Aloha mai kakou,
The members of the West County Farm Bureau look forward to being able to better serve Hawaii Farm Bureau members who associate with the West County centers. We'd like to be able to use this blog as a place to communicate about farming on O'ahu, share best practices, follow legislation that is relevant to farmers and ranchers, and to maintain the transparency of West County.
Some announcements:
Next meeting: March 13th, 2012, 7pm at Ma'o Farms in Waianae.
------> We are looking for hosts for our meetings. Let us know if your farm, restaurant or family are interested in hosting.
Membership: Join us! Find an application here.
For this first entry, I'll quote the HFBF goals for legislation in Hawaii:
- Adoption of sensible land use policies which will preserve agricultural lands currently in use and suitable for use in the future.
- Adoption of State and County governmental policies that will give farmers manageable water rate price structures and assure them of reliable water sources and adequate supply for their farms.
- Adoption of continuing State and County support of farmers marketing programs to expand the export of local crops and promote greater local consumption of locally produced commodities.
- Increase awareness of the economics and social contributions that agriculture makes to the State.
Welcome!
Attentions Farmers & Ranchers on Oahu! Horse Alert! The city & county of Honolulu is considering horses as Pets rather than livestock! Agriculture land designation is at risk. The possibility exists for taxes to rise as high as 400%! A meeting is being held as of this writing. Lets hear from those that attended. We welcome participation so our voice can be heard!You are not alone! This news flash was provided by our fellow member Natalie Cash.
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