY Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007; 9-12 pm Waimanalo Research Station, CTAHR, University of Hawaii 41-698 Ahiki St., Waimanalo, Oahu (mauka of Waimanalo Park, Hihimanu St.) Please join us for our 19 th Field Day, celebrating the...(read more)

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops by U.S. Agriculture

VincentD — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:14:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service monthly magazine reports Amber Waves , has a report in its September 2007 edition, about the adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops . Over the last 12 years, the commercial incorporation of...(read more)

Poamoho Experiment Station

VincentD — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:47:00 GMT

As mentioned in an earlier blog post, CTAHR's Poamoho Experiment Station on Kaukonahua Road, between Haleiwa and Waialua, was heavily damaged by a brush fire that started Sunday, August 12, 2007. Reports having it starting in one or two of the gulches above Waialua town and spreading quickly in the heavy trade winds that preceded Flossie. The was finally put under control on Friday, August 17, 2007 after burning over 7000 acres. Although preliminary damage assessments are still being made, it has been estimated that the fire burned or scorched over 50% of the experiment station. Papaya, mango, avocado and other trees were damaged. The irrigation system that supplies water to the entire experiment station was destroyed. Many of the test plots were destroyed or damaged and without water, plots not damaged in the fire may be lost due to lack of water. Oahu County Administrator Ray Uchida and Director of Planning and Management Systems for CTAHR are evaluating the losses.