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	<title>Hawaii Agriculture &#187; Coffee</title>
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		<title>Lawmakers approve changes to labeling locally grown coffee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU &#8211; Kona coffee farmers are asking the governor to veto a bill that removes mandatory certification requirements for Hawaii-grown coffee. The bill was one of dozens that cleared the full House and the Senate on Tuesday, two days before the end of the 2012 legislative session. On Thursday, lawmakers will vote on the remaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee farmers, processors split over inspections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coffee farmers and processors remain at odds over proposed legislation that would get rid of mandatory coffee inspections and grading. The Kona Coffee Farmers Association, which has roughly 300 members, has vociferously opposed House Bill 280, questioning whether the bill will eliminate the problems it purports to address, such as transporting coffee cherry from one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Production falls amid low prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even as coffee consumption grows in Thailand each year, the country remains a net coffee importer. Several coffee growers have shifted to other lucrative plants such as rubber and oil palm because of their higher market prices. Varri Sodprasert, president of the Thai Coffee Association, said Thailand&#8217;s coffee production has dropped continuously the last five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green coffee bean bill pits farmers against blenders</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/green-coffee-bean-bill-pits-farmers-against-blenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KAILUA-KONA &#62;&#62; A proposed bill that would eliminate inspection and certification requirements for green coffee beans shipped from Hawaii is pitting farmers against blenders. West Hawaii Today reports the bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday. It would remove provisions put in place after a scandal in the 1990s where coffee grown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More good news about coffee &#8211; The Checkup</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re enjoying your Monday morning cup of coffee, take a moment to appreciate it for its deliciousness and the good it may be doing your body. As I wrote in the “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy” column a couple of weeks ago, recent research has found that coffee’s potential health benefits may outweigh any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee lovers find ultimate brew in civet dung</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indonesia&#8217;s self-proclaimed &#8220;King of Luwak&#8221;, Gunawan Supriadi, is having a hard time keeping up with demand for the beans excreted by his stable of pampered civet &#8220;cats&#8221;. And he&#8217;s not alone. Demand for coffee brewed with beans plucked from the dung of the furry, weasel-like creatures &#8212; known locally as luwaks &#8212; is surging among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More evidence that coffee cuts skin cancer</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/more-evidence-that-coffee-cuts-skin-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/more-evidence-that-coffee-cuts-skin-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORE evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide has been released. Women who drank more than three cups per day of caffeinated coffee saw a 20 percent lower risk of getting basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a slow-growing form of cancer, than those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Land and Eat It Too</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/know-your-land-and-eat-it-too/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/know-your-land-and-eat-it-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN YOUR FRIDGE / Farmers’ market managers, Pamela Boyer and Annie Suite have joined hands with local farmers to create Oahu Agri-Tours. There’s no fancy farmhouse or massive farm machinery; what you see is what you get. You’ll experience first-hand how farmers are committed to practicing clean, organic farming. Poamoho Farms is one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kona growers take on national chain</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/kona-growers-take-on-national-chain/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/kona-growers-take-on-national-chain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU &#8211; Hawaii farmer Paul Uster was on vacation in California when he saw a package of Kona coffee blend in a supermarket that he knew would upset fellow growers back home on the Big Island. The Safeway brand of Kona blend medium roast coffee didn&#8217;t specify what percentage was made from the world-famous bean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Island brews</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/island-brews/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/island-brews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii&#8217;s no different from any other place in the country when it comes to coffee lovers: Step into any Starbucks and you&#8217;ll see — we&#8217;ve got lots of &#8216;em. And yet, we&#8217;re not like everywhere else because we&#8217;re the only state in the nation that grows coffee. Viewed from that perspective, those long lines at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee drinking may cut prostate cancer risk</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/coffee-drinking-may-cut-prostate-cancer-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/coffee-drinking-may-cut-prostate-cancer-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 22:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you needed one, here’s another possible reason to have that cup of coffee in the morning: Men who regularly drink coffee appear to be less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, especially the most lethal kind, according to new research. Lorelei Mucci of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues analyzed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State officials report first infestation of coffee berry borer in Kau</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/state-officials-report-first-infestation-of-coffee-berry-borer-in-kau/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/state-officials-report-first-infestation-of-coffee-berry-borer-in-kau/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first infestation of the coffee berry borer in the Kau district of the Big Island has been detected at a farm in Pahala, state agricultural officials announced today. Infestations of the beetle, which threaten Hawaii&#8217;s $27 million coffee-growing industry, have been concentrated in West Hawaii. The coffee berry borer, a small beetle native to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Isle coffee farm wins international honors</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/big-isle-coffee-farm-wins-international-honors-hawaii-news-staradvertiser-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 18:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Big Island coffee farm is among 10 in the world to win the distinction of “Coffees of the Year.” Kailiawa Farm was the only coffee producer in the nation to get that title from the Specialty Coffee Association of America and Roasters Guild competition in Houston, West Hawaii Today reported Friday. The farm is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds say firm abused Thai farm workers in Hawaii, Washington</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/feds-say-firm-abused-thai-farm-workers-in-hawaii-washington/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that it filed lawsuits in Hawaii and Washington state against Global Horizons Inc., a Beverly Hills-based farm labor contractor, and eight farms, including six in Hawaii. The agency said Global Horizons brought more than 200 men from Thailand to work on farms in Hawaii and Washington, where they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State wants to bring in fungus to control coffee pest</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/state-wants-to-bring-in-fungus-to-control-coffee-pest-hawaii-news-staradvertiser-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is proposing to make it easier to import a fungus used to control a type of beetle that is a major threat to Kona&#8217;s coffee bean farms. The Department of Agriculture said in a news release yesterday the proposal seeks to remove the fungus from the list of restricted microorganisms. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beetle threatening Kona coffee crops</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/beetle-threatening-kona-coffee-crops/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/beetle-threatening-kona-coffee-crops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KAILUA-KONA &#8211; A beetle smaller than a sesame seed is boring its way into Kona coffee beans and threatening the nation&#8217;s only coffee-growing region&#8217;s premier crop. More than 600 farmers in North Kona and South Kona, on the west side of the Big Island, are preparing to coat their fields with a suffocating fungus and [...]]]></description>
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