Resources.

Useful links for growers and buyers

Grower Information & Resources

Guide To Growing, Handling, Packing and Shipping Avocado - Colombia Avocados
Avocado Promotional Material - Unrestricted Use for Distributors and Retailers
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)
Avocado Nutrition Center
​Agriculture.com - Successful Farming
Avocado Quality Manual (Hass Avocado Board)
Avocado Fertilization
Avocado Sizing Chart
California Avocado Commission Resource Center
California Avocados - Avocado 101
Canopy Management & Pruning for Avocado
Canopy Management for the Tropic and Sub-tropics
​Crop and Whole Farm Insurance - USDA Risk Management Agency
CTAHR Avocado Resource Site
CTAHR Farm Food Safety
CTAHR Knowledge Master - Avocado 
CTAHR Diagnostic Service Center
Educational Resources for Growers  - Campus Extension Foundation
EPA Worker Protection Standard - Training Video for Pesticide Handler and Applicator
Grow Fruit Hawaii
List of Global Avocado Varieties and Their Types
Hawaii Farmers Union United - HFUU
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association - HTFG
Maturity Testing Using Dry Matter
Dry Matter in Avocados - Why Its Important
My Avocado Trees (Florida)
Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) Host List 
University of California Avocado Information Center​

Organic Certification

Organic Standards and Certification 101
​Organic sustainability Wheel
Organic Trade Association
​CCOF
USDA Organic Integrity Database

Industry Links

Exporting Avocado from Hawaii to the U.S. Mainland - 7 CFR 318.13-20
DL22 Form- HDOA Certificate of Ownership
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - FSMA
Hass Avocado Board
Hawaii Department of Agriculture - Commodities Branch
​Hawaii Department of Agriculture - Help Deter Agricultural Theft
​USDA APHIS
​USDA/AMS Avocado Grades and Standards
​USDA GAP / GHP​​

Agribusiness Publications

Go Farm Hawaii - Agribusiness Guidebook
Produce Blue Book
​Produce Pay
​Produce Market Guide
The Packer
The Produce News​
USDA Avocado Market Report
​USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - NASS
USDA Pacific Region Avocado Statistics
​Susceptibility of Malama Avocados to Oriental Fruit Fly in Hawaii

Products, Suppliers, and Services

Listing suppliers does not constitute endorsement by HAA. The following suppliers have been suggested by our growers.
Avocado Trees, Grafted, from Puna Makai Nursery in Pahoa. Call Ken on (808) 557-8065
Agroresources Hawaii - Farm Management and Consulting
Brush Clearing, Pruning, Mulching, Excavator Work - Hawaii Island - Gill Pecceu 808-987-0616
Crop and Whole Farm Revenue Insurance
Grafting Services - Hawaii Island, Ty McDonald
Grafting Services - Hawaii Island, Tai Salinger
Lobo Products - Harvest Tools
Spyder Manufacturing - Harvest Tools
Harmony Farm - Torula Yeast & McPhail Traps
Alpha Scents Inc. - McPhail Traps
Better World US - Torula Yeast
​Scentry Biologicals - Methyl Eugenol Lures​

Where to Buy Hawaiian Avocados

Kane Plantation Avocados
Pomaika'i Avocado Farm
​​Avoland
Kuni Farms 

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