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Promoting mental health for Hawaiʻi farmers wins award from the community
Due to high rates of stress, depression and suicide among farmers, Seeds of Wellbeing was developed in fall 2021.
In first, Hawaiʻi delegation goes to Washington for USDA support
The delegation included state legislators, Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, Hawai‘i Cattlemen’s Council, Hawai‘i Crop Improvement Association, Hawai‘i Floriculture and Nursery Association, and Synergistic Hawai‘i Agricultural Council, farmers, ranchers and advocates.
Agriculture and forestry cooperation provide blueprint for Hawai’i land stewardship
Over the past 20 years, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has transferred 19,000 acres of land to the state Department of Agriculture and another 19,000 acres to the DOA’s Agribusiness Development Corporation.
State marks 125 years of cooperative efforts on forestry and agriculture
Although two separate state departments exist today, the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture continue to maintain similar land stewardship principles that complement one another.
S. Kohala cattle ranchers and farmers sue Parker Ranch over Mana Road Fire
Fourteen cattle ranchers and farmers from South Kohala are suing Parker Ranch over last year’s massive brush fire that destroyed their pasture lands.
UH team to lead $40M grant project for climate-smart food production
A research team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will lead a $40 million grant project, which includes a sub-award of at least $10 million to the UH-Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, to help underserved producers throughout the islands.
