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To Promote Competition, Deregulate
Project Syndicate by ANNE O. KRUEGER In a sweeping new executive order, US President Joe Biden has called on regulators to push for greater competition across a wide array of sectors and industries. But sometimes regulation itself is a big part of the problem. US President Joe Biden recently issued an executive order calling...
Sweet potato protection! CTAHR team joins nationwide effort
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa CTAHR will use a new grant to study ‘Okinawan’ sweet potato When a virus or virus-like agent infects a vegetatively propagated crop, the negative consequences can go far beyond a disappointing yield, appearance, taste and plant longevity. If the difficult-to-find disease goes undetected inside the propagation material, the problem...
Millennium Investment & Acquisition Co. Inc. Provides Corporate Update
Currently, MILC has invested in operating companies with two areas of focus: 1) Sustainable cultivation of Cannabis in Greenhouses through Millennium Cannabis 2) Sustainable production of Activated Carbon through Millennium Carbon Millennium Cannabis MillCann has identified greenhouse cultivation as the sustainable method for growing cannabis in a cost-effective manner with a lower carbon footprint...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 7/26/2021
Customs Entry Officer – Department: Department of Homeland Security – Agency: Customs and Border Protection – Hiring Organization: Office of Field Operations Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $43,683.00 to $69,462.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-1894-7/9 Open Period: 2021-07-26 to 2021-07-30 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who...
Congress Is Working To Protect All Legal Cannabis States
GreennEntrepreneur States With Legal Cannabis Are Finding Protection From Congressional Legislators A revised measure has now surfaced to protect all states and tribal programs from federal penalties. This new bill has 15 cosponsors following its bipartisan advocates spreading a letter to develop support this week Yet a Republican who stands in opposition to cannabis...
Charter school receives $48,000 grant for farm-to-school program
Hawaii Tribune-Herald By KELSEY WALLING Connections Public Charter School in Hilo will grow its farm-to-school programs with the help of federal grant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded $12 million in Farm to School grants to 176 recipients. Connections Public Charter School and Community Based Education Support Services, the school’s board, received $48,253....
Why Capturing Renewable Natural Gas Has Legs in the Climate Conversation
RealClear Energy By Mike Butler When many people think of renewable energy, they think of modern wind, solar and hydropower resources. When they think of natural gas, they think of it as a traditional, finite source of energy – something that’s used and then gone. But there’s another form of renewable energy that many...
Pesticide Rotation on Onion Thrips and Onion Variety Trial in Bulb and Green Onion Crops Webinar
This free webinar is open to all growers in Hawaii The webinar discussion will cover: Pesticide rotations to control onion thrips: yield and pest pressure Variety trials of green and bulb onions...
House Panel Subpoenas Land Fund, Agriculture Agency
Civil Beat By Blaze Lovell Both agencies were the targets of recent critical examinations by State Auditor Les Kondo. A Hawaii House of Representatives investigation of the Agribusiness Development Corp. and a state land and development fund is starting to ramp up on the heels of audits critical of the two state agencies. On...
Help is on the way: Funding to assist ranchers in battling two-lined spittlebug
West Hawaii Today – By Laura Ruminski – Help is on the way for Big Island ranchers fighting an invasive bug decimating pasture land in North and South Kona. Franny Brewer of the Big Island Invasive Species Committee said the two-lined spittlebug (TLSB) could fit easily on a fingernail, looking innocuous and almost pretty...
Long-awaited water allocation for Molokai homesteads approved
Maui News The state water commission unanimously approved a long-standing request to allocate more than half a million gallons of water per day to supply new and existing uses of Hawaiian homelands on Molokai. The decision will increase the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ Hoolehua Water System pumping allocation to 595,000 gallons per...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 7/21/2021
Conservation Planner Department: Department of the Interior Agency:Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $65,056.00 to $112,659.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0401-11/12 Open Period: 2021-07-21 to 2021-08-03 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Competitive service,...
