Hawaiian Pineapple Agriculture
Maui Pineapple Company used field rotation, cover crop, and fallow time to manage sustainable agriculture. MPC fields were being evaluated for diversified crops, including taro and other tropical crops. The company used an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system to reduce pesticides.
The company has ceased planting pineapples on Hawaii. Once the currently planted crops are harvested, there will be no more commercial cultivation of pineapples after a century on the Islands.
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