#coffee leaf rust

Business Monday: Kona coffee farms head into this year’s festival with healthier crops

Entering the 52nd annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival that runs through Nov. 12, farmers are celebrating higher yields and healthier crops throughout the Kona region due to more rain and better management of the killer fungus.

Hawai‘i Coffee Association’s free Coffee Leaf Rust Webinar Series continues Nov. 9

The webinar series is provided as a free resource for association members and the broader community.

Hawai‘i Coffee Association offers free Coffee Leaf Rust Webinar Series starting Thursday

The webinar series is provided as a free resource for association members and the broader community.

Nonprofit Awarded $6 Mil Grant to Address Coffee Leaf Rust

The Synergistic Hawaiʻi Agriculture Council (SHAC) was awarded a four-year federal grant in an effort to combat Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) that is attacking coffee lands statewide.

Kanuha Recognized by Hawaiʻi Coffee Association

For the first time ever, the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association (HCA) presented a Legislator of the Year award to Sen. Dru Mamo Kanuha (D-Kona, Kaʻu) for his work in protecting the Big Islandʻs coffee industry.

CLR Now Detected on All Major Hawaiian Islands

Coffee leaf rust (CLR) was detected on Kaua‘i and Moloka‘i.

EPA Approves Fungicide to Fight Coffee Leaf Rust

Hawai‘i coffee growers now have the approval to use a specific fungicide in their efforts to manage and control the spread of coffee leaf rust (CLR).

Coffee Quarantine Expands to O‘ahu, Lana‘i

The Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture (Board) approved, Tuesday, March 23, the expansion of coffee quarantine areas to include the islands of O‘ahu and Lana‘i due to the coffee leaf rust.

Coffee Leaf Rust ‘Emergency’ Prompts Request For New Fungicide, Threatens Organic Farming

Confirmation of coffee leaf rust in Hawai`i has complicated the state’s $56 million coffee industry.

CLR Infestation Prompts Transport Restrictions From Maui, Hawai‘i Island

The transport of coffee is currently restricted from Maui and Hawai‘i Island due to an infestation of leaf rust (CLR), officials announced Friday.

Coffee Left Rust Found on Holualoa Farm

Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been confirmed on coffee plants on Hawai‘i Island by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Identification Services.

Coffee Leaf Rust Tentatively Found on Hilo Coffee Plants

Coffee plants at a Hilo residence have been tentatively identified as infected with coffee leaf rust (CLR).