CATCH THE BUZZ – Bart Smith, Beltsville Bee Lab, Retires
Bart Smith retired on December 31, 2015 after working 13 years as a support scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory (BRL) in Beltsville,…
Read MoreBart Smith retired on December 31, 2015 after working 13 years as a support scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory (BRL) in Beltsville,…
Read MoreNicole Miller-Struttmann Assistant Professor of Biology at SUNY – Old Westbury Posted January 11, 2016 by Alexandra (Sasha) Wright in Climate Change, Ecology, Guest…
Read MoreThe 176 Winners feted by Alice Waters, Nell Newman, Carlo Petrini and 800 Guests SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 15, 2016) – Over 800…
Read MorePosted By: Christina Herrick | January 12, 2016 in GrowingProduce.com The Secretariat of Economy (SE) in Mexico published the results of a preliminary antidumping…
Read MoreColin Butler, born October 26 1913, died January 4 2016 Colin Butler, who has died aged 102, was one of the world’s most distinguished…
Read MoreFeed a Bee Initiative Receives Pledges to Plant 65 Million Flowers in First Year, with more than 70 partner organizations and 256,000 citizens taking…
Read MoreThe pharmaceutical giant had initially accused the EPA of overstimating the impact of pesticide on pollinators but now admits report is ‘scientifically sound’ Oliver…
Read MoreHoney bees are an invaluable natural resource because they pollinate about one-sixth of the world’s flowering plant species and ~400 of its agricultural plants….
Read MoreA New Company is Improving the System Peter Kevan Ethical or environmentally responsible investment opportunities have been around since the 1990s. Most had to…
Read MoreExecutive Summary In this section: The Guidelines Key Recommendations Over the past century, deficiencies of essential nutrients have dramatically decreased, many infectious diseases have…
Read MoreIMAGE: If a worker behaves altruistically and helps rear her sisters’ offspring, she will ensure that her matrigenes — those genes she inherits from her…
Read MoreNo, Not Those Drones, These Drones Greg Watry, Digital Reporter Two drones hover above a parking lot. The larger drone suddenly shoots a white…
Read MoreStudents Challenged to Use Science to Solve the “Honey Bee Challenge” in 2016 4-H Ag Innovators Experience Youth in eight states will “create a…
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind assessment delivers on President Obama’s National Pollinator Strategy WASHINGTON– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the…
Read MoreTo start the year out right, Bee Culture Magazine will be featuring a photo contest each month, beginning Jan. 4, 2016. There’s a different…
Read MoreResearch has for the first time revealed the heavy metal secret behind an Australian bee’s unique approach to pollination: High-speed headbanging. IMAGE: Research has for…
Read MoreAlan Harman Move over James Bond – British farmers are to be required to get a license to kill if they want to eliminate…
Read MoreThe small hive beetle (SHB), a pest affecting honeybees, bumblebees and stingless bees that has been present in…
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg News For Syngenta’s interim CEO John Ramsay, the task at hand seems clear: work yourself out of the top job. Ramsay’s mandate since…
Read MoreFlorida orange output will drop almost 30 percent from what it was last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service…
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