Farmers continue to expand their pollinator protection efforts
Farmers utilize stewardship practices for proper pesticide use while protecting crops from insect pests and also protecting pollinators.
Farmers utilize stewardship practices for proper pesticide use while protecting crops from insect pests and also protecting pollinators.
In an effort to draw attention to the decline in pollinators, Second Lady Karen Pence and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue unveiled a newly-installed beehive on the grounds of the Vice President’s residence Tuesday. Together, the two urged Americans to do their own part to help reverse the population trend among the creatures, which are essential […]
Efforts to combat honeybee colony collapse disorder are buzzing along as researchers across the country investigate integrated pollination strategies. An expansive 15-institute, 50-scientist and 100-farm program, the Integrated Crop Pollination Project led by Michigan State University entomology professor Rufus Isaacs has been cranking out research since it launched in 2014 with an $8.6 million grant […]