agriculture
Prop 12 bill is a win-win for ag
The American Meat Producers Association, a lobby group formed last year, and fronted by Holly Bice, an attorney with ties to several animal rights causes, has launched a $30 million effort to stop the repeal of Prop 12. According to association…
Planting the seeds for progress
Like many local business owners, Hawaii’s farmers and ranchers have to deal with rules and…
Allow farmers markets in city parks to help…
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice…
Fourth of July cookouts cost a little more this year
There are regional cost differences from the AFBF data, highlighting how different areas of the…
H-2A bill looks to update the program for the better
The H-2A farmworker visa program might finally be headed for the overhaul it has needed for a long…
New World Screwworm is here, let’s put those Checkoff dollars to work
It is about 1,500 miles from the Imperial Valley of California to Zavala County, Texas, where the invasive pest was discovered recently. The announcement of the 3-week-old calf carrying the insect caused a ripple of alarm through the livestock…
A Weak Wheat Harvest Should Wake Kansas Up
Kansas wheat country is facing a hard year. Drought has damaged winter wheat across the Plains, and…
Legislature approves bills that could help boost local…
The following commentary was first published May 30, 2026, in West Hawaii Today and May 31, 2026, in…
Time to right size the Farm Bill
The first Farm Bill was passed in 1933 to stabilize food production and protect the land the U.S.…
Allow more beekeeping to boost agriculture
May 20, 2026, 8:30 a.m.Historic County BuildingTo: Kaua’i County Council Mel Rapozo, Chair KipuKai…
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