Monthly Archives: September 2015

The next step in a long march. Your help is needed today

Aloha This past two years, Hawaii has experienced the birth of an intensely passionate grass roots movement for change. This movement has brought together people from all islands representing many different groups and issues but each sharing at its core … Continue reading

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Opportunity Lost – The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Annual Meeting – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

To be clear this is even worse than I originally thought. Instead of a meeting of national leaders in Hawaii that promotes at the minimum balance and perhaps in our dreams even forward thinking – we get same-ole, same-ole.  We get … Continue reading

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Bad Taste, Bad Judgment – Bad Policy

Big Ag meeting scheduled for Kona – Bad Taste, Bad Judgment – Bad Policy The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is holding their 2015 Annual Meeting beginning this Sunday, September 13, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The meeting is hosted … Continue reading

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State law on RUP disclosure implemented.. kind of but not really– Plus Kauai County stats on glyphosate

State law on RUP disclosure implemented.. kind of but not really– Plus Kauai County stats on glyphosate Here is statewide 2014 Restricted Use Pesticide(RUP)  data provided by the State Department of Agriculture (not glyphosate or other general use pesticides) Note: … Continue reading

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Insider Email, Labor Day and AgroChemical Cartel Mixed Plate

Today of course is Labor Day and here are a couple of good reads I recommend: Civil Beat – “America Doesn’t Just Need A Raise” http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/09/america-doesnt-just-need-a-raise/ “…this Labor Day, let’s not only chant that America needs a raise but also … Continue reading

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