Posted on 8:35 am, Monday, July 23, 2012. Tags: department of agriculture, drought, farm service agency, federal crop insurance, natural disaster area
MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Hawaii County and Honolulu County as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by an ongoing drought that, for purposes of this disaster designation, began Jan. 1, 2012, and continues. The designation makes all qualified farm operators on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu eligible […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 2:45 am, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Tags: agriculture inspectors, clift tsuji, department of agriculture
MEDIA RELEASE House Finance and Senate Ways and Means conferees have agreed to support Agriculture inspectors statewide by funding the positions through the state general fund rather than a special fund, freeing up more money to fight invasive species. Currently, 20 inspector positions at airports and harbors on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii Island, are […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 1:11 am, Friday, March 16, 2012. Tags: betsy cole, department of agriculture, kaiser permanente, kohala center
MEDIA RELEASE Expanding production and access to locally grown food in Hawaii County could decrease hunger, increase community food security, and strengthen the island’s economy, according to a report released by The Kohala Center. Prepared in partnership with the state Department of Agriculture and Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Hawaii, the report is a […]
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Posted in Food
Posted on 7:43 am, Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Tags: coffee, coffee berry borer beetle, department of agriculture, russell kokobun
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture has established permanent rules that require permits, treatments and inspections in order to transport unroasted coffee beans and other coffee-related materials from Hawaii Island to other islands to prevent the spread of the coffee berry borer (CBB). The rules became effective Feb. 24 and are similar to interim […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 5:07 pm, Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Tags: department of agriculture, Department of Human Resources and Development, Leila Kagawa, Scott Edward Enright
Governor Neil Abercrombie has appointed Scott Edward Enright to Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture (DOA), and Leila Kagawa to Deputy Director of the Department of Human Resources and Development (DHRD).
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Posted in Government, News
Posted on 4:00 am, Friday, February 3, 2012. Tags: department of agriculture, drought, neil abercrombie, russell kokubun
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawaii County as a primary natural disaster area resulting from ongoing drought conditions. The governor last month applied for the designation, which clears the way for Hawaii Island farmers and ranchers to apply for available federal relief. Hawaii County was […]
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Posted in News
Posted on 12:58 am, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Tags: agribusiness, department of agriculture, federal crop insurance act, organic certification cost-share program
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is currently accepting applications for a new round of organic certification cost-share assistance to organic farmers, organic livestock operators and organic produce handlers. Renewed federal funding totaling up to $95,000 has been allotted to help Hawaii agribusinesses with the cost of organic certification through two separate cooperative […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 1:09 am, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Tags: bearded dragon, department of agriculture, snake
MEDIA RELEASE Twelve illegal animals have been turned in to the state Department of Agriculture between June 29 and July 13. One snake was caught in the wild on Oahu; while three other snakes, two from Hilo and one from Oahu, were turned in under the State’s Amnesty law. In addition, eight illegal lizards were […]
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Posted on 7:07 pm, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Tags: department of agriculture, joseph prusacki
MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced the availability of enhanced data on North American agriculture. Published online, the information is a result of a project sponsored by the North American Tripartite Committee on Agricultural Statistics (NATCAS). “Working together with our statistical counterparts in Canada and Mexico, NASS […]
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Posted in Environment
Posted on 6:13 pm, Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Tags: coffee berry borer, department of agriculture, quarantine
The state Board of Agriculture (HBOA) met Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 and approved an emergency interim rule that establishes two Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) quarantine zones on Hawaii Island that restricts the movement of coffee plants, plant parts, green beans and bags to prevent and slow the spread of CBB in Hawaii.
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Posted in Agriculture, Featured
Posted on 6:16 am, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Tags: agricultural management assistance organic certification cost-share program, department of agriculture, sandra lee kunimoto
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is accepting applications for a new round of organic certification cost-share assistance to organic farmers, organic livestock operators and organic produce handlers. Renewed federal funding totaling up to $95,000 has been allotted to help Hawaii agribusinesses with the cost of organic certification through two separate cooperative agreements […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 2:11 am, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Tags: crop insurance and disaster assistance, department of agriculture, farm service agency
MEDIA RELEASE With only two months left in the year, 2010 has presented Hawaii’s agricultural growers with multiple challenges, including a drought, vog, new pests and diseases, as well as an ailing economy. Now there is one more “threat†to the local farming community: a major change in national disaster assistance rules. The USDA Farm […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 9:52 pm, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Tags: department of agriculture, strawberry guava
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture has posted a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the release of a natural predator (Tectococcus ovatus, a Brazilian scale insect) for the sustainable management of strawberry guava in Hawaii. This action is proposed to mitigate the impacts of strawberry guava on native forests, the water supply and agriculture. […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 5:36 pm, Sunday, June 13, 2010. Tags: department of agriculture, pahoa agricultural park
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is now accepting applications for lease negotiations on seven parcels of state agricultural land in the Pahoa Agricultural Park. Interested persons should submit an application to the Agricultural Resource Management Division (ARMD) to determine whether they are qualified to hold an agricultural lease with the state. The […]
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