Hawai'i Western SARE Projects 2009
Research & Education Grant
- Richard Bowen, Hawaii, Voluntary Long-term Protection of Agricultural Land in Hawaii, $82,814, SW09-102.
Farmer/Rancher Grants
- Ken Love, Hawaii, No-Chill Stone Fruit for Hawaii, $9,528, FW09-002.
- Conrad Aquino, Hawaii, Integrating Existing Crop and Livestock Enterprises on a Native Hawaiian Homestead, $12,580, FW09-004.
- Neena Roumell, Hawaii, Project Fresh: Mountain View Community Gardens, $30,000, FW09-012.
- Rich Von Wellsheim, Hawaii, Maximizing the Utilization of Bamboo in the Hawaiian Islands, $14,460, FW09-025.
- Jane Teves, Hawaii, Evaluating Windbreaks and Cover Crops for Tropical Fruit Crops, $12,206, FW09-027.
- Fred Cowell, Hawaii, Aversion Training for Sheep within Kona Coffee Orchards, $11,760, FW09-043.
- Amber Starr, Hawaii, Quantifying Secondary Compounds in Common Pasture Vegetation for Behavior Based Grazing Management in Hawaii, $30,000, FW09-044.
Professional + Producer
- Maria Haws, Hawaii, Diversifying Hawaii Aquaculture with Clam and Oyster Culture, $50,000, FW09-311.
Links to Information from Past Grants
- New Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry
- New Farmers: Choosing the Road Less Traveled
- Pacific Island Agroforestry Workshops and Field Visits
- Development of a Sustainable Polyculture Production and Marketing System for Exotic Tropical Fruits: The 12 Trees Project
- Sustainable Pest Control in the Tropics
- Covering New Ground: Tropical Cover Crops for Improving Soil Quality
- EW02-001, Craig Elevitch, Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (poster)
- Craig Elevitch, Expanding the Value of Publications Through Electronic Distribution (poster)
- EW08-013, James Leary, Promoting Adaptive Management with 'Tropic Sun' Sunn Hemp (Crotolaria juncea) for Ecological Weed Control, Nematode Suppression and Nutrient Management (poster)
- FW01-021, Glenn Shinsato, Increasing the Value of Products from Small Family Farms by Enriching the Culinary Experience of the Local Consumer (poster)
- FW02-008, Ken Love, Increasing Marketable Production of Exotic Tropical Fruit with Protective Covering (poster)
- FW03-018, Dwayne Cypriano, Recovery of Tropical Pastoral Systems (poster)
- FW04-114, Rich von Wellsheim, Creating a Culture of Bamboo (poster)
- FW07-034, Ken Love, Choosing the Best Figs for Hawaii (poster)
- SW96-003, Susan Schenck, Evaluation of Asparagus as a New Commercial Crop for Hawaii (poster)
- SW99-005, Janice Uchida, Survival of Taro: Agronomic and Pathological Research for Sustainable Production (poster)
- SW03-003, Susan Miyasaka, Cropping Systems to Control Tropical Soil-Borne Pests in Dryland-Grown Taro (poster)
- SW03-055, Richard Bowen, Development of a Sustainable Polyculture and Marketing System for Exotic Tropical Fruits (poster)
- SW04-064, Cerruti Hooks, Management of Bunchy Top Virus in Hawaii (poster)
- SW07-073, Ted Radovich, Enhancing Phyto-nutrient Content, Yield, and Quality of Vegetables with Compost Tea in the Tropics (poster)
- SW08-037, Koon-Hui Wang, Sunn Hemp and Its Allelopathic Compounds for Vegetable Production in Hawaii and Beyond (poster)
- John McHugh, (Research evolving from SW97-001), Management of Soil-Borne Plant Parasitic Nematodes for Sustainable Production of Field-Grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers by Cover Cropping (poster)
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