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Best On-farm Food Safety Practices: Documenting Trace-back and Trace-forward of Harvested Produce

Hollyer, James R; Castro, Luisa F; Nakamura-Tengan, Lynn; Louie, Albert (University of Hawaii, 2009-03)

Advice for growers on labeling produce containers and procedures for responding to food safety concerns are given.
Composted Animal Manures: Precautions and Processing

LeaMaster, Brad; Hollyer, James R; Sullivan, Jennifer L (University of Hawaii, 1998-07)

Compost is made by recycling organic materials such as yard trimmings, wood chips, food scraps, and animal manures in a controlled process. The process employs microorganisms to transform the raw materials so that they are ...
Estimating the Per-pound Cost of a Dried or Condensed Food Based on Process Yield and Farm-gate Price

Hollyer, James R; Huang, Alvin S (University of Hawaii, 1999-09)

Processing of agricultural products that reduces moisture content can increase their value to the producer. A table allows estimation of the cost per pound of a dry or condensed product based on farm-gate price and average ...
Handbook for Commercial-Scale Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Tissue Culture in Hawaii; With Notes on Sample Preparation for Disease Testing

Keolanui, Rachael; Sanxter, Suzanne; Hollyer, James R (University of Hawaii, 1993-12)
Impact of Organic Inputs on Taro Production and Returns

Miyasaka, Susan C; Hollyer, James R; Cox, Linda J (University of Hawaii, 2001-07)

A field experiment evaluated effects of organic inputs on crop yield and quality and incidence of pocket rot, which commonly diminishes non-flooded taro yields by a quarter to a third. Considering the costs of organic ...
Overview of Organic Food Crop Systems in Hawaii

Radovich, Theodore J; Cox, Linda J; Hollyer, James R (University of Hawaii, 2009-11)

This publication presents results of a needs assessment (also called an industry analysis) conducted in mid-2007 for the organic food crop producers in Hawaii. Seventy-six people participated, completing a survey (instrument ...
Pest Management Systems to Control Rodents in and around Packing Sheds

Hollyer, James R; Castro, Luisa F; Louie, Albert; Nakamura-Tengan, Lynn; Troegner, Vanessa (University of Hawaii, 2009-01)

Rodent trap types are described and their appropriate placement is indicated.
Preflight Checklist for Shipping Your Quality Hawaii Agricultural Product

Hollyer, James R (University of Hawaii, 1999-02)

This business tool covers shipping of products, including critically important pre-shipment considerations. It aids companies in assessing how they are doing and if there are areas that need improvement.
Proceedings of Taking Taro into the 1990s: A Taro Conference

Hollyer, James R; Sato, Dwight M (University of Hawaii, 1990-01)

Taro was, and continues to be, an important food for many people world-wide; at least 12.6 billion pounds of the genus Colocasia were consumed in 1987. In Hawaii, ancient lore states that one square mile of taro feed up ...
What's the Mainland Market for Chinese Taro and Who's the Competition?

Hollyer, James R (University of Hawaii, 1990-01)

This paper describes world production of taros, and the marketing of taro corms and leaves in Hawaii and on North America. Suggestions for the improvement of taro marketing are also provided.