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The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has announced through a September 30, 2009 press release that the Cost Sharing Program for Organic Certification has been renewed. Federal funds have been renewed to assist Hawaii organic farmers, organic livestock producers and organic produce handlers with the cost of obtaining organic ...
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Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) is now the only third party organic certifier in Hawaii. GOCA no longer does organic certification in Hawaii.
HOFA also has a new email address: hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
HOFA is also launching a new website http://www.hawaiiorganic.org
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The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) hosted a field day at its Waimanalo Experiment Station on September 26, 2009. Mr. Ray Uchida, Oahu County Administrator and Mr. Roger Corrales, Waimanalo Station Farm Manager were our hosts. The Field Day featured mostly faculty and staff from the Department of ...
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USDA has released a new web site in support of local farmers! American farmers feed our nation and the world, but they are all local to somewhere. Get to know your local farmer, and get to know your food. USDA wants to foster the viability and growth of small and mid-size farms and ranches, and we want to create new opportunities for ...
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The CTAHR Research News is back for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. The July - August 2009 CTAHR Research News is now available for download. This month we feature, Dr. H.C. "Skip" Bittenbender from the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. Dr. Bittenbender is an extension specialist working unique ...
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In keeping with the point-counter point, we have two different points of view about modern agriculture. The first is Blake Hurst piece, "The Omnivore's Delusion: Against the Agri-intellectuals." Published on July 30, 2009 in the "The American", the Journal of the American Enterprise Institute. Good ...
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Join CTAHR and NREM faculty JB Friday and Travis Idol as they illustrate the threats to Koa forest at Kokee on Kauai. See the video on YouTube - here:
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Come to the 37th Annual Hawaii State Farm Fair Saturday, July 18, 2009 – 9 am – 8 pm
Sunday, July 19, 2009 – 9 am – 5 pm
Bishop Museum
Admission: $5 adults; $3 children (4-12 years old); Free Admission for Bishop Museum and HFBF members plus up to 3 guests.
For more information see the Hawaii Farm Bureau Farm ...
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Vegetable GardeningSaturday, July 11, 2009 from 9:00 – 12:00 noon
Mini plant sale with UH vegetable seeds starters. Learn about resources from the University of Hawaii to help you start and maintain your vegetable garden. See vegetables growing at the Urban Garden Center. O’ahu Master Gardeners available for plant questions. ...
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The May-June 2009 CTAHR Research News is ready for download. We feature this month, Dr. Dulal Borthakur of CTAHR's Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering. One of the areas of research that Dr. Borthakur's lab emphasizes is the "rhizosphere", those nodules that fix nitrogen into the soil found ...
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