China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to renew biosafety certificates that allowed research groups to grow genetically modified (GM) rice and corn. The permits, to grow two varieties of GM rice and one transgenic corn strain, expired on 17 August. The...
A Korean-based method of managing animal waste is improving hog farming conditions and garnering support on Hawaii Island. “There seems to be a growing interest in natural farming,” Donn Mende, Hawaii County research and development deputy director, said. Sim Mook...
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is launching a comprehensive public relations campaign complete with TV, radio, print and Internet ads to counteract Hawaii's anti-GMO movement. The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is planning a $400,000 public relations campaign to...
The fourth annual Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is taking place this week, with the goal of promoting local produce in a state that imports 85 percent of everything it eats. The festival launched on Friday with a six-course dinner on the island of Hawaii — the Big...
Kapolei Public Library Saturday, September 6 at 1:00pm Matthew Lynch, permaculture designer, says that growing your own food is one of the most radical and revolutionary acts you can possibly do. He has been featured on TED and is the author of Regenerative Business...
Peacefully isolated 2,350 miles from the busy streets of San Francisco and resting on the edge of the Intertropic Convergance Zone, the Big Island of Hawai'i's location and breathtaking topography foster the perfect conditions to facilitate high agricultural yields...
