CATCH THE BUZZ – National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2015 Annual Report
A Message from the Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture “Funding research should be considered as an investment in our nation’s future, an…
Read MoreA Message from the Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture “Funding research should be considered as an investment in our nation’s future, an…
Read MoreJoshua Cobb, The Examiner “Bees are insects, but few veterinarians realize they are also classified as food animals,” said Dr. Don Hoenig, co-owner of…
Read MoreSummary The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) coordinated the annual honey bee wintering loss report for 2015/16 in Canada. Harmonized questions based on…
Read MoreDon’t miss Bee Culture’s 2017 Calendar Photo Contest. It closes Oct 1, 2016. The topic this year is What Bees Do At Home. We’re…
Read MoreBy Teresa Cutlip There was a time when Kerry Owen didn’t know how he was going to pay his bills. He had dabbled in…
Read MoreThe business of beekeeping may bring hundreds of jobs to Northern Michigan. A new apiary in Otsego County is using state-of-the-art technology and an…
Read MoreJoseph Woodgate, Queen Mary University of London Bees provide us with an invaluable service by pollinating plants, an indispensable part of natural and agricultural…
Read MoreBy Stephanie Lamm, Arkansas On Line Margaret Faryewicz continues to keep track of accounts at Fischer Honey Co. in North Little Rock even after…
Read MoreRebecca Lindsey A checkerboard of drought conditions has developed across the United States east of the Rockies between spring and summer 2016. Since March,…
Read MoreBy Charles W. Parrott, Deputy Administrator, AMS Specialty Crops Program Across the country, farmers growing fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery…
Read MoreAbstract The microsporidia Nosema apis (Zander) and Nosema ceranae (Fries) are common intestinal parasites in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies. Though globally prevalent,…
Read MoreJoe Traynor Almond Prices: Almond prices took a precipitous drop in March – from over $4/lb to the grower to below $2/lb. Prices have…
Read MoreA research team led by a Virginia Tech scientist Mark Williams says that some commonly used ag chemicals are damaging the bacteria communities in…
Read MoreBy Renée Jean rjean@willistonherald.com Not only does it appear that supporters of the Sidney, Montana Agricultural Research Service unit have fended off budget cuts…
Read MoreA refresher from the DC folks. Under the President’s National Strategy, as well as through other existing efforts, USDA is working to build healthy…
Read MoreGerman chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG has lost a battle with the Environmental Protection Agency over flubendiamide, an insecticide used on about 200…
Read MoreThe number of honey bee colonies fell by nearly 12% last winter, an international study involving the University of Strathclyde…
Read MoreBy Michael Alexander, from Coin Update The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has unveiled (August 1) a…
Read MoreAndy Michel and Reed Johnson, Ohio State University Although soybean aphids remain at low levels, Reed Johnson and Andy Michel, two Ohio State University…
Read MoreAlan Harman Niagara College in Ontario is introducing a one-year hands-on commercial beekeeping graduate certificate program – the first of its kind in Eastern…
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