TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

12/18/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

The health of honey bee colonies in Ohio

It is estimated that the honey bee’s annual contribution to the United States economy is at least $15 billion. Beyond the profitable products and byproducts harvested directly from honey bee colonies such as honey, wax, propolis, and royal jelly, more than 90 different crops—about one-third of total crop production in the U.S.—are dependent upon these prolific […]

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Carbon Farming,

12/08/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world's biggest carbon stocks, soil

It's right under our feet. We barely notice as we go about our lives, yet it is nothing less than the largest carbon repository among all of Earth's ecosystems. This distinction is awarded neither to forests, nor to the atmosphere, but to our soils. There are around 2,400 billion tons of carbon in the first two meters below ground, which is three times as much as in the atmosphere.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Ag South America, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,

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