Rajesh Jha (HNFAS) was appointed associate editor of the journal Poultry Science. Published by the Poultry Science Association, it is considered the best in the field. Rajesh has also been serving as associate editor of other two prestigious journals, Frontiers in Veterinary Science – Animal Nutrition and Metabolism and Animal Science Journal.

Swine specialist Halina Zaleski (HNFAS) is quoted in an article about the resurgence of Hawai‘i’s pork industry published in Honolulu Civil Beat. She explains that pork is a critical part of many cultures in Hawai‘i—not just any pork, but the whole pig, which makes it unique in terms of livestock production and opens a critical space for local producers.

Mark Wright (PEPS) was interviewed for a Civil Beat article on efforts to control the macadamia felted coccid, a pest of macadamia that can suck the trees dry of sap, killing them. Mark is one of the state’s foremost researchers on the coccid and says that the insect is taking its toll on the industry.

Dean Comerford is quoted in a Washington Post article on the damage that Island agriculture has undergone thanks to Hurricane Lane on top of the eruptions on the Big Island and the heavy flooding that Kaua‘i experienced in April. “It’s been a tough year for agriculture in Hawai‘i,” he confirms.

A CTAHR scientist and his protoge describe the benefits of microaeration in anaerobic digestion process in their recent critical review research paper in Biotechnology Advances.