03-04-2014, 07:56 AM
Actually the seed crops are number one followed by sugar cane.
Someone needs to ask our council members and legislators how they plan to make up a revenue loss of over 200 million dollars if they are successful in driving the seed companies out of Hawaii.
HONOLULU — Recent estimates show that spending by the seed research and development industry went down over the last two years but it remains Hawaii's top crop.
Estimates by the National Agricultural Statistics Service show a 10 percent drop in spending by seed companies during the 2012-13 season. In the season that ended in June, the value of seed company spending statewide was at $213 million. In the 2011-12 season, that figure was at $238 million.
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Someone needs to ask our council members and legislators how they plan to make up a revenue loss of over 200 million dollars if they are successful in driving the seed companies out of Hawaii.
HONOLULU — Recent estimates show that spending by the seed research and development industry went down over the last two years but it remains Hawaii's top crop.
Estimates by the National Agricultural Statistics Service show a 10 percent drop in spending by seed companies during the 2012-13 season. In the season that ended in June, the value of seed company spending statewide was at $213 million. In the 2011-12 season, that figure was at $238 million.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/03/03/...rylink=cpy