Kula Country prepares for pumpkin season
Maui News Kula Country Farms staffer Tom Koch paints a section of bandstand Thursday while preparing for the upcoming Pumpkin Patch. The popular annual event at the farm on Kula Highway is set to run the month of October. Koch said he didn’t know how many pumpkins are currently growing at the farm other...
Federal judge orders Maui County to get Clean Water Act permit for wastewater injection wells
Star Advertiser – A federal judge has ruled Maui County must get permits to operate injection wells that environmental groups said are polluting the ocean. – Several environmental groups filed a lawsuit in 2012 over the injection wells, saying effluent from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility was entering the the ocean and damaging coral...
USAJOBS Employment on Maui for 7/16/2021
Visitor Use Assistant (Fee Collection) GS-0303-05 – Duty Location: Haleakala National Park- 1 vacancy at Kula, 1 vacancy at Kipahulu – Type of appointment: Permanent Full Time – Who may apply: Kula- Open to all US Citizens, ICTAP/CTAP/RPL & veterans Kipahulu – Open to all US Citizens, ICTAP/CTAP/RPL, veterans & Contiguous-to-Area those individuals who...
Sweetpotato Varietal Trial Field Day Enormous Success
For this trial 12 varieties of Sweetpotato were measured for the Marketable Yield and Weevil damaged per variety. The participants of the Field Day provided information on each varieties appearance, taste, and texture - yes, each participant was provided with cooked samples of each variety! This Trial was to help growers make decisions to...
Following critical audit, lawmakers to begin investigation of agribusiness agency
Hawaii News Now By Jolanie Martinez State lawmakers investigating the Agribusiness Development Corporation will have their first meeting Wednesday to establish the rules of its probe. Members hope to follow up on the auditor’s report by requesting documents and even subpoenaing witnesses. An audit found the Agribusiness Development Corporation has done little to diversify...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 7/13/2021
Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Forest Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): MANY vacancies – Forest Service Locations, United States Salary: $77,488.00 to $100,739.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0201-12 Open Period: 2021-07-13 to 2021-07-19 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply:...
Bovine tuberculosis detected in a cow for the first time in 25 years on Molokai
Star Advertiser – By Star-Advertiser Staff – Bovine tuberculosis, a contagious disease in animals that can infect humans, has been detected in a cow on Molokai for the first time in 25 years, according to the state Department of Agriculture. The DOA said in a news release today that the cow came from a...
Sweetpotato Varietal Trial Field Day
This field day is open to all growers in Maui and will cover: Yield and pest damage of twelve sweetpotato varieties....
2021 Interim Maui Diamondback Moth Pesticide Resistance Management Program
by Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite and Ronald Mau - Maui Diamondback Moth Pesticide Resistance Management Program, insecticide spray schedule for the second half of the 2021 calendar year. The insecticide spray schedule is from July through December, based on insecticide bioassay results conducted in May, 2021. On Maui, the bioassay test results showed an increased resistance...
Hawaiian ‘Uala Varieties – Online Research Presentation
Hawaiian ‘Uala (Sweet Potato) varieties have not been extensively characterized since E.S. Handy’s archipelago-wide collections from Hawaiian farmers in the early 20th century, and the conservation status of what was likely well over 100 Hawaiian cultivars remains unclear today. A recent study titled Characterizing the Diversity of Hawai‘i Sweet Potatoes published in the Journal...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 7/8/2021
General Biologist – Department: Department of the Interior – Agency: Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $77,488.00 to $112,659.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0150/0401-12 Open Period: 2021-07-08 to 2021-07-22 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP,...
Educational Pumpkin Tour
ALOUN FARMS NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR OCTOBER! Aloun Farms offers educational tours of our pumpkin patch and our farm for school groups. Educational Pumpkin Tour Dates Starting Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 Tuesdays through Fridays in October Leaving Aloun Farms check in center every 30 min First tour departs 8:30am, last tour departs at 11:00am...
The State Does A Lot To Help Farmers In Hawaii. But It’s Not Enough
CIVIL BEAT – By Jessica Terrell – Farmers need better technology, data and transportation subsidies if Hawaii’s agricultural industry is going to grow substantially in the coming decades. When Max Bowman graduated from college in 2008, he struggled to find a job that would let him move back home to the Big Island. It...
Wild pigs have huge impact on biodiversity
Star Advertiser By Timothy Hurley Hawaii conservationists know well the far-reaching impact of wild pigs on the environment. The non-native species is notorious for rambling through the forest as herbivore, top predator and ecosystem engineer, digging and rooting in the soil to help transform the natural landscape. A team of researchers from the University...
USDA Gathers Data About Commercial Agricultural Expansion Interest
National Agricultural Statistics Service – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in cooperation with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, will conduct a Commercial Agricultural Expansion Survey during the summer of 2021. The survey will assess Hawaii agricultural producers’ interest in expanding their commercial production and identify barriers to expansion from...
Mangos, tropical fruit tips focus of international conference
Maui News “Mango Makers and Food Preservers” will be the focus of the 31st Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference held Oct. 8 to 9 at the Maui County Business Resource Center, the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers announced. The conference will be both in person and virtual and will continue with mini-sessions and tours on...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 6/28/2021
Natural Resource Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Specialist) Department: Department of Agriculture Agency:Natural Resources Conservation Service Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $66,662.00 to $103,875.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0401-11/12 Open Period: 2021-06-28 to 2021-07-09 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL),...
Sip and Stroll: Maui Tea Farm’s New Tours
Hawai’i Magazine by Christi Young Just a handful of farms grow the camellia sinensis plants in Hawai‘i, most taking to the cooler temperatures and climate in the mountains of the Big Island and Maui. Maui Tea Farm started with seedlings in 2013 and just recently expanded to a 14-acre farm on the road to...
Hawaii Agriculture News
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Hawaii Agriculture Jobs
- Security Officer IIBayer. Hawaii, Kihei At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/26/2023
- Field Crew MemberBayer. Hawaii, Kihei At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/26/2023
- Aquaculture Laborer - Molii FishpondAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kaneohe Join a company that is involved in many diverse operations in one of the most beautiful places in Hawai'i. Kualoa Ranch Hawai'i has enjoyed a proud past and looks forward... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/26/2023
- Agronomic Rsrch Spec IIIBayer. Hawaii, Kunia At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- HR Director/HawaiiBayer. Hawaii, Kunia At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- Aquaculture Op R&D and QA InternshipAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kailua About Blue Ocean BarnsBlue Ocean Barns, Inc. (BOB) is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation on a mission to solve the climate impact of cattle by working with farmers and food... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR I AND II - HALAWA TO KALIHI, OAHUAg Jobs. Hawaii Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 22-0769The Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Control Branch has THREE (3) URGENT VACANCIES.Shift Work: Applicants must be willing and able to work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN VI (SR-18)Ag Jobs. Hawaii Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 22-0584 - The immediate vacancy is with the University of Hawaii. Salary:$4,317 to $5,252 per month (SR-18, Step C to H) Note: Hiring rates will be based... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- INSTITUTION FARM ACTIVITY LEADER - HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY - KAILUA, OAHUAg Jobs. Hawaii Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 22-0501The Department of Human Services, Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Branch has ONE(1) urgent vacancy located in Kailua, Oahu.THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 35 APPLICATIONS ARE... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN V - UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, OAHUAg Jobs. Hawaii Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 22-0803* Salary:$3,846 to $4,677 per month (SR-16, Step C to H) Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN III - KAMUELA/KOHALA/WAIKOLOA, HAWAII ISLANDAg Jobs. Hawaii Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 22-0713 - The immediate vacancy is with the University of Hawaii. Salary:$3,160 to $3,846 per month (SR-11, Step C to H) Note: Hiring rates will be based... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/25/2023
- Quality TechnicianBayer. Hawaii, Kaunakakai- Molokai At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 01/24/2023