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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CATCH THE BUZZ – The USDA Plans to Reskill Employees for a Data-Heavy Future and Create a CIO Development Program.
By: Brandi Vincent – Staff Correspondent NextGov The Agriculture Department is embarking on a “huge campaign” to build and improve its information technology workforce,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA NASS Cancels Yet Another Honey Bee Survey.
NASS suspends data collection for Honey Bee Colonies survey. Issued July 1, 2019 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s,…
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Land in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program Provides Valuable Forage for Honey Bees. Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields.
By: Kim Kaplan March 20, 2019 TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019—Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Economists Flee Agriculture Dept. After Feeling Punished Under Trump
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s moves to limit his agency’s research arm have led to a string of departures from the Economic Research Service, whose…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Agriculture Adviser Defends Planned Research Office Moves From D.C.
By: Charles S. Clark Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., The Agriculture Department in late March provided its most detailed defense to date of its controversial…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces $3.7 Million in Financial Assistance to Fruit and Vegetable Growers in 16 States to Offset Food Safety Audit Costs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will provide $3.7 million of assistance to fruit and vegetable…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA ARS Scientists unlock Small Hive Beetle Genome
By: Kim Kaplan, ARS News 19, 2018 Genome Published of the Small Hive Beetle, a Major Honey Bee Parasite BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 19, 2018—Beekeepers…
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