Recently I have been discussing harvest labor shortage in coffee farming with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Shade management is becoming a market topic, not only agronomy topic forum talk makes it sound simple...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Geolocation compliance is becoming a sales conversation before harvest even starts on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise...
I want to hear real field experience about shared processing centers versus individual farm processing. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Farms that cup well are still losing margin through messy local buying structures forum talk makes it...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. More origin visitors ask for clean data, less of them ask how the farm records it forum talk makes it...
last two years I keep hear from buyer and exporter about regenerative farming. they say future of specialty coffee market will ask for regenerative practice. they describe it as farming that restore...
My confusion with working with village collectors in the coffee chain is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
I grow arabica in Doi Chaang area at around 1100-1200m altitude. for three years I practice honey process, same protocol: remove cherry skin with pulper, keep some mucilage on bean surface, dry on...
My confusion with financing tree renovation on coffee farms is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
Recently I have been discussing trusting moisture meter readings at farm gate with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
I want to hear real field experience about buying first-harvest micro-lots from new farms. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Fine robusta interest is finally helping some farm conversations stay serious on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
I want to hear real field experience about selling better lots to export versus local premium market. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Coffee leaf rust talk is back again in places that sounded calmer last year forum talk makes it sound...
My confusion with intercropping around coffee trees is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite conclusions...
Recently I have been discussing using irrigation for lower-altitude arabica with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
I want to hear real field experience about raised beds versus patio drying on small farms. In theory it sounds useful, but inside daily work it also looks like one more variable to control. Some...
My confusion with variety naming confusion in green coffee trade is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. More buyers ask about biodiversity strips, but almost nobody pays clearly for them on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise...