HNFAS Extension Publications
Extension publications authored or coauthored by HNFAS faculty and staff. Most recent publications are at the top of each category.
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You can find additional CTAHR publications available for download at the CTAHR Office of Communications Services
Agribusiness
- Acidification of Volcanic Ash Soils from Maui to Hawai'i Island for Blueberry and Tea Production (2011)
- Production Costs of Selected Vegetable Crops in Hawaii (1999)
Animal Waste Management
- Dry Litter Systems for small-scale piggery operations (2010)
- The Sweet Smell of Success: The Odorless Piggery (2010)
- Guidelines for Livestock Waste Management (2009)
- Livestock Producer’s Nutrient Management Planner Guidebook (2008)
- Composted Swine Manure for Vegetable Crop Application (2005)
- A Portable Dry-Litter Pig Pen (2004)
Economic Fact Sheet
Entrepreneur's Toolbox
- Hawai'i-Grown Tea: A Market Feasibility Study (2011)
- The Basics of Biochar: A Natural Soil Amendment (2010)
- How to Cultivate Indigenous Microorganisms (2008)
- In-Ground Procedure for Rooting Tea Cuttings (2008)
- Estimating the Per-Pound Cost of a Dried or Condensed Food Based on Process Yield and Farm-Gate Price (1999)
Food and Nutrition
- Functional Foods: The Crossroads of Nutrition, Food Science and Agriculture (2010)
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2005)
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans (1998)
- Physical Activity and Your Family (1998)
Food Safety and Technology
- The Kulanui Project (2011)
- Student and Food Safety: Best Practices for Hawai'i School Gardens (2011)
- Best On-Farm Food Safety Practices: Reducing Risks Associated with Rat Lungworm Infection and Human Eosinophilic Meningitis (2010)
- Best On-Farm Food Safety Practices: Documenting Trace-Back and Trace-Forward of Harvested Produce (2009)
- On-Farm Food Safety: Questions Growers Frequently Ask (2009)
- Carcass Characteristics of Forage-Finished Cattle Produced in Hawai‘i (2007)
- Evaluation of Meat Tenderness of Forage-Finished Cattle Produced in Hawai‘i, and Factors Affecting the Tenderness (2007)
- Improving Tenderness of Forage-Finished Beef Using a Low-Voltage Electrical Stimulator (2007)
- Improving Tenderness of Forage-Finished Beef Using a Mechanical Tenderizer (2007)
- Using the Flexible Retort Pouch to Add Value to Agricultural Products (2006)
- Safe Produce: Good Agricultural Practices, Healthy Employees, Clean Environment (2002)
- Processing Taro Chips (2000)
Insect Pests
Livestock Management
- Growing Local Beef Products (2011)
- A Review of Mobile/Modular Slaughter and Processing Technology (2011)
- Pastured Poultry for the Backyard (2010)
- Biosecurity for Swine Producers (2010)
- Small-Scale Pastured Poultry Grazing System for Egg Production (2009)
- Swine Health Management for Hawai‘i (2009)
- National Animal Identification System: Phase 1 (2008)
- National Animal Identification System: Phase 2 (2008)
- National Animal Identification System: Phase 3 (2008)
- Stockman’s Fall Field Day (2008)
- Utilizing Wheat Mill Run for Dairy Calf and Heifer Feed (2008)
- Three Simplified Estrus Synchronization Programs for Hawai‘i’s Beef Breeding Season (2007)
- The Basics of Heat (Estrus) Detection in Cattle (2007)
- Bull Power: Examination of Beef Cattle Bulls for Breeding Soundness (2007)
- Parasites Important to Poultry in Hawaii and Their Control (2007)
- Proper Semen Handling During an Artificial Insemination Program (2007)
- Application of Ultrasound Technology in Beef Cattle Carcass Research and Management (2006)
- Mealani Forage Field Day (2006)
- Calculating the Cost of Production for a Cow-Calf Operation (2005)
- An Assessment of Economic Feasibility for Energy-Enhanced Roughage as Cattle Feed (2003)
- Black Dump Fly (2003)
- Bronze Bottle Fly (2003)
- Dog Dung Fly (2003)
- Horn Fly (2003)
- Horse Bot Fly, Horse Throat Bot Fly (2003)
- House Fly (2003)
- Soldier Fly (2003)
- Southern House Mosquito (2003)
- Stable Fly (2003)
- Stargrass for Forage (2003)
- Kikuyugrass for Forage (2003)
- Lesser House Fly (2003)
- Oriental Blow Fly (2003)
- Pangolagrass for Forage (2003)
- Signalgrass for Forage (2002/2003)
- Parasite Control Options for Cattle in Hawaii (2001)
- Pastured Poultry Production (1999)
- Pelvic Measurement of Heifers: A Case Study in Hawaii (1995)
Pasture and Range Management
- Management of Production Risk for Hawai‘i Ranchers (2009)
- Calculating Minimum Grazing Lease Rates for Hawai‘i (2007)
- Stocking Rate: The Most Important Tool in the Toolbox (2007)
- Foraging Behavior and Grazing Management Planning (2007)
- Fireweed Control: An Adaptive Management Approach (2005)
- Control of Madagascar Ragwort (aka Madagascar fireweed, Senecio madagascariensis) (2004)
- Herbicidal Weed Control Methods for Pastures and Natural Areas of Hawaii (2002)
- Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas -- for sale
- Woody Plant Control for the Home, Pasture, and Forest (1999)
A growing, searchable, collection of PDF files of out-of-print CTAHR publications issued prior to 1995 is available at the UH Manoa Library ScholarSpace.