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Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsJanuary 16, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces $3.7 Million in Financial Assistance to Fruit and Vegetable Growers in 16 States to Offset Food Safety Audit Costs

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will provide $3.7 million of assistance to fruit and vegetable…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsDecember 14, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Farm bill mostly neutral on pollinators. Research Funding up or steady, and ADDED Sugar off the table.

By: R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall Director of Public Affairs, and Val Dolcini President & CEO The Pollinator Partnership Tom Van Arsdall from the…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsNovember 30, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer To Fire 12,000 – One Of Every Ten Workers – After Monsanto Legal Troubles

German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant, Bayer, announced plans to cut 12,000 out of 118,200 jobs worldwide, or roughly 1 in 10 jobs, in hopes…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsNovember 26, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dr. Angle Begins Term as Director at USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue swears in Dr. Scott Angle as the new Director of NIFA as his parents look on. U.S. Secretary of…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsNovember 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – EPA Needs Experts on its FIFRA Panel – Dr. Jeff Pettis is the perfect choice. Tell EPA today!

EPA is looking for Expert Advisors for its FIFRA panel. Dr. Pettis is a perfect choice because of his experience. Please make a copy…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsNovember 6, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dow is Trying to Expand Use of Another Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths

By: Amy Martyn Consumer Affairs The agrochemical industry is seeking permission for more widespread use of a pesticide that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsNovember 2, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

WASHINGTON, October 24, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsOctober 29, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Says It Will Deliver On Trump Request For 5% Spending Cut, But From Where?

By: Chuck Abbott, Successful Farming Under orders from President Trump to cut spending by 5 percent, the USDA may try to slash the taxpayer-subsidized…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsOctober 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Has a Local Honey Adulteration Problem.

By: Alan Harman Australian honey testing and the scandal over the purity of honey continues with the release of a new study that implicates…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Life, Marketing, PoliticsOctober 5, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Chinese Producers Expected to Beat US Tariffs by Rerouting Goods. Experts Say Practice is Already Widespread

TOH HAN SHIH, Contributing writer Experts expect the Chinese goods will enter the U.S. market illegally, but under the guise of another country. ©…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsSeptember 28, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Couple Donate $1 Million to WSU Pollinator Center. New Building Will Consolidate Honey Bee Program on Pullman Campus

By: Justyna Tomtas – The Tribune “The program is doing phenomenal work, despite the challenges involved in shuffling between facilities to conduct complex bee…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsSeptember 26, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Supports EPA’s Conclusion That the Available Scientific Evidence Does Not Indicate the Need for a Total Ban on the Use of Chlorpyrifos.

(Washington, D.C., September 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to request a…

2018, Life, OCT 2018, PoliticsSeptember 25, 2018

Do Pesticides Kill Honey Bees?

By Malcolm Sanford A recent spate of articles/comments in Bee Culture has focused on the effects of pesticides on honey bees. These tend to emphasize…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsSeptember 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Zealand Beekeepers Baulk at Proposed Levy, Similar to Early US Honey Board

Written by: Rural News Group Many beekeepers are strongly opposing ApiCulture NZ’s proposed commodity levy. The bee and honey industry group ApiCulture NZ is…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsSeptember 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – EPA’s Chronic Misuse of ‘Emergency’ Pesticide Exemptions Increases Risks to Wildlife

Poisonous Process: How the EPA’s Chronic Misuse of ‘Emergency’ Pesticide Exemptions Increases Risks to Wildlife Stephanie M. Parent and Nathan Donley EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsSeptember 17, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Will Make Special Purchases of Well Over $400 Million in Fruits and Nuts to Help U.S. Growers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make special purchases of well over $400 million in fruits and nuts to help U.S. growers hurt by…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsAugust 10, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Restrictions will Require California Growers to Modify when and where Neonics are Applied.

Geoffrey Mohan, the Los Angeles Times California farmers could face more restrictions on how they combat crop-eating insects after a state report concluded…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsJuly 28, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Tariffs on NW Fruit Lower Prices, Reduce Demand, and Cost Everybody Money, Including Beekeepers.

China increases tax on fruit from American Northwest Top-quality agricultural products from Washington State felt the effect of China’s recent increase in customs tariffs….

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsJune 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – FDA’s ‘Added Sugar’ Label Hits Sour Note with Maple Syrup Makers, and Beekeepers.

Doug Brown and his brother Roger, right, operate Slopeside Syrup in Richmond, Vt. They’re challenging a proposed federal label that would say maple…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsMay 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bruce Summers Has Been Named Administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

Tom Karst Bruce Summers ( USDA ) Bruce Summers, former chief of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act branch, has been named…

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces $3.7 Million in Financial Assistance to Fruit and Vegetable Growers in 16 States to Offset Food Safety Audit Costs

CATCH THE BUZZ – Farm bill mostly neutral on pollinators. Research Funding up or steady, and ADDED Sugar off the table.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer To Fire 12,000 – One Of Every Ten Workers – After Monsanto Legal Troubles

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dr. Angle Begins Term as Director at USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture

CATCH THE BUZZ – EPA Needs Experts on its FIFRA Panel – Dr. Jeff Pettis is the perfect choice. Tell EPA today!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dow is Trying to Expand Use of Another Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Says It Will Deliver On Trump Request For 5% Spending Cut, But From Where?

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Has a Local Honey Adulteration Problem.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Chinese Producers Expected to Beat US Tariffs by Rerouting Goods. Experts Say Practice is Already Widespread

CATCH THE BUZZ – Couple Donate $1 Million to WSU Pollinator Center. New Building Will Consolidate Honey Bee Program on Pullman Campus

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Supports EPA’s Conclusion That the Available Scientific Evidence Does Not Indicate the Need for a Total Ban on the Use of Chlorpyrifos.

Do Pesticides Kill Honey Bees?

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Zealand Beekeepers Baulk at Proposed Levy, Similar to Early US Honey Board

CATCH THE BUZZ – EPA’s Chronic Misuse of ‘Emergency’ Pesticide Exemptions Increases Risks to Wildlife

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Will Make Special Purchases of Well Over $400 Million in Fruits and Nuts to Help U.S. Growers.

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Restrictions will Require California Growers to Modify when and where Neonics are Applied.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Tariffs on NW Fruit Lower Prices, Reduce Demand, and Cost Everybody Money, Including Beekeepers.

CATCH THE BUZZ – FDA’s ‘Added Sugar’ Label Hits Sour Note with Maple Syrup Makers, and Beekeepers.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bruce Summers Has Been Named Administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

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