Thomas Heaton

While broadly welcoming new funding, the deaths of previous UXO contractors have left locals with concerns.

State lawmakers are asked to find a little more funding now to save a lot more money later in order to protect the islands’ fragile ecosystems and ag lands.

State agencies and local hotels and restaurants are on the hunt for more Hawaii-grown produce, but only a small number of our farms conform to USDA guidelines.

The department is focused on centralizing food operations, arguing the current model is ineffective when it comes to getting local food into schools

Hawaii will receive close to $420,000 in federal funds to update wildfire defense plans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday. Five projects on Big Island and Kauai will receive funds as part of the USDA’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant program, to update wildfire protection plans that were last updated up to eight years ago. […]

Farmers and ranchers see an opportunity for ongoing collaboration.

The hemp industry is poised for a legislative win after several years of negotiation.

The importance of nutritional assistance like SNAP was apparent during a recent statewide tour.

Pacific neighbors are fighting back against the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and there are lessons for Hawaii.

Local businesses in Hawai’i are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.