Hands-on STEAM program for Maui keiki expands with new funding
The S.T.E.A.M. on the Bookshelf program has already engaged over 200 ʻohana on Maui.
The S.T.E.A.M. on the Bookshelf program has already engaged over 200 ʻohana on Maui.
Temple Grandin assisted in CTAHR restoration efforts by sharing her knowledge on efficient and humane livestock-handling facilities.
Glenn Teves will be serving on the Tribal Advisory Committee to assist in steering the USDA’s initiatives to support Native-led agriculture.
The funding from USDA boosts language-appropriate outreach, services and more to Thai, Lao, Ilocano, Chinese and other immigrant farmers.
UH Mānoa’s CTAHR Cooperative Extension hosted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Horticulture Club to help them learn more about horticulture in Hawaiʻi.
The event reinforced the importance of water conservation and showed the guests proper use of water, a precious resource in our islands.
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources develops a smartphone app to manage the invasive twolined spittlebug.
On Oʻahu, more than 1,500 pounds of surplus taro corms were donated to a community food drive.
A total of 75 entries ranging from tomatoes, giant pumpkins, watermelons, bushel gourds, long gourds and sunflowers, were weighed and measured through the end of October.
The week-long virtual festival also raises awareness about preventing the spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death disease.