Like many other trees from Australia, the macadamia thrives in Hawaii. Others suited to the Islands are many grevillea, melaleuca, callistemon and eucalyptus species. When it comes to our favorite nut ...
Macadamia nuts are one of Hawaii’s top crops, with 51 million pounds of the nuts harvested in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Select an option below to continue reading this ...
Ian McConachie has spent much of the past 50 years tramping through the rainforest on the hunt for wild macadamia trees. “Finding a wild macadamia is akin to the thrill of finding gold,” he says. Yet ...
Hawaii’s congressional delegation recently introduced bicameral legislation to allow research funding to address all current and emerging threats to the coffee and macadamia nut industries As the law ...
Macadamia is a genus of four species of trees indigenous to Australia and constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The most well-known species are Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia ...
Joseph Maina, a Macadamia farmer at Gatitu Village in Nyeri.The prices of Macadamia have sharply decreased. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]. Macadamia farmers are counting losses after the crop prices dropped ...
HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii (Island News) – Macadamia Felted Coccid (MFC) are a known pest for killing Hawaii’s macadamia nuts. The State Department of Agriculture (DOA) is proposing to introduce a ...