CATCH THE BUZZ – MANN LAKE ACQUIRES KELLEY BEEKEEPING
HACKENSACK, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mann Lake Ltd. (“Mann Lake”) has completed a management buyout with the support of Grey Mountain Partners (“Grey Mountain”). Mann Lake is…
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Regional Honey Price Report
November Report Honey Production 2018 We asked our reporters to sum up the honey crop this year, including Spring, Summer and any Fall crop…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Penny-Wise, Dollar-Foolish Move at USDA Amounts to Big American Food and Agriculture Loss.
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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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Honey Nutrition Label Will Not Have Added Sugar On The Label.
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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APICULTURE PILOT INSURANCE PROGRAM
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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Regional Honey Market Report
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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Busy Days At The Farmers’ Market
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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Bigger Picture
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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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Disaster Recovery Assistance Applications Now Open
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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Regional Honey Price Report: August
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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Bigger Picture
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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Regional Honey Price Report
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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Regional Honey Price Report – May Report
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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Regional Honey Price Report: May Report
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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Bigger Picture
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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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2017
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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Regional Honey Price Report
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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The Bigger Picture
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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Bigger Picture
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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March Report
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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