Bumblebee insect on white blooming cherry blossom. Bumblebee insect. The family of bees. Blossoming of whiskey. White flower. The Cherry Orchard. Pollination of trees. Nectar. By malaha3/DepositPhotos image Supporting pollinators…
Importance of a Pollinator Garden
…wellbeing of pollinator populations. Pollinator species, such as bees, other insects, birds and bats play a critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States. Sponsored…
New Emergency Assistance Tool Being Made Available to Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FarmRaise have launched an online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) Decision Tool. This tool helps agricultural producers…
USDA Program for Dairy Producers Amid H5N1
…on May 10, and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program funding availability, announced on May 23. As USDA continues to take steps to protect the health of…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign with Quick Tips to Keep Pollinators Safe
The BeSure! Campaign from the Growing Matters coalition helps growers protect bees and other wildlife. Today we’re talking with Shine Taylor, Field Development Representative with Gowan Company, who gives some…
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Accepting Applications
The Seeds for Bees program from Project Apis M. is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 growing season. Stetcyn Maldonado, the program manager, explained that new participants receive up to…
BeSure! Campaign: Protecting Pollinators While Spraying
The BeSure! Campaign from the Growing Matters coalition helps growers protect bees and other wildlife. Today we’re talking with Jeff Marvin, the senior Director of Research and Development for PBI…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign on Keeping Pollinators Safe
The BeSure! campaign from the Growing Matters Coalition helps growers protect bees and other wildlife. To learn more about pesticide safety for pollinators, we’re talking with Todd Hanson, Bayer Product…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign on Keeping Treated Seeds Covered
The BeSure! campaign from the Growing Matters Coalition helps growers protect bees and other wildlife. To learn more about what we can do, we’re talking with Nick Tinsley, Seed Treatment Technical Field Representative with…
Voices of the Valley: Katie Chiapuzio from Braga Fresh on How Bees Benefit Produce
…Timmins, Communications Manager, to discuss the amazing nature of bees and how they contribute to agriculture. This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is brought to you today…
Researchers: Blue-Green Algae Can Protect Honey Bees
…used to protect honey bees against Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) and other viruses. Honeybees are important agricultural pollinators. However, viruses, including DWV, are linked to the deaths of millions of…
Almond Matters: Proactive Measures for Disease Threats
…of them out there that would work to prevent just total spread of monilinia,” said Burkdoll. With bees grounded during rainfall and pollen tube growth stunted in cooler temperatures the…
Almond Matters: Bloom Preparation Amidst Series of Storms
…of insecticides due to bees being active in the fields and blooms starting to appear. One of the things that Burkdoll noted was a significant amount of mummies are still…
Weather’s Impact on Almond Pollination: Insights from BASF
…achieving a successful almond crop, explaining, “Bees are critical to getting a harvestable crop. Even self-pollinating varieties still need bees, but they just require about 50 percent less.” Describing honeybees…