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Ige Intends To Veto Healthy Soils Program. Advocates Say That’s Misguided Ku鈥榰 Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Ige Intends To Veto Healthy Soils Program. Advocates Say That’s Misguided

Gov. David Ige wants to nix the program because there is a soil survey in the works. But supporters say it’s like comparing apples and oranges.

Farmers Want Action From Hawaii Governor Candidates, Not Lip Service Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Farmers Want Action From Hawaii Governor Candidates, Not Lip Service

Farmers and ranchers feel investing in agriculture has become more of a buzzword than an actual concern for the executive branch.

Molokai Homesteader Will Lead Maui’s New Agriculture Department Facebook/County of Maui/2022

Molokai Homesteader Will Lead Maui’s New Agriculture Department

Maui’s DOA director designee Rogerene “Kali” Arce brings more than 30 years of experience to the role.

Long-Awaited Maui Ag Department Set To Be Finally Up And Running This Week Hawaii Farm Bureau/2019

Long-Awaited Maui Ag Department Set To Be Finally Up And Running This Week

Early ideas of extra regulation caused consternation among farmers and ranchers on Maui.

Grants Available To Help Maui Farmers And Ranchers Fence Out Deer Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Grants Available To Help Maui Farmers And Ranchers Fence Out Deer

Anyone interested in the grants has until Aug. 15 to apply for up to $30,000 in assistance.

‘It’s All Connected’: Hawaii’s First Large-Scale Food Waste Composter Touts A Host Of Benefits Courtesy: Ricky Thomas/2021

‘It’s All Connected’: Hawaii’s First Large-Scale Food Waste Composter Touts A Host Of Benefits

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and partners launched a composting operation in Waimanalo that they hope will revolutionize the way Oahu disposes of food waste.

Involving Farmers Is The Key To Innovation And Better Ag Ku鈥榰 Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Involving Farmers Is The Key To Innovation And Better Ag

Agricultural technologists descended upon Hilo to discuss innovation, as well as the many hurdles Hawaii faces as it tries to increase food production.

Hawaii’s Crumbling Water Systems May Finally Be Getting Some Badly Needed Repair Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Hawaii’s Crumbling Water Systems May Finally Be Getting Some Badly Needed Repair Money

But the Legislature has once again only approved a fraction of what the Department of Agriculture requested.

UH Dean of Agriculture And Human Resources Retires UH

UH Dean of Agriculture And Human Resources Retires

Dean Nicholas Comerford鈥檚 career in agriculture has spanned more than 40 years, with almost five at University of Hawaii Manoa.

Hawaii’s Extreme Drought Is Forcing Ranchers And Farmers To Get Creative Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Extreme Drought Is Forcing Ranchers And Farmers To Get Creative

Planting crops that adapt, cutting back on workers, even harvesting fog are ideas being put into action on Maui and Molokai.