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Aloha HCA Members & Friends,
Hope you all had wonderful holidays! Please see a few important announcements below.
We would like to remind you that we regularly share coffee related news, updates and resources on our website. Recently we added a dedicated Coffee Leaf Rust page to help you navigate through this topic with ease. We recommend adding these pages to your bookmarks, so you can check them regularly.
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Aloha Hawaii Coffee Farmers, Processors, Producers, Workers, and Industry Stakeholders,
Andrea Kawabata, the Extension Agent with the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Agriculture and Human Resources' (UH-CTAHR) Cooperative Extension, is conducting a Hawaii Coffee Industry Needs Assessment and Coffee Leaf Rust Survey and seeking input from you.
The purpose of this survey is to help her and researchers develop a clearer picture of the current coffee industry situation in the state, in order to develop programs and strategies to help support the industry.
Benefits of this coffee industry needs assessment include:
- Gaining a snapshot of opportunities and challenges of producing coffee in Hawaii
- Developing a clearer understanding of gaps in communication, education, and research; and
- Providing Cooperative Extension, researchers, funding agencies, and other stakeholders with a resource that will help them develop programs that best meet the needs of Hawaii's coffee industry
ALL Hawaii coffee growers, farm managers, workers, processors, producers, and industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the survey to ensure their challenges, successes, needs, concerns, and interests are heard and recorded. The deadline for responding to this survey is February 15, 2022.
Following survey completion, those choosing to enter their name into a drawing for a $150 gift card may do so by clicking a separate link and then entering their contact information and a code which will be provided at the end of the survey. Four (4) winners of a gift card valued at $150 each will be randomly selected following the closure of this survey.
If you have questions about this needs assessment survey please contact Andrea at 808-322-4892, 415-604-1511, or andreak@hawaii.edu.
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HDOA CBB-CLR Pesticide Subsidy Program
The HDOA CBB-CLR Pesticide Subsidy is now OPEN for reimbursement of Coffee Leaf Rust receipts in addition to BotaniGard/Mycotrol receipts. The program is currently reimbursing receipts from 7/1/20 - 6/30/21. Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) sprays must be on the HDOA-approved list. They reimburse 50% of the pre-tax cost of the pesticides. There is a cap of $600 per acre per year for EACH CBB & CLR pesticides, and a cap of $6,000 total for EACH CBB & CLR pesticides per farm.
If you haven't used the program before, you will need to submit your TMK#, GET#, SS#, and drivers license. Please start here to fill out the application online and upload your receipts. Farmers may alternately print the pdf and email it with their receipts to hdoa.cbb@hawaii.gov. If farmers prefer a paper application mailed to them, please reach out to Melanie Bondera at 808-323-7578.
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Stay well and Best of Success in 2022,
Christopher A. Manfredi
President
Hawaii Coffee Association
president@hawaiicoffeeassoc.org
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