10-21-2011, 08:23 AM
Kelena,
Right on! That's why the nursery community was so up in arms at the previous governor's plans to fire all by on or two ag inspectors on this island. We know what would happen! Also, it would put nurseries that rely on shipping to the mainland out of business as there would be no certification process without the inspections. They ended up not laying them off, which was such a relief. Sure, the money had to come from somewhere else, but the risks to the aina and the blows to nursery businesses would have been unforgivable.
FYI, there used to be a list circulated each month of how much stuff was caught coming into the islands completely infested, and it was an impressive read. HDOA and USDA are our friends...
Jane
White Cloud Nursery
Right on! That's why the nursery community was so up in arms at the previous governor's plans to fire all by on or two ag inspectors on this island. We know what would happen! Also, it would put nurseries that rely on shipping to the mainland out of business as there would be no certification process without the inspections. They ended up not laying them off, which was such a relief. Sure, the money had to come from somewhere else, but the risks to the aina and the blows to nursery businesses would have been unforgivable.
FYI, there used to be a list circulated each month of how much stuff was caught coming into the islands completely infested, and it was an impressive read. HDOA and USDA are our friends...
Jane
White Cloud Nursery