American Statistical Association Announced in a terse one-page memo during the doldrums of August, a surprise decision by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on an updated approach for including added sugar information on the Nutrition Facts labels of pure maple…
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By: Brittney Goodrich What Is It And How Can I Enroll? The Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program (API) is insurance offered through the United States Department…
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September Report We have the USDA NASS Colonies report this month on colony losses, stressors and such (see Where The Girls Are) and we…
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By: Ann Harman You have been participating in your local farmers’ market for several months now. You have your table with your jars of…
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By: Jessica Louque Red Tape Everywhere If you’ve ever thought about starting your own agricultural business, from selling bee products to farmer’s markets, I…
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By: Natalina Sents Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Monday that farmers and ranchers who suffered damage from hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 may…
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So, what’s it take to sell your honey? Of course is it good comes in first, and when selling retail (1:1), giving a taste…
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By: Jessica Louque Making A Family Business My oldest son Henry is a senior this year. A good portion of this particular paragraph (and…
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July Report Honey Labels We surveyed our reporters this month asking about the labels they use on their honey jars. We asked yes or…
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Winter & Spring Conditions We checked in with our reporters this month to determine how good, or how bad their Spring weather had been,…
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Honey Market Prediction Imports are still a challenge when it comes to honey prices (and honey quality), so we checked in with our reporters…
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By: Jessica Louque Pesticides and Beekeepers – A Difficult Relationship In previous months, I’ve given a presentation on pesticides and beekeepers several times. It’s…
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By Kim Flottum United States honey production in 2017 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 148 million pounds, down nine percent from…
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April Report Winter So Far In late Feb we surveyed our reporters to see how winter was going so far, what they had done…
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An Ode To Turkeys By: Jessica Louque I’ve been on a business kick for the past few months, but I thought I’d switch gears…
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The Business of Bees: Part III By: Jessica Louque To fuel the side addictions of birds and bees, most people do have to have…
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Where Do They Sell Their Honey? Below is the past seven years data on where our reporters sell their honey. We have 17…
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Honey Bee Testing Intro By: Jessica Louque It’s been very surprising to me how many people do not understand the process of pesticide regulation…
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February Report Who sells what? For the 8th time we went to our reporters to see what they sell that’s made by their bees….
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