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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Crop Dusting, Crop Diseases,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.morningagclips.com

As corn rust blows into south Georgia, producers should be on the lookout

The first cases of southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora) for the 2023 growing season were discovered on Tuesday, June 20

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Urban beekeeping is not driving bee decline

Beekeeping is a positive good for our communities. So is planting a variety of native plants.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: apnews.com

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.anthropocenemagazine.org

As urban beekeeping grows, do wild pollinators decline?

"Just as we wouldn’t advocate keeping backyard chickens to save the birds, we shouldn’t look to beekeeping to save the bees,” say researchers.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: extension.okstate.edu

Registration open for OSU beekeeping workshop

The general public is invited to learn about beekeeping basics at an OSU Extension beekeeping workshop in Oklahoma City.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.dailyherald.com

Izaak Walton League presentation looks at bees, beekeeping

The Izaak Walton League of America will host a presentation on bees and beekeeping from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the historic Jefferson House, 1841 S. River Road, in Des Plaines.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com

Honeybee Swarms Darken U.K. Skies, Sending Beekeepers Scrambling

It’s swarming season in Britain, with honeybee colonies splitting in half in search of new homes. This year, beekeepers say they are getting an unusually high number of swarm sightings.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Chile's bee colonies devastated by floods after fires

Extreme weather events in Chile, including major recent floods and wildfires earlier this year, are devastating colonies of the humble bee, a key pollinator for crops of avocados and almonds in one of the global south's key food producing countries.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: coastalreview.org

Beekeeping in North Carolina largely an amateur endeavor | Coastal Review

North Carolina has the largest state beekeeping association in the country, but its number of large-scale commercial beekeeping operations lags far behind other states.

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TOPIC(S): Carbon Farming,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.promarket.org

Policies To Reduce GHG Emissions Should Look to Agricultural Carbon Markets - ProMarket

As governments and companies look for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural sequestration offers one promising method to combat climate change. However, for an agricultural carbon market to thrive, it must overcome several obstacles, including transparency, measurement, and standardization. The recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 is a promising place to start, write […]

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