Mealani Research Station, Hawaii County
Phone: (808)887-6185
Fax: (808)887-6185
Contact person: Marla L Fergerstrom
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1719
Kamuela, HI, 96743
Physical address:
64-289 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
Description: Mealani Experiment station consists of 1 cottage, 1 workshop/garage building (8,000 ft2), 1 office/workshop building (2,250 ft2), 1 supply storage sheds, 2 green houses (2,000 ft2 total), 6 pen wooden corral and work shed and a tea processing facility.
Current activities: Research on grass-finishing cattle, improving cattle genetics through breeding, hydroponic ginger and watercress, green tea selections, protea germplasm, sweet corn, feed corn, and lucaena are conducted at the Mealani station.
Special events: Taste of the Hawaiian Range, Stockman's Field Day
Crops in ground: collection of pasture grasses used in Hawaii, tea, blueberry, lucaena, protea, and cattle.
Total acres: 196
Elevation (ft): 2,800
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Annual rainfall (in): 65
Ave. min. temperature (°F): 55
Ave. max. temperature (°F): 69
Soil series 1: Honokaa
Soil order 1: Hydrudands
Soil family 1: Hydrous, ferrihydritic, isothermic Acrudoxic Hydrudands
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