CATCH THE BUZZ – Health Canada Relents on Honey Label.
By: Ron Friesen Manitoba honey producers are pleased they’ll be exempted from labelling standards aimed at unhealthy foods. Photo: Canadian Honey Council Canada’s beekeepers are…
Read MoreBy: Ron Friesen Manitoba honey producers are pleased they’ll be exempted from labelling standards aimed at unhealthy foods. Photo: Canadian Honey Council Canada’s beekeepers are…
Read MoreR. Prasad Staying safe:Scientist Souvik Mandal in protective gear during the experiment with bees. Researchers have unravelled the neuro-molecular mechanism of defence by honey…
Read MoreAgriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced the new coverage for beekeepers early this month. Coverage for over-winter losses will now be offered, and deductibles will…
Read MoreMost uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published today by EFSA. The Authority has updated…
Read MoreBee diseases have been detected in hover flies for the first time. The brightly-colored flies may be picking up bee viruses as they forage…
Read MoreBest Management Practices Include Information on Pre-planting Planning, Harvest, Use of Cover Crops ANAHEIM, CA, March 1, 2018 — The Honey Bee Health Coalition…
Read MoreTom Karst Truckers hauling agricultural commodities have another three months of freedom from the Department of Transportation’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. The U.S….
Read MoreUnited States honey production in 2017 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 148 million pounds, down 9 percent from 2016. There were…
Read MoreGeoffrey Williams, Ph.D., Auburn University assistant professor of entomology and plant biology, is leading a FFAR Pollinator Health Fund grant to study the interactions…
Read MoreBy Kim Kaplan March 13, 2018 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Steven Cook will be leading a $1 million funded international consortium of scientists…
Read MoreAre you tired of wasting money on queens that don’t survive, behave badly, or don’t perform? Do you want to raise local stock? If…
Read MoreSocially unresponsive bees share something fundamental with autistic humans, new research finds. Credit: Julie McMahon – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Honey bees that…
Read MoreDear Friends, In early March, we released a peer-reviewed study that challenges many of our preconceptions about how we manage our food production systems…
Read MoreJames Cook University Dr Lori Lach, Senior Lecturer at JCU, said the study compared the feeding habits of healthy bees to those…
Read MoreHedgerows enhance wildlife abundance and diversity around farmland without contributing to food safety problems in field crops, according to a new study published by…
Read More“The production areas of Chinese plums are located in Meishan, Sichuan; Maoming, Guangdong; Gutian, Fujian; and Guizhou province. Under regular weather conditions the plum…
Read MoreBy: Steve Karnowski – Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are taking free but…
Read MoreCritical pollinator and wildlife habitat is disappearing. YOU can help reverse the trend! New in 2018! The SEED A LEGACY program provides a unique…
Read MoreHow to Comment The comment period opens March 2, 2018. Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)),…
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