Coffee with Tom Greenwell |August 2, 2023 |By Greenwell Farms

Episode 8: Update on Coffee Leaf Rust

Last season, coffee production in Kona was down by roughly 40% due to a fungus called Coffee Leaf Rust. Those that follow Kona coffee know that it was quite scary and for many a devastating year. Let’s let Tom Greenwell catch us up and see what we have learned in a year.

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