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 MoreUniversity of California – San Diego A study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego has found that the Africanized honey bee–an aggressive hybrid…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council is pleased with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion concerning the registration of sulfoxaflor. Our argument, presented by Earthjustice…
Read MorePurdue Professor has a message of money, not food. This is a very original opinion – you want to eat, pay up first. By:…
Read MoreDATE: August 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Appointment of Dr. Jay Evans as the Research Leader of the Bee Research Laboratory in the Beltsville Agricultural Research…
Read MoreWashington, 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 MoreBy 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 MoreWASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2015 – Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini today encouraged producers to examine the available U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read Moreby Eugene Makovec Remember that old movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”? Me either, but it had something to do with Jimmy Stewart going…
Read Moreby Ann Harman Do you know about the National Honey Board? If you are a beekeeper, large or small, you should be taking advantage…
Read MoreUnless 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 MoreBy Alan Harman Changing environmental conditions around the globe – including the disappearance of pollinators – caused by human activity could threaten the health…
Read MoreRegardless of your opinion of what neonics are doing to pollinators in general, or honey bees in particular, the overview of this situation, and…
Read MoreBy 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 MoreThe National Water and Climate Center produces this weekly report in cooperation with the National Drought Mitigation Center and other Federal agencies. The report…
Read MoreBy 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 MoreUSDA official notes positive impact on individuals and communities when local farmers markets provide fresh fruits and vegetables to SNAP participants PHILADELPHIA, June 25,…
Read MorePosted 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 MorePollinator 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 MoreExcerpts 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 MoreWASHINGTON, June 3, 2015 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending a deadline by 30 days to allow…
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