…bees aren’t active.” Other factors to keep in mind to ensure pollinator health is precision in all spray applications and making sure there are adequate water sources available to the…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
…for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management, buffer strips, and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat – all while maintaining active agriculture production on…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…suite of species, will experience accelerated forest restoration at a landscape-scale, reduced wildfire risk, increased appropriate understory vegetation and pollinator habitat, control non-native and invasive species, and protect water quality….
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…a quarter of all methyl bromide use. At Michigan State University, more than 75 Extension educators and specialists will share integrated pest management (IPM) and pollinator research to help growers…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
…new offers until later in the 2018 fiscal year. All current, eligible CRP continuous enrollment offers made through September 30th, 2017, except for those made under the Pollinator Habitat Initiative,…
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
…the direct result of pollinators. The USPS encourages the use of the hashtags #ProtectPollinators and #PollinatorStamps to help raise awareness about the new Forever stamps and the importance of pollinators….
Young Californian Wins Bee Care Award
…Jake Reisdorf of Carmel is only 14 years old, but his diversified approach to pollinator health stood out among the other 20 entries. The award honors those who have demonstrated…
Fascinating Firefly Facts
Have you ever seen a firefly and wondered how or why? Well, Cathy Isom talks about a different type of pollinator. She has some fascinating facts about fireflies. That’s coming…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…pollinator-friendly. Founded by Pollinator Partnership (P2), Pollinator Week has grown into an international celebration of the importance of pollinators and what they do for our ecosystems. Honeybees, native bees, bats,…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…pollinators and planted the first flowers that will begin the restoration process of the Garden’s Butterfly and Pollinator Garden. After the planting, families explored pollinator health through hands-on learning stations,…
Almond Board: Cover Crop Workshop
…techniques on topics such as cover crop effects on nematodes, the Seeds for Bees program, integrated pest management for orchards, pollinator safety, and more. The workshop is June 28 from…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…has signed declaring June 19-25, 2017 as “National Pollinator Week” (Proclamation can be viewed online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/national-pollinator-week-secretary-proclamation.pdf (PDF, 97.5 KB)). Perdue noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
Val Dolcini: New President and CEO of Pollinator Partnership
…CEO of Pollinator Partnership, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. The announcement comes as Pollinator Partnership gears up for…
Plants That Are a Magnet for Bees
…five to 10 years, researchers estimate that pollinator populations have declined between 30 and 60 percent, depending on the pollinator. While much of the attention has focused on dwindling honeybee…