GROWMARK System offering pollinator garden program
AGDAILY Reporters ·
February 18, 2021
Youth organizations are asked to locate a public place and secure permission to plant a pollinator garden prior to filling out an application.
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Farmers continue to expand their pollinator protection efforts
AGDAILY Reporters ·
July 30, 2020
Farmers utilize stewardship practices for proper pesticide use while protecting crops from insect pests and also protecting pollinators.
Studying interactions between ground-nesting bees and soils
AGDAILY Reporters ·
July 29, 2020
Rebecca Lybrand and her team at Oregon State University are studying the interaction between ground-nesting bees and soil in agricultural settings.
Farm Babe: BeeProtected gets stung by labeling farmers as ‘having a low level of professionalism’
Michelle Miller, Farm Babehttp://www.thefarmbabe.com ·
July 28, 2020
Bees need farmers and farmers need bees. So we’ll continue to protect them, without help from sensationalist companies like BeeProductedUsa.
Perspective: Maybe we could get by without bees, but why take that chance?
Jack DeWitt ·
June 26, 2020
Most food doesn’t require insect pollination, but without it, some fruits & veggies could get scarce and expensive, and our diet could get a little boring.
Are honey bees endangered? Here’s the truth of the matter
Markie Hageman ·
June 24, 2020
Some people argue that an increase in insecticide use (both organic and synthetic) and a much-publicized Colony Collapse Disorder issue have caused honey bees to become endangered. There are numerous organizations dedicated to “saving the bees,” and many of them have targeted farmers as major culprits in the demise of the honey bee population. On […]
U.S. beekeepers report lower winter losses but abnormally high summer losses
AGDAILY Reporters ·
June 23, 2020
The Annual Bee Informed Partnership survey highlights the cyclical nature of honey bee colony turnover and the variety of factors affecting each season.
Second annual BeSure campaign aims to help bees
AGDAILY Reporters ·
May 28, 2020
The BeSure campaign focuses on helping pollinators by promoting best management practices and habitat creation all year long.
‘Murder hornet’ or social media hysteria?
AGDAILY Reporters ·
May 11, 2020
University of Missouri Extension entomologist Kevin Rice hopes to put a halt to the social media hysteria about the Asian giant hornet.
Study shows certain neonicotinoids could benefit bumblebees
AGDAILY Reporters ·
December 2, 2019
Research out of Sweden shows that certain neonicotinoids could actually benefit bumblebees and pollination.