
CATCH THE BUZZ- US Crop Yields
Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields By: Rutgers University Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are…
Read MoreDecline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields By: Rutgers University Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are…
Read MoreFREE….. Because of the significant change in our lives as a result of COVID-19, many of us are working from home as we ‘social…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2019 – There were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated acres, which included 83.4 million acre-feet of water applied in the…
Read MoreBill Spiegel – Successful Farming Staff Farmers who want to start growing cover crops can turn to “recipes” on the Midwest Cover Crops Council website….
Read MoreA Bouquet of Result A photo of a bee poop spot (the bright pink) on flower petals. Photo credit: Jonah Bodden, and, Bee footprints…
Read MoreBy: Marianne Wilson – September 3, 2019 Walmart has planted 21 pollinator gardens at retail locations throughout Oregon, Washington and North Carolina. The gardens…
Read MoreUSDA reports show historic unplanted acres The USDA released reports Aug. 12 confirming the historically-dire planting situation and correcting previous acreage estimates. From Farm…
Read MoreMARION, IOWA-The natural habitat for butterflies, birds, bees and other pollinators is slowly being replaced by turf lawns and ornamental plants, but Trees Forever…
Read MoreHoneydew Exposes Beneficial Insects To Deadly Insecticides. Adjuvants Not As Benign As Previously Thought Verges Provide A Vital Refuge For Pollinators According to a…
Read More• Funding Available Monarchs and Pollinators, and… Ashley Langreck AgriNews Publications • What Makes Areas Near a Tree Inhospitable for the Survival of its…
Read MoreBEEKEEPINGTODAYPODCAST.COM Presents Tammy Horn-Potter talking about her brand new book FLOWER POWER. Establishing Pollinator Habitat. In 1997, after completing a PH.D. in literature, Tammy…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, June 26, 2019 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of California at Davis Soil Resource Laboratory today announced the…
Read MoreImages from the “methodology” page on Beescape.org. University Park, Pa. — A new online tool and community, called Beescape, enables beekeepers, or anyone interested in bees,…
Read MoreBy: Kim Kaplan – ARS News Service A bee gathering pollen and nectar from a helianthus flower. TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019—Honey bee colonies…
Read MoreAlan Harman Robust oil gland linings in historical mānuka samples collected during one of Captain James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand 250 years ago…
Read MoreImages from the “methodology” page on Beescape.org. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new online tool and community, called Beescape, enables beekeepers, or anyone interested in bees,…
Read MoreAlan Harman Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than orchards surrounded by natural habitats,…
Read MoreAmerican Society of Agronomy Prairie Strips Are Composed of Native Perennial Plants and Located Across Hillslopes. Credit: Lynn Betts Modern agriculture’s large monoculture fields…
Read MoreFrom the Editor: Before I moved to Ohio for this position, I lived for a time in Connecticut. My background was in horticulture, and…
Read MoreBy: Alan Harman Planting more hedgerows and trees could hold the key to helping bees thrive again, a new study argues. Researchers at Lancaster…
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