CATCH THE BUZZ – Spark Away Is The Way – To Keep The Bears Away
A local man might just have an answer to a growing problem here in the mountains — too many bears coming too close to…
Read MoreA local man might just have an answer to a growing problem here in the mountains — too many bears coming too close to…
Read MoreBumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to neonics, putting them at risk of extinction, Canadian researchers report. University of…
Read MoreMassachusetts’ Piti Theatre Company, which has a track record of collaboration with beekeepers and bee advocates in New England, will be putting their family…
Read More(WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 7, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Read MoreMite-A-Thon is a national effort to collect mite infestation data and to visualize varroa infestations in honey bee colonies across North America within a…
Read MoreUC-Davis beekeepers’ conference to cover changes in industry “The Rapidly Changing Bee Scene” will be among the presentations at the Western Apicultural Society’s 40th…
Read MoreHundreds of base personnel and members of the public were buzzing about the same thing at the Wright Brothers Memorial June 21 – Wright-Patterson…
Read MoreMedhat Nasr, PhD. Provincial Apiculturist, Alberta, Canada On July 19, 2017, Alberta has established a quarantine area in the Peace River region where small…
Read MoreCaroline Macdonald A FOOD Dive Brief: From www.fooddive.com The “naturalness” of food is crucial to consumers and is important for acceptance of different ingredients…
Read MorePhoto by: Amanda Lugenbell Increased safety net available to beekeepers in 48 states. WASHINGTON, July 27, 2017 – Crop insurance for beekeeper operations has been…
Read MoreGil Gullickson This is the story Seven Arkansas farms are suing makers of dicamba herbicides used in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System for…
Read MoreMegan Poinski @meganpoinski, from Food Dive A Food Dive Brief: A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against General Mills, which claimed…
Read MoreThe Bee Team–Honey bee guru Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist emeritus, UC Davis, and his wife, Helen, are planning the program for…
Read MoreThe Good Food Awards invites food producers from across the country to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, honey, oils, pickles,…
Read MoreJack Boyne A recent CATCH THE BUZZ blog about Bayer’s new insecticide product Sivanto® Prime (flupyradifurone) discussed the decision by officials in Kentucky to…
Read MoreThe industry’s value, globally, was estimated at US$2.2billion in 2016. With healthy living campaigners advocating it as a healthier replacement for sugar, global demand…
Read MoreMichael Baadke, Linn’s Stamps The United States Postal Service is issuing a set of five nondenominated (49¢) forever stamps with the theme “Protect Pollinators.”…
Read MoreEd Davidian, President, Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation The Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation has a long history of backing and lobbying for bills that…
Read MoreAlan Harman With summer crop production in full swing, pesticide spray drift can cause damage to neighboring property owners, but they aren’t without recourse,…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced nine grants totaling more than $8 million to study…
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