coffee berry :
Search Words
News & Articles
- Feds to spend $1M on coffee berry borer in Hawaii
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $1 million to fight the coffee berry borer, a pest plaguing coffee farms in the Big Island's Kona district, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced Thursday. The ...
July 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - USDA gives $1M to combat coffee berry borer
The USDA will spend $1 million to combat coffee berry borer on Hawaii Island, officials said Thursday morning. The Area Wide Integrated Pest Management program, which will be based in Hilo, will continue ongoing efforts to educate farmers about preventing the spread of the pest, fund additional research into which pesticides might best control the insect, create a plant sanitation program and ...
July 12, 2013 - West Hawaii Today - Feds to spend $1 million to fight coffee berry borer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $1 million to fight a pest that is plaguing coffee farms in the Big Island's Kona district. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined the department's plans to combat the coffee berry borer in a letter. The insect smaller than a sesame seed bores its way into coffee cherries, digs a home and lays ...
July 12, 2013 - KITV Honolulu