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NR12-15,  Dec. 27, 2012 HONOLULU – Hawaii ranchers are hopeful that a small beige-colored moth will be able to control the fireweed, an invasive plant that is toxic to livestock and has caused havoc on the state’s prime pasturelands. For more than 13 years, entomologists and researchers at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have ...
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NR12-15 Dec.27, 2012 HONOLULU – Hawaii ranchers are hopeful that a small beige-colored moth will be able to control the fireweed, an invasive plant that is toxic to livestock and has caused havoc on the state’s prime pasturelands. For more than 13 years, entomologists and researchers at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have literally ...
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               November 27, 2012 (Tuesday) Time:               9:00 a.m. Location:         Plant Quarantine Conference Room 1849 Auiki Street Honolulu, HI  96819 I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 9/25/12 MEETING   III.        COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN) INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS ...
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NR12-14 – November 23, 2012 HONOLULU – Shipments of Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest have been found to be widely infested with slugs and other pests that are not found in Hawai`i, causing about half of the shipments to be held for treatment by the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQ) of the Hawai`i Department of ...
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NR12-14 – November 23, 2012 HONOLULU – Shipments of Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest have been found to be widely infested with slugs and other pests that are not found in Hawaii, causing about half of the shipments to be held for treatment by the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQ) of the Hawaii Department of ...
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NR12-13, October 22, 2012 Free Make-and-Take Floral Arrangements Features Spectacular Flowers Plus a Message to Help Protect Hawaii  HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) wants to help consumers get into the spirit to Buy Local for the Holidays!   This unique floral event will be held on: Sunday, November 4, 20129 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Pearl ...
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NR12-13 October 22, 2012 Free Make-and-Take Floral Arrangements Features Spectacular Flowers Plus a Message to Help Protect Hawaii   Honolulu – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) wants to help consumers get into the spirit to Buy Local for the Holidays!   This unique floral event will be held on: Sunday, November 4, 20129 a.m. to 2:30 ...
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NR12-12, October 1, 2012 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Hawaii will receive about $379,074* to fund projects through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.  This block grant program, administered through the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), aims to strengthen markets and expand economic opportunities for local and regional farmers and ...
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               September 25, 2012 (Tuesday)                                  Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                     Location:         Plant Quarantine Conference Room                         1849 Auiki Street                         Honolulu, HI  96819                        I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 8/28/12 MEETING   III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL ...
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               August 28, 2012 (Tuesday) Time:               9:30 a.m. Location:         US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Services, – Pacific Basin Agricultural ResearchCenter (PBARC) 64 Nowelo Street Hilo, HI  96820 I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 7/31/12 MEETING   III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ...
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