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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…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Health, Life, Management, Politics, ScienceMay 9, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – In an Effort to Protect Bees, The European Union Has Taken a Strong Stand: A Near-Complete Ban on Neonicotinoids. Bayer Disagrees.

In an effort to protect bees, the European Union has taken a strong stand: a near-complete ban on neonicotinoids. Protecting bees: EU set to…

2018, Life, May 2018, PoliticsApril 23, 2018

He Fought The Law . . . And The Law Won

By: Noel Sweeney Law is our language of natural justice which we use to speak for the strong and the weak. Part of its…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 20, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – To Offset Tariffs On US Ag Products By China, USDA May Buy Farm Products.

By: Chuck Abbott China threatened to put 25% tariffs on U.S. farm exports “because they think it hits me,” President Trump said on Monday, but…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 19, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer Reaches Deal With U.S. for Approval to Buy Monsanto.

By: Karan Nagarkatti, Diane Bartz and Tom Polansek April 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will allow German drugs and pesticides group Bayer…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 13, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Federal Government Owns or Administers Nearly One-Third of the Country’s Land.

Commentary: Federal land ownership in West brings challenges . By John Newton, California Farm Bureau Federation A 2017 Congressional Research Service report indicated that…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 11, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Industry Groups ask House and Senate Leaders for Hearings on the ELD Mandate.

A coalition of industry groups has asked House and Senate leaders to schedule hearings on the electronic logging device mandate and hours-of-service regulations for…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 6, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – China Implements Tariffs on US Produce and Nuts.

Effective April 2, China is implementing a 15 percent tariff on a range of US produce items. This is in response to the United…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsApril 5, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Worsening Land Degradation Caused By Human Activities Is Undermining The Well-Being Of Two Fifths Of Humanity.

By: Alan Harman Degraded dryland in Vietnam. (UN photo by Binh Thuan) Worsening land degradation caused by human activities is undermining the well-being of…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsMarch 24, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – It’ Not Only Sneaky Bees They Worry About In OZ. Gotta Watch Out For The Moo Poo, Too.

Australian border agents intercepted 296,606 biosecurity risk items –a one of them 12 lbs. of cow dung – at international airports last year….

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsMarch 17, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonicotinoids: Risks to Bees Confirmed.

Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published today by EFSA. The Authority has updated…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsMarch 8, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Farmers Trained On Using Herbicide Blamed For Crop Damage.

By: Steve Karnowski – Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are taking free but…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsMarch 5, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – California’s Drought Restrictions on Wasteful Water Habits Could Be Coming Back — This Time They’ll Be Permanent!

Sprinklers spray water on lawn of an east Anaheim home during mid-day on April 3, 2015. New water-wasting restrictions could become permanent in the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Life, Politics, ProductsFebruary 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Mead in New York: Cuomo Proposes New License for ‘Honey Wine’ Producers.

Robert Harding – robert.harding@lee.net New York has licenses for farm breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries. If Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push is successful, farm meaderies…

Politics

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.

CATCH THE BUZZ – In an Effort to Protect Bees, The European Union Has Taken a Strong Stand: A Near-Complete Ban on Neonicotinoids. Bayer Disagrees.

He Fought The Law . . . And The Law Won

CATCH THE BUZZ – To Offset Tariffs On US Ag Products By China, USDA May Buy Farm Products.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer Reaches Deal With U.S. for Approval to Buy Monsanto.

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Federal Government Owns or Administers Nearly One-Third of the Country’s Land.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Industry Groups ask House and Senate Leaders for Hearings on the ELD Mandate.

CATCH THE BUZZ – China Implements Tariffs on US Produce and Nuts.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Worsening Land Degradation Caused By Human Activities Is Undermining The Well-Being Of Two Fifths Of Humanity.

CATCH THE BUZZ – It’ Not Only Sneaky Bees They Worry About In OZ. Gotta Watch Out For The Moo Poo, Too.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonicotinoids: Risks to Bees Confirmed.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Farmers Trained On Using Herbicide Blamed For Crop Damage.

CATCH THE BUZZ – California’s Drought Restrictions on Wasteful Water Habits Could Be Coming Back — This Time They’ll Be Permanent!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Mead in New York: Cuomo Proposes New License for ‘Honey Wine’ Producers.

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