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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, USDA,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.npr.org

NPR talks to University of Maryland bee researcher Samuel Ramsey, aka Dr. Buggs, who says honeybee colony collapse disorder not seen over last five years, cause of problem still unknown, main factors hurting honeybees now parasites, poor nutrition and pesticides

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

A deadly triangle of factors is killing off U.S. honeybees. Last year, forty percent of ho...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. SouthWest, Beekeeping, Environment,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.mdpi.com

Agriculture journal publishes review article by University of Arkansas researchers who discuss various effects of habitat loss on solitary bees and different ways to mitigate such effects in order to conserve bee diversity, populations in agricultural landscapes, list pesticide use among factors implicated in bee declines

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can ...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Conservation/Tillage,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

The timing is right: flexibility in the timing of strip-till with nutrient application

Spring or fall?...

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Stone Fruit, Tomato, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.foxbusiness.com

Coronavirus kills Florida crops, California farmers see issues too

Pounds of fresh fruits and veggies are left to rot because of low demand....

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Coronavirus/COVID,

Farmworkers petition governor for field hospital, protective gear

The Coalition of Immokalee Farmworkers sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Ron Desantis,...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Poultry, Coronavirus/COVID,

Department of Agriculture waives certain egg packaging, labeling requirements to keep up with demand

Shortening the labeling and packaging process will help move eggs from producers to retail...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Coronavirus/COVID,

Meat Processing Plants Suspend Operations After Workers Fall Ill

Several processing plants in the U.S. are sitting idle this week because workers are sick ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

History's deadliest pandemics, from ancient Rome to modern America

Centuries before coronavirus, plague, smallpox, yellow fever and other contagions killed h...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crawfish, Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep,

Shrimp Feed Market 2019-2023 | Rise in Shrimp Farming Practices to Boost Growth | Technavio

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2020--...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag Podcast US, Coronavirus/COVID,

Blessings and challenges in spring farming season

It has been a relatively normal winter in Minnesota this year as in years past. There wasn...

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Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

Mitigating the Effects of Habitat Loss on Solitary Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems

The timing is right: flexibility in the timing of strip-till with nutrient application

Coronavirus kills Florida crops, California farmers see issues too

Farmworkers petition governor for field hospital, protective gear

Department of Agriculture waives certain egg packaging, labeling requirements to keep up with demand

Meat Processing Plants Suspend Operations After Workers Fall Ill

History's deadliest pandemics, from ancient Rome to modern America

Shrimp Feed Market 2019-2023 | Rise in Shrimp Farming Practices to Boost Growth | Technavio

Blessings and challenges in spring farming season

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