CATCH THE BUZZ – Study Shows Africanized Bees Continue to Spread in California
University of California – San Diego A study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego has found that the Africanized honey bee–an aggressive hybrid…
Read MorePolitics
CATCH THE BUZZ – Court Agrees: Sulfoxaflor Registration Based on Flawed and Limited Data
The Pollinator Stewardship Council is pleased with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion concerning the registration of sulfoxaflor. Our argument, presented by Earthjustice…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Feeding The World: Nine Billion Shades Of Gray
Purdue Professor has a message of money, not food. This is a very original opinion – you want to eat, pay up first. By:…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Dr. Jay Evans Named Research Leader at Beltsville
DATE: August 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Appointment of Dr. Jay Evans as the Research Leader of the Bee Research Laboratory in the Beltsville Agricultural Research…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – True Source Honey Issues Alert on Honey Shipped from Thailand and Taiwan
Washington, D.C. – September 2, 2015 – The non-profit True Source Honey CertificationTM Program (www.TrueSourceHoney.com), whose mission it is to protect consumers, retailers…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – Who Owns The Land?
By Ben Potter AgWeb.com Social Media and Innovation Editor USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released survey results from the 2014 Tenure,…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage before Fall Crop Sales Deadlines Disaster Assistance is Available for Crops that are Ineligible for Federal Insurance
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2015 – Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini today encouraged producers to examine the available U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read More
DEREGULATING HONEY IN MISSOURI:There are 19 ways to kill a bill and only one way to pass it.
by Eugene Makovec Remember that old movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”? Me either, but it had something to do with Jimmy Stewart going…
Read More
The National Honey Board : What they do for you!
by Ann Harman Do you know about the National Honey Board? If you are a beekeeper, large or small, you should be taking advantage…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Biomass Destruction, Declining Plant Life, Threaten Earth’s Future.
Unless humans slow the destruction of Earth’s declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely unsustainable, according to a…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Global Health Challenged by Mankind. The End Is Near. Pollinator Loss Leads The Way.
By Alan Harman Changing environmental conditions around the globe – including the disappearance of pollinators – caused by human activity could threaten the health…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – Stung By Dead Bees
Regardless of your opinion of what neonics are doing to pollinators in general, or honey bees in particular, the overview of this situation, and…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – EPA To Look At Glyphosate, Atrazine Effects On Endangered Species
By Andy Szal, in the Digital Reporter A settlement between an environmental advocacy group and federal regulators will require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Check Out The Drought, Temperature And Rainfall Reports For This Past Week. How Dry At Ain’t, Mostly, Again
The National Water and Climate Center produces this weekly report in cooperation with the National Drought Mitigation Center and other Federal agencies. The report…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – California’s Wildflowers And Grasslands And Drought Extends Up Food Chain To Affect Insects, Wildlife, And Cattle
By Dianne Depra, Tech Times The drought in California has greatly reduced the population of wildflowers native to the state’s grassland, potentially giving a…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ – SNAP Benefit Redemptions Through Farmers & Farmers Markets Show Sharp Increase.
USDA official notes positive impact on individuals and communities when local farmers markets provide fresh fruits and vegetables to SNAP participants PHILADELPHIA, June 25,…
Read More
CATCH THE BUZZ -Pollinator Week Brings Focus On Honey Bee Health
Posted by Ruihong Guo, Agricultural Marketing Service Science and Technology Program Deputy Administrator, on June 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Pollination by honey bees…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Engaged Beekeepers
Pollinator Stewardship Council The “National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and other Pollinators” published before National Pollinator Week (June 15-21) seeks…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – It’s All In How It’s Worded…
Excerpts from two reports from two very different organizations released this week… Organic farming practices help the health and well-being of honey bees and…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Organic Promotion Order Proposal Deadline Extended
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2015 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending a deadline by 30 days to allow…
Read More