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Multi-Agency CLR January 20th Meeting Notes - #12

20 Jan 2021 11:24 PM | Alla Kostenko

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MULTI-AGENCY MEETING ON COFFEE LEAF RUST #12

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 9:30AM

Teleconferencing via ZOOM 

NOTES

      Welcome/Introductions

      Updates

o   HDOA

       Surveys

      No new infestation zones

      Increase in spread in known zones

      Anticipate new rust expression in coming weeks

      Lanai sample will be confirmed by early next week

       Communication

      Radio ads

       Emergency Declaration / Section 18

      If organic farmers do not have the emergency declaration permitting use of Preaxor farmers will not be able to use the fungicide spray in the time frame that Sec 18 is permitted and possibly would lose certification 

      DoA: Please speak with Governor about permitting emergency declaration

o   HCGA

       Section 18 Application

      Meeting with BASF, draft for section 18 is complete. Now waiting for information from manufacturer - efficacy studies, environmental info, impact to endangered species

      Issues: if we are ready to take draft and submit to EPA, they will be ready to review quickly and grant crisis exemption 

      We need certain things from HDOA: Enforcement protocol, record keeping information looks like, needs to be disseminated to growers, increase / enhanced outreach

      We need to be ready as we only have 15 days to spray. Reluctant to submit a final draft to EPA if we are not ready to get the “best bang for our buck”.

      No applicator license will be needed for spraying Preaxor once sect. 18 is granted

       Specific Exemption

      If crisis exemption is pushed back so will specific exemption. Will take about 6 weeks likely and will have one year to apply Preaxor with the opportunity to extend into another year.

       Other

      Chris will send an email to Phyllis at HDOA with specific asks from the department for Sect. 18 Application

o   USDA

       PBARC

      Testing fungicides

o   All look promising so far

      Testing resistance of varietals already growing in Hawaii

o   Protocol in place for doing so 

      Other

o   Tracy working on getting permit amended for WCR plants

o   Observations on CLR rate - well managed farms are not showing incidents of heavy impact from CLR

o   Awaiting results on race identification

o   Surveyed 12 farms in Kona and 50% have been positive so far, 1-2% incidents up to 30%. USDA will release a survey next week.

       Farms owned by older growers that have infestations are not being treated due to inability to get out into the fields and relying on farm managers

      Language barrier, need to work on IPM recommendations into actions, bridge gap between farm owners and workers

      Management of feral coffees - Invasive Species and Watershed Partnerships have a lot of experience and could be a valuable asset in controlling

o   Lisa will reach out.

       Road sign signage?

       APHIS role

      Strategic Plan to control Coffee Leaf Rust in Hawaii

o   Funding

o   Implementation

o   Importing Plant materials 

       Prioritizing varietals

       APHIS permits

o   UH CTAHR

       Education - Short term response; IPM

      CBB workshop Jan 27, 28 and Feb 29. Registration online at Hawaiicoffeeed.com

      HCA can host webinars

       Communication – in partnership with HDOA and private industry

      Poster is approved will be emailed out to this group and ask to circulate and print copies in your network

o   Will have it translated

o   Can we have it resigned into a trifold to distribute to mills 

      Pruning pub for CLR and CBB - in the works. Contact Andrea if you have any questions now.

      Getting acreage by tomorrow and relaying to Kimo

       Grant applications

       Private fundraising

       IR-4 Pesticides

o   HARC

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