TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Ag Africa,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: ca.news.yahoo.com

The bees are buzzing, and so is this N.L. beekeeper from Nigeria

William Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's. He began beekeeping in Nigeria. (Heather Barrett/CBC)Growing up as a beekeeper in Nigeria, William Kigbu said protecting his bees over the winter months was a foreign concept before continuing his hobby in Newfoundland."I've never heard that term before," Kigbu told CBC News. "Here you have to winterize them, protect them from too much exposure to the cold and wind."Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. Joh

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TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Carbon Farming, Weather,
TOPIC(S): Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): Sweet Corn,
TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Ag Africa, Weather,

06/15/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Jane Barlow/PA Wire/Press Association via AP ImagesThe landlocked country of Malawi, in southeast Africa, is home to just 19.1 million people. According to the U.N., more than 2.8 million of these people—nearly 15 percent of the entire population—currently face starvation. Much of the reason, unsurprisingly, is climate-related: The country’s Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the production of corn—the country’s main staple food—dropped by 14 percent the previous year, as a result of severe

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/06/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

Best plants for pollinators: 25 ways to help wildlife in your plot

Picture a summer’s day, with clouds of colorful butterflies fluttering through the garden, while the borders hum with bees and hoverflies. Pollinators desperately need our help to survive – they need nectar and pollen, water and shelter – not just in summer, but all year round. We can all do our bit by growing familiar plants to help them, even if we’ve only got a window box. Garden designer Jilayne Rickards thinks that color schemes could be on their way out altogether and plants for pollinators will become the key consideration.

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TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

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