USDA NASS Survey
USDA to measure cost of pollination AGRICULTURE HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its 2023 Cost…
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Mites and Viruses
Agricultural Research Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Varroa Mites and Deformed Wing Virus Make Honeybees More Susceptible to Insecticides Contact: Jessica Ryan Email: Jessica.Ryan@usda.gov Controlling…
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The 4 P’s, Breeding and Bees
Breeding, Bees, and the 4 Ps Posted by Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications in Research and Science After suffering severe winter losses beginning in 2007, the…
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ELAP Payments to Beekeepers
Emergency assistance to honeybee producers averaged $45 million annually from 2020–22 Honeybee health and honey production are impacted by extreme weather events. In recent…
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USDA-ARS National Program 305
NP 305 Research Components NP 305, Crop Production, focuses on the most critical issues and needs of U.S. production agriculture. It comprises two major…
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CRP Ohio Sign-Up Available
Sign-Up Available for CRP Pollinator and Monarch Practice in Ohio Ohio State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Dr. John Patterson, the Farm Service Agency…
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USDA Conservation Reserve Program
USDA Accepts More Than 1 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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USDA Disaster Program
USDA Offers Livestock Disaster Program Flexibilities; Responds to Needs Expressed by Producers Hard-Hit by Natural Disasters Program Application Deadlines Extended to June 2 USDA’s…
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USDA – Smaller Almond Crop
USDA Forecasts Smaller Almond Crop Harvest 2023 expected to be down 3 percent from last year after a stormy bloom. MODESTO, Calif. – The 2023 California…
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2022 Census of Agriculture
Last chance to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture One week left to return the questionnaire The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural…
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The Exotic Bee ID Website
The Exotic Bee ID Website: Delivering Spectacular Portraits and Details of Some of the World’s Bees ARS scientists need your help in monitoring and…
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Honey Bee Brood Disease Diagnostics
Links: Brendon.Mott@usda.gov
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The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
By: Gloria Hoffman The Carl Hayden Bee Research Center (CHBRC) in Tucson, Arizona is the nutrition laboratory of the USDA-ARS bee research program. The…
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Baton Rouge Scientist Spotlight – Elizabeth Walsh
By: Elizabeth Walsh, USDA Baton Rouge I’m Liz Walsh, a USDA-ARS (United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service) scientist at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana…
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Demand for Honey Reaches All-Time High
USDA REPORTS DEMAND FOR HONEY REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH In USDA Sugar and Sweeteners Report, honey consumption totals 618 million pounds for the first time…
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USDA NIFA Invests $16M for Undergraduate Agriculture
USDA NIFA Invests $16M for Undergraduate Agriculture Research and Extension Experiences This initiative helps provide opportunities for undergraduate students, including those from underrepresented and…
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USDA Takes Action to Strengthen Pollinator Research Support
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its strengthened commitment to advancing research and programmatic priorities that support pollinator health by soliciting nominations…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – BIG Change at USDA ‘ Bee Lab’
Dr. Jay Evans will be handing over the Research Leader position for the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory in November. He will return to his…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – A Majority of Staff at ERS and NIFA to Quit Rather Than Move, and, Squash Bees Chronically Exposed to Lethal Doses of Clothianidin
As the Agriculture Department prepares for a majority of staff at two scientific agencies to quit rather than move to Kansas City later this…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Proposes to Close SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today proposed closing a loophole that allows states to make participants receiving minimal…
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