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MULTI-AGENCY MEETING ON COFFEE LEAF RUST #17

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:30AM

Teleconferencing via ZOOM 

Notes

●      Welcome/Introductions

●      Updates

o   HDOA 

▪       Surveys

●      Rust load increases when defoliation occurs

●      No defoliation on any farms on Maui noted yet, only in feral coffee

●      Defoliation on farm in Holualoa Kona.

▪       Emergency Declaration : PR

●      Emergency Declaration has been written

●      Gov has not released it yet

▪       Section 18 leadership

●      Reporting requirements & template

o   Sent to BASF

●      Enforcement requirements and protocols

o   Developing appropriate enforcement and protocol for random inspection

o   One week out

●      Enhanced outreach and education plan relating to the Section 18

●      Draft Label: Status

o   Received from BASF and has been sent to education (Cal) staff on HI Island.

o   Starting outreach and brochures, in communication with Andrea

●      Support letter (?)

o   BASF notified that they intend to send their packet by end of this week

▪       Update re PBARC amended quarantine conditions

o   HCGA

▪       Section 18 Application Update

▪       Other

●      Submitting labels requests from Syngenta for Quadras-extra (possibly no longer manufactured), Abound and Alto (products)

●      By the time anything is approved from EPA, there will be a selection of products

●      Hoping for another fungicide in addition to Preaxor

o   USDA

▪       PBARC

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