tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post4473929629703167281..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Constructed WetlandsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20407296376450405442009-12-06T16:12:47.892-10:002009-12-06T16:12:47.892-10:005000 is a state wide number. Not sure how many kau...5000 is a state wide number. Not sure how many kauai contributes I would guess lee then 1000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21702022636951900942009-12-06T12:11:19.626-10:002009-12-06T12:11:19.626-10:00"Hawaii cannot compete
in the production of g..."Hawaii cannot compete<br />in the production of grain-finished beef from the<br />mainland USA because of the high cost of inputs here.<br />Currently about three-quarters of all cattle marketed in<br />Hawaii are exported to be finished and marketed in North<br />America. Transportation costs and other challenges associated<br />with shipping live animals may make exporting<br />a less attractive marketing option in the future."<br /><br /><br />http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/LM-8.pdf<br /><br />-2003 reportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-48900812599816792902009-12-06T09:57:10.510-10:002009-12-06T09:57:10.510-10:00majority of our beef already goes to Canada in lot...majority of our beef already goes to Canada in lots of 5000 head."<br />that's because there is no slaughterhouse here. Obviously, the cows wouldn't have to be shipped off island for processing, and we wouldn't have to import meat,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-50349224767632684052009-12-06T08:16:31.133-10:002009-12-06T08:16:31.133-10:00"majority of our beef already goes to Canada ..."majority of our beef already goes to Canada in lots of 5000 head."<br /><br />That's because there's no place to process them here. as fuel prices continue to rise it will be too expensive to keep doing thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16375670404231551622009-12-05T18:52:35.955-10:002009-12-05T18:52:35.955-10:00""Tax for leaving the county, another fo...""Tax for leaving the county, another for leaving the state"<br /><br />Last time I checked such does not happen in the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-54889946587946817442009-12-05T16:48:01.993-10:002009-12-05T16:48:01.993-10:00There should be an export tarrif or tax on food.
A...There should be an export tarrif or tax on food.<br />At least until we can figure out how to make it<br />profitable for local growers.<br /><br />It makes no sense to do all that ccoming and<br />going.<br /><br />Tax for leaving the county, another for leaving<br />the stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-7297592341887483992009-12-05T13:52:45.655-10:002009-12-05T13:52:45.655-10:00majority of our beef already goes to Canada in lot...majority of our beef already goes to Canada in lots of 5000 head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73289147332841733932009-12-05T13:19:11.683-10:002009-12-05T13:19:11.683-10:00Mobile slaughterhouses (a container truck) with a ...Mobile slaughterhouses (a container truck) with a sterilizing system for sanitation is a growing business on the mainland as more and more people raise their own beef, sheep, and cattle. Demand for range free animals is growing due to the health benefits in eating these animals and also they are raised more humanely that factory farmed beef and pigs.<br /><br />This would be a good investment for someone because meat prices are expected to double in the next 10 years....and if are smart on this island, we would raise more meat to feed the masses.Dr Freddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294838261340430900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15572268601633523492009-12-05T11:52:33.475-10:002009-12-05T11:52:33.475-10:00"develop a mobile slaughterhouse facility tha..."develop a mobile slaughterhouse facility that could help keep our ranching industry alive."<br /><br />-- seems like a fantastic idea. hope it happens. worth supporting<br /><br /><br />dwpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com