If John is correct about this, this could bee devastating to us Bee keepers. Impressions of a dairy farm Attending the Koloa meeting on Grove Farm’s (Steve Case & Pierre Omidyar) proposed dairy Thursday evening, this resident was a bit disappointed. Attending the meeting with the thought of a positive, maybe showing up for the cause of keeping Kauai an agricultural island, the meeting created more negatives to this viewer. The presentation proves the “done deal” tradition lives. After buying herds of milk cows and prepping them for travel to Hawaii, this project has to be a “done deal.” Collecting only 8 percent of cow fecal waste does not sound good. Leaving early, I have no idea if urine was discussed. Combining manure and urine creates a toxic waste, so I have been told. Portions of this pasture toxic — manure and urine — will seep into the water table. When questioned about the odor of the operation, everyone was assured there would be no unpleasant odors. A positive. When questioned about flies, the solution was not so good. Alert: before reading further, please sit down. The fly solution will be overcome by importing a “wasp,” a cousin of the honey bee that happens to be a predator of the honey bee. Wasp eat bees and other varmints for the birthing of their young. To me, bees are more important than wasps. Hawaii does not need another invasive species. Have we learned nothing about importing new species of life into Hawaii? The closer: the milk will cost more. The developers don’t know how much (ha ha) but hope the public will pay more. Oh yes, the milk will be shipped to Oahu for bottling and shipped back to Kauai. Sounds like a shaky “done deal” risk to me. But then, do we have a choice? Can we trust these people? Stay tuned. John Hoff, Lawai
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:32:47 +0000
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