TOPIC(S): Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/21/2023 SOURCE: beyondpesticides.org

National Pollinator Week 2023—Preserve and “BEE-Protective” of Pollinators! - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

(Beyond Pesticides, June 20, 2023) Welcome to National Pollinator Week, during which time we recognize—and take action to protect—this important ecosystem link. Pollinators—bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other organisms—make a critical contribution to plant health, crop productivity, and the preservation of natural resources, but their existence is threatened by their pesticide-contaminated habitat.   Check out this week’s calendar of activities and actions below! On social media, we will be featuring Pollinator Artwork submitted by the community, as well as the numerous cute (and “not so cute!”) pollinators that live in the world around us!  Also, check out our live Pollinator Poll! Follow us and like our page on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn!  Monday: Juneteenth and Environmental Justice  As Pollinator Week launches with the celebration of Juneteenth, it is time to renew our commitment to environmental justice while seeking the adoption of transformational policies and practices that recognize the urgency to address disproportionate harm inflicted by toxic pesticide use.   Those fighting for environmental justice understand that the harms inflicted by toxic chemical production and use cause disproportionate adverse effects on people of color—from fenceline communities near chemical production plants to the hazardous and inhumane working conditions in agricultural fields, to […]

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,
TOPIC(S): Urban Farming,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

06/21/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com

Sampson tops in West Virginia FFA competition

PARKERSBURG — A Blennerhassett FFA member and Parkersburg South High School student has earned first place in the Social Science Division of the West Virginia FFA Agriscience Fair. Michelle Sampson’s research, “Agriculture State of Mind,” evaluated the mental health of individuals in the agriculture industry, with the intent of increasing awareness of the mental health […]

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TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

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