Money to manage feral chickens and educate the public are among the items zeroed out of the budget. Millions of dollars have been cut from other programs for pest management.

Local businesses are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.

New legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would help businesses operate out of home kitchens.

The agriculture department will likely receive $20 million for biosecurity this year. Lawmakers want results.

The biosecurity measure is one of two key pieces of legislation that will strengthen the efforts of the Department of Agriculture.

The destructive beetles pose a serious threat to palm trees and culturally important plants in Hawaii.

Gov. Josh Green had discussions with several people before making the decision after critics raised concerns over conflicts of interest.

Carol Okada had been sidelined at the Department of Agriculture because of personality clashes and her relationship with nurseries.

The interim rule has been signed by the Department of Agriculture in a bid to curb the spread of the stinging ants on Oahu.

The Department of Education has been planning to build a “mega kitchen” that would eventually go to the Agribusiness Development Corp. But it has yet to pay the security deposit